Best Travel Youtube Channels

11 Best Travel Youtube Channels

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I turned to watching YouTube when our son was born. I was recovering from a C-Section and a few months later, the world stopped when the pandemic first happened. It was almost a year since we had last travelled (mid-2019) and I needed a travel fix without leaving the house. I was looking for something free, without a company tying us for a monthly subscription. YouTube has the solution. Here are the best travel Youtube channels based on our personal preferences and in no particular order.

Want to read more about our travels? Here’s our best posts: 

Prefer to travel vicariously through others or can’t travel and looking for a fix while at home? Here are a few suggestions: 

Just goes to show that even for people who love to travel, some just can’t – either from an illness, from lack of funds, or other things going on in their life. While full time travel seems like it is such a dream, one needs money, health, and time to make the dream into reality. 

Best Travel YouTube Channels

Kara and Nate – couples Youtube travel channel

With over 3 million subscribers, Kara and Nate are one of the most popular travel Youtubers around. Their vlogs are wonderfully edited, tell a good story, and the couple are so down to earth and easily relatable. 

Their original goal was to travel to full time after quitting their jobs, living a backpacking lifestyle while trying to create their online business. When their YouTube channel took off, they decided to go to 100 countries, which they managed to complete before the pandemic. 

During the pandemic, they pivoted again and vanlife! The couple bought a van and were driving all over the US as they try to go to all 50 states, showing various cities and park ups along the way. 

Covering unique accommodations, various transportation, and showcasing the cities they visit, they’re at the top of my list and I would devour any video they had when they uploaded. Love that they also show behind the scenes – that they would stay in one place for a few days at a time in order to work on their vlogs and various other business ventures. Oh, did we mention that they travel hack too? 

Eamon and Bec – vanlife, cabinlife and travel Youtube channel

Another traveling couple, Eamon and Bec successfully pivoted from corporate jobs, to small business owners, to van lifters, and now own a house in a remote part of Canada with a mortgage. 

All these projects drew us to their channel, since they are roughly our age and love their lifestyle. Also having a home to call their own at the end of the trip is one of our goals. We also have a home of our own! 

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They’re not uploading videos as much due to a medical issue but love their rawness and openness to show the world what they’ve been going through. Also goes to show that even if you love to travel, it is good to have a base to recover and call home in case you can’t. 

Flying the Nest – vanlife travel family on Youtube

Flying the Nest are an Australian family with a toddler living in a van in Australia but also traveling around the world. The original travels were of the couple, until they has a new addition to their family. 

Our family can relate to this channel the most and we are getting tips on how to travel with a toddler. They also explain that their travel style isn’t like before, where they will be up at sunrise and do activities until the evening. With a toddler, one has to schedule activities around the kid’s nap time, needs, and interests. 

Our travel style with our toddler involves a lot of outdoor activities with playtime, naps, and snack breaks in between. 

Read more about traveling with toddlers: 

Abroad in Japan – witty insights of a foreigner living in Japan

The best Japan content comes from the channel Abroad in Japan. Chris Broad, with his dry British humor and his commentary about absolutely everything make for very entertaining shows. 

He has a lot of guests on his travel series, Journey Across Japan, so you can also follow and check those vlogs out. In fact, if you just want pure Japan videos, just watch Journey Across Japan – amazing travel videos that cover almost every little city and town to go to in Japan. If you don’t have as much time to spend in certain Japanese cities or experiences, check out Wacky Weekends with Cdawgva. Some of the wacky weekends are absurd, where they go to disgusting hotels, but some are really done thoughtfully that you can recreate their trips on your own.

Abroad in Japan’s most notable (and funny) collabs are with the Youtubers cdawgva and The Anime Man, both foreigners and create Japan and anime content, respectively. 

Sailing La Vagabonde – full time sailing family (boatlife)

Ever thought of living on a sailboat and getting away from it all? This is the premise of Sailing La Vagabonde‘s channel, a family of 4 who’ve and work full time on their sailboat. 

While we love cruising and living close to the water, we can’t imagine sailing full time. I guess I watch the channel since it allows me to go to a lot of Islands I would never get to visit in my lifetime.

Lost LeBlanc – amazing travel cinematographer on YouTube

Lost Leblanc has two channels, a vlog and a more structured one. I love the rawness on the vlog channels as compared to the more produced original Lost leblanc channel. 

If you want to see amazing cinematography with lots of travel drone footage and creative transitions then this channel is for you! 

He is a couple’s traveler, so we can definitely relate, and has gone to some aspirational places that we would want to visit eventually. 

Jits into the Sunset – couple vanlifer with amazing Youtube videos

We were introduced to Jits into the Sunset when they were on the King-ing It vlog. The couple, Tania and Adam, live full time in an old Peugeot van and take us to adventures all over Europe and beyond. 

This channel has amazing cinematography and storytelling that it is hard to notbwstch their videos. They don’t post as often, but when they do, it is something to definitely watch out for. 

Tim and Fin

Another couple’s traveler, Tim and Fin now live in Florida (where we live) and are location independent small business owners. Thanks to their Amazon FBA business, they are free to travel the world with their dog, Pepper. 

Because these guys travel Hack a lot and show the honest side of traveling, I find them very relatable. They love uploading really long form videos so if you want to binge watch a specific city that they have visited and blogged about, you are in luck. 

I was first exposed to them when they were vanlifers, living on a huge RV bus as they were traveling around the US. Then, they ditched that RV and settled down and bought a house close to our second home base of Sarasota, Florida. 

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Yes Theory 

This channel is a bit hit or miss when it comes to travel content, but if they do like what they do, then you’re in for a treat. 

Yes Theory is a group of guys who go to far flung places and show the world what that part of the world is like. Thomas Bragg, the face of the group, is very likeable and you can’t help but want to travel with these guys too.

Loved their content on the lost ruins in Guatemala as well as the least visited country on earth. I’m sure a lot of people agree too since these videos had millions of views! 

Kinging-It 

A couple from Wales takes us on wacky and fun adventures throughout the world. These guys are so down to earth and hilarious, and the main reason why they travel should be the reason why we should be living life on our terms. 

Aimee had cancer, fought it, and realized there’s more to life than what we are “programmed” to do. Craig had a debilitating accident that pretty much changed his outlook on life. If they are not doing crazy challenges, they live on a converted green school bus whom they named Custard. 

Johnny Harris 

I got exposed to Johnny Harris work through Vox Borders – a documentary series that shows interesting borders, like Dominican Republic and Haiti and Hong Kong and China. 

Since going independent from Vox, his videos delve into different other topics, not just travel, so you don’t have to binge watch his videos if they are not for you. 

He travels a lot with his wife and 2 young kids, but those videos that we have grown to love are a bit few and far between. 

Best Travel YouTube Channels 

Did we miss any other travel YouTube channels that’s worth watching? Please leave a comment below. We would love to check these channels out! 

Here’s to watching more travel vlogs and supporting content creators! 

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