Travelers Céline & Benjamin broadcasting stories & inspiration from around the world to your home. We are currently on our second worldtrip, travelling from Belgium to South Africa through Eastern Europe, the Middle East and East Africa. Follow the journey as seen by Céline!
Wow! I was so exhausted just watching that car story can’t imagine what it was like for you. Loved the Island trip though. Céline your narration is brilliant.
Thank you so much! It was a looooong process to get the car, but with a good ending. And it did gave us the time to visit Lamu Island, which we absolutely loved.
It is! We will be the first to admit that a guide is really useful (they know the behaviour & territory of the animals) but finding them yourself is definitely more rewarding.
What an amazing adventure, I enjoyed so much the beautiful scenery and animals, I wish you a pleasant and safe trip and we are eagerly waiting for the next video ❤🎉❤🎉❤
Thank you for this nice comment. Many more animals to come while we traverse further to Southern Africa! And the next episode had more beautiful scenery and some cute baby elephants.
Hi, really cool video :). Watched the full Kyrgistan series and really liked it. Do you hava a map on what you all visited because i am planing my trip and would love some recommendations also routes to drive through. Thanks!
Thanks for your nice comment! We don't have a map but the RU-vid descriptions are quite informative on the route. We use organicmaps for offline navigation (mixed with common sense as it's not perfect). There is a nice book with offroad routes from OunTravela which can also help. We unfortunately learned too late about this trip, but everyone who we recommended it to afterwards, was very happy. Safe travels!
Hi, your videos are very beautiful and sources of inspiration. We have Toyotas in the Arab Peninsula and we would like to ship to Kenya. Where did you ship from? Oman or Dubai? How long before? Do you have a useful shipping address? Thank you
Ooh thank you, that's really kind of you to leave a comment. We chose to ship from Dubai as we wanted to have a longer shipping time in order to travel with our moms in Kenya without the car. The itinerary of all ships is actually Dubai - Salalah and then Salalah-Mombasa. If you want the quickest option I would opt for Salalah, Oman. The sea journey from Salalah only takes 5 days but you do need some time before and after to allow for customs & clearing. We had 1 week of delay because the shipping line chose to put our container on a later ship in Salalah, so you might already avoid that by shipping from Salalah directly. I don't have a contact from Salalah, but in Dubai we used Alan from Top most freight and in Kenya Jane from Renzo Global (but she is associated with UAE Warehouses I think, same office). They are used to working together so that helps. Good luck!
Glad you liked it! It's probably a bit easier when you take a land border compared to arriving by plane. Most of the time the border control takes a quick look in the car, but when they see all the mess in the back (a pile of camping chairs, pillows etc), they let us continue. There definitely always is the risk of losing it, because it CAN happen that they ask you to empty the whole car. Generally we are very careful when flying it, as we don't want to disturb other people. We mainly use it in remote areas, where it is really helpful to capture the vastness of the landscape.
It was a test of our patience haha. But we're very happy that we are reunited now, and we are loving the adventures with our car. I'm working on the next videos as we speak :-), glad you are on board!
Why are you complaining about many tourists on the masai mara instead of feeling lucky to witness the wonders of kenya. Also youre in the savannah ofc the road is dirtroads due to dry seasons. Should they tarmack the roads to ease your journey at the expense of the natural wild animal habitat and food?
Hello, thanks for watching the video. I want to address the points that you are commenting on. We are very happy and lucky that we could experience the beauty of Kenya. The country surprised us in a lot of ways, and we have been recommending it to many people since our visit. A variety in landscapes, amazing wildlife opportunities and friendly welcoming people. But if people would ask me if it is worth it to splurge on Masai Mara (since July 2024 it is 200USD park fee for international visitors), I tend to be a bit reluctant. We saw many other cars (we counted over 100 watching a small pride of lions!), and I can only think that if must be stressful for the animals to be surrounded by so many cars. Some drivers really get way too close and don't give right of way to the animals. In my opinion, Kenya has really beautiful smaller conservancies where you can get a more intimate safari experience without being too intrusive for the animals. In the third episode we take the viewers to Rukinga conservancy. I had never heard of it before visiting Kenya, but it was brilliant! If I gave you the impression that I want roads to be paved, I am sorry for that, as that is not my point at all. We like to get off the tar road as much as possible :-) My point was that the safarivan that we have rented was not the right fit for the road conditions (too little clearance and very bad suspension), that's why we decided to take the Landcruiser of the lodge instead of doing a selfdrive. If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out! Have a nice day.
If they let people go snorkelling at will, all the poverty people workers would immediately destroy the reefs, scouring it for food and trinkets they can sell. This is why you can jump in the water here and, just one metre from the shore, see giant clams and corals. Because they protect their asset. Also, you should wear your abaya. Things happen more easily when you are respectful of people's culture.
In the winter seasons there is less chance to see snakes and scorpions. When it became hotter we saw a few scorpions and 1 track from a snake. We try to always wear closed shoes after dark.
madinah mosque is so speacial to muslim and close to heart.. because our beloved prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is 'there'.. thank you for being respectful ❤
We saw all your beautiful trips in the various regions of Saudi Arabia. We do not want this to end. Welcome to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this large country with a diverse climate and terrain. You have made a great and wonderful effort. God bless you. Honoring guests is part of our ancient Arab morals. You are in the original homeland of the Arabs, the ancient civilizations, and the homeland of the prophets. I wished I had visited the ancient city of Khaybar, the place where the tribes lived. The Arabs and the children of Israel were in the same place for two thousand years and more
@@ahmada2090 Glad you liked the videos. It's the end of the Saudi part but not yet of our trip. Feel free to follow along when we continue our travels.
