How to Make Travel Videos for Your YouTube Channel

So you say you want to have a travel blog on YouTube, but you don’t know how travel videos are actually made? That’s not a big deal because you got here for a real treat: an easy, long-enough, and informational guide on how you make travel content on the biggest video-hosting platform in the world.

We know that it may feel daunting, but there’s nothing impossible here, and you just need to be brave enough to face this challenge. Are you ready?

Well, then, I must say that it is time to start packing your luggage and diving into the adventure that will help you create the greatest travel show on YouTube! Hop up!

Choose your niche

Every successful blogger is simply an individual who was able to find a specific niche where they can create absolutely stunning and different content. Even if it is not that obvious from first sight.

We advise you to think about your strong sides, your passions, and your abilities to come up with something that will allow you to tell your travel stories in a unique way. Maybe you can choose unusual trip destinations, make funny travel content, or focus on drone footage. Experiment, and you will find it!

Learn how to create nice videos

Many little industry secrets can make a mediocre video absolutely amazing. The shtick here is that you probably can’t see why your videos aren’t good enough. You just feel it, and your audience will feel that too. It’s like with a delicious steak that wasn’t properly salted: it tastes great, but something is wrong.

That’s why we really value education, and to create a travel video that will be worth getting awards for cinematography, you really need to know how to do it. Find a nice online course or an offline school where you can learn everything about choosing travel video gear, creating the right image, choosing frame rate, working on transitions, contrast, exposition, etc.

A word about gear

Let’s have a quick word about travel video gear. Here we can’t really tell you what exactly you need to buy, because, who knows! Maybe you have an unlimited, or vice versa very limited budget!

We do believe that you can even create nice travel videos even on your phone if it can shoot FHD quality videos. However, we still advise you to get a basic Nikon or Canon camera: you can find it very cheaply second-hand. Also, you may need a go-pro camera if you plan to do action shooting.

In addition, we advise you to get travel lighting, tripod, stabilizer, extra batteries just in case, a lightweight laptop for editing on the road, and plenty of hard drives (or cloud storage space) for your unabridged material.

Software for creating videos

Oh, editing software. A cornerstone of the video creating process because even the best travel material can be ruined by poor editing. Making it just unwatchable, you know!

That’s why it is so important to know how to edit videos in the right way and what tools you need to make them impeccable.

So, as for editing tools, we believe that you really don’t need any extremely expensive tools here since most travel videos are pretty straightforward and lack complex editing.

You just need to add transitions, do color correction, add voiceover to video, etc. For these purposes you can use popular video editors or a free, open-source tools.

Here you need a reliable tool that is a great balance between price and features, so try out a couple of different apps and choose the best for you.

Let’s work on your channel

Even though this piece focuses on creating videos, we have to say something about your channel’s appearance.

People are visual beings. That’s why a cute and eye-catching channel’s “face” is as important as your actual content.

Here we have four main tips for you:

create a fun, bright banner
design an intro video that will show what your channel is about in less than thirty seconds
write a catchy text for the About the channel section
group your videos into convenient playlists

Now you have a very attractive channel, don’t you think?

Travel video ideas

Well, now here’s come our favorite part: travel video ideas. Here is the place where our creative muse can bloom and prosper.

A video about travel tips in the style “what I did wrong in this country when I thought everything was fine.”
Separate food videos. Usually, travel bloggers include food as a part of the video but try to make a vlog dedicated solely to food.
Surviving guide in big cities. Cities like Tokyo or Madrid can be really overwhelming to travel in, so many of us will appreciate simple tips on how you can become a part of this chaos and don’t let the big city choke on you.
Full dive into the culture. We call these videos “I lived like a (name a country) for a day.” These videos can’t be boring, and making them will give you a truly unique experience.

What’s next?

That’s simple! Your next step will be to plan your first (or brand new) travel video and just start creating!

You’ve got all the tools you need to make your channel a new hit on YouTube, and you need to find your muse and make it happen. Good luck!