First Time In Africa: Ep 1 - Backpacking in South Africa & Namibia
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- My first trip to Africa was a 5 week adventure through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia. captured in this travel documentary.
Karl's journey begins in Cape Town, where we goes cage diving with Great White Sharks, does a tour to Cape Point, visits the wineries of Stellenbosch and explores Robben Island.
My journey began in Cape Town, where I went cage diving with Great White Sharks, did a tour to Cape Point, visited the wineries of Stellenbosch and explored Robben Island.
Then I joined a G Adventures tour for the next 3 weeks travelling up through South Africa, into Namibia to see the Fish River Canyon, Dune 45, Big Daddy, went sandboarding and quad biking in Swakopmund before seeing the wildlife at Etosha National Park.
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Thanks to everyone who's enjoyed this film! If you want a breakdown of the budget and the itinerary for this trip, they can be found here: www.karlwatson.net/africa-budget-itinerary
HI, G Adventures trip , can i bring the big checking luggage with me ?
Man Karl your videos are inspiring. So inspiring.
@@nelsonwilliams6387 Thanks :)
@@karlwatsondocs Did the dog stay with you the entire trip?
Hey brother.. i want to use this music which you have used at 3:35.. can i use it for my vlog..? Its Request brother
thank you for visiting my beautiful country,Namibia,And thanks for showing people the real AFRICA,not the ones they show on mainstream media.
Agreed. Our country is peaceful and has so much to offer! Proudly Namibian.
It's why I watch nature documentaries rather than the news about africa, I want to see the good not just the bad
Who needs Netflix when you have Karl Watson?
Karl Watson and chill? 😂😂😂😂
I'd be totally down for that! ;)
😍🙏🏼 yes
Cant agree more he does even better job that them xx
m8 we need karl watson on netflix
I'm from Kenya Africa.....and I think I've had a better experience going to Namibia than going to Dubai....i loooove it!! We go there every Christmas!!! I think they Documented it wonderfully!!! it shows how Africa is truly beautiful!
I also visit Namibia for Xmas. From Nairobi too.
There is something that united me to África! I love these continent... Greeting from México... Im sorry for my english
maybe you was from africa in your past life ;)
@@selrik7930 idiot
Come and visit us ☺️
Never apologise for a for a language your mum never taught you. Just acknowledge that your English is special. So will my Spanish sound special 😁🤭
This is an amazing travel documentary! Funny, entertaining, and greatly informative. Everyone should watch this
ThirdCulture great vid on cultures. Subscribed
Trying to inspire people to learn about cultures one by one!
Great video mate (as usual) we love how you document the tour bus properly and show what it's really like to go on an organised tour like that. The guides seemed great, the food seemed decent, and camping outside most nights seemed to be the coolest part. Can't wait for the adventures and action packed scenes in ep2!
yeah this is amazing!!! i actually suggested Botswana to the guys for series 3. love this and also can't wait for the next episode. keep it up xx lina
Karl Watson: Travel Documentaries now I see😁 thank you!😊
Two of the best traveling channels on youtube awnsering each other. Big up to you both !
cheeky ;)
id love to have a sit down with with mate, fascinating
My dad took me in South Africa last christmas for 3 weeks. Skydiving, hiking, safaris, swimming in the ocean.... so many nice memories
Karl i really believe you have one of the best travel documenturies/vlogs of TH-cam.
Keep up the good work ! Never stop travelling (and filming it ofcourse) ;)
Brilliant travel film! We watched both parts while being travelling abroad and it was more entertaining than watching movies or Netflix. Thanks a lot and keep up the great work!
Namibia ❤️
Namibia the place to be🇳🇦
I'm surprised that Karl doesn't have millions of subs.. He definitely deserved more recognition for sharing to us professional videos of his travels!
Thanks very much Darren :)
I recommend Namibia highly, stayed in same places in etosha and saw way more wildlife than he did
Thank you 🙏🏾. Our country is awesome.
Thank YOu a million times, lots of love from Namibia
I am not African.I feel happy that it is represented in a positive way here
I remember watching this video like a year ago. I wanted to go to South Africa for years and last April the time was there, but for the first time I had no one to go with, no gf and my friends could not or did not wanted. So because of this video, I took G-Adventures as well. I will never forget this holiday, it was really amazing, the 17 days hiking tour from Capetown to Jo-burg. Shark cage, hiking, the big five, bungeejumping, the food, the landscapes, the never ending mountains, it was all worth it. Also did prior to my tour three day tours to Cape Point, Stellenbosch and Gansbaai, what a coincidence lol. Will watch some more videos of you to do some inspiration for my next destination :)
That's amazing! That 17 day tour sounds sweeeeet!
Dude, you didn't need a gf. Cape Town has beautiful women. I get your point though
Took my first lsd trip in Gaansbay 45 years ago...
Karl Watson: Travel Documentaries my guy it’s trash driving from cape town to joburg let alone walking tf😂
karl you are better then the discovery channel
TH-cam needs more content like this! Amazing stuff.
so true!
aaah i remember those days when you could travel........
Wow Namibia looks amazing! Definitely have to go there one day😁✈
Our country is amazing. Please do come ☺️
Ok dude
YOu are welcome to visit Namibia.
beautifull deserts
I'm South African and am definitely looking forward to visiting our neighbors from 🇳🇦. We share a lot and have lozi people who also share language with 🇿🇦 Sotho, Sepedi, etc.
My country Namibia😍😍
l loved it, thanks for visiting Namibia..
you are always welcome..😁
Donovan Kanambunga Namibia is my favorite!!
I am now crying watching your footage. This is so beautiful, there must be no words when you have all this brilliant wild life in front of you !
And people say "African countries are poor"😒These countries have the poweful african culture and beautiful landscapes. Gob bless Africa 🙏 Next time, try Cape Verde 😉
Danni Hjøllund Karjaälainen There are poor parts of Africa and the media choose to focus on those parts.
just shut up...ignorant person. you just jealouse because you cant go there!
Do you know Cape Verde? Ma country still not know by alot of persons worldwide as alot other island nation
@@weetbix4497 You are correct. Africa is beautiful and one of the best places to visit. but to deny it's poor?Also some countries are richer than others(South Africa is far richer than Tanzania for example)
I live in Namibia 🇳🇦 Happy that you enjoyed it here💯✨😁Come back soon💃🏽
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I absolutely loved this. I'm from Namibia, so it's really great seeing my country being represented like this. And even I sometimes forget how beautiful and special it can be. I'm looking forward to episode 2.
Roxane Bayer am from Namibia too
WHITE PEOPLE IN NAMIBIA WILL PACK SOON ...WATCH OUT
@@decoloniz_afro A white man did this fantastic documentary, not you (FYI I am not white). Why don't appreciate and say thank you to this man for showing Africa's wonder's to the world!!!!
I love when people come here & see how magical it is for themselves. We have many problems but if you look at our history & where we are today its nothing short of inspirational. I think you did a good job of capturing the spirit of africa & her people
Thanks :)
We're moving to South Africa in 9 months!!! I'm so excited to explore the entire continent and go to all the places of my ancestors!!!
Sheri Brooks welcome, whereabout are you moving?
Did you ever move there?
Oooh how did it go if I could ask.?
If you moving there to get away from racists in America then South Africa is the wrong country for you bud.
Awesome👍
Africa is such an interesting country
Country😂😂😂
Idiot 😁
Africa is a continent with 54 countries bro and is very beautiful compared what they show on media from cape town born never left there
I watch ALOT of travel documentaries/vlogs but that was seriously the best hour i've spent on youtube since you released your Everest base camp trek vid' 4 months ago.
Thankyou for letting us see other parts of the world through your eyes, your hard work is greatly appreciated. Cannot wait for Ep2!
thank you Karl and all that made this happened. This has to be one of the best videos on experiencing Africa. Keep on traveling, Wanderlust forever!
Oh man! Glad to see Antoni still doing his thing. He was our rad driver in East Africa w/ G (Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda). PS. Great filming style and content man- totally brings me back. Asante sana!
Thanks 😊
Great to see you back mate, and your work is better than ever, thank you!
I live in South Africa, Johannesburg. My grandparents live in Cape Town. Your video is making me nostalgic, yet I live here lol.
Ive seen a lot of mountains in my life but there is just something so intriguing about Table Mountain, its almost hypnotic.
Excellent video Karl! They honestly keep getting better and better. You have such an honest take on what's going on and your cheeky humor makes the whole experience pop. Thank you for making the much needed Africa video. It's surprisingly hard to find any backpacker videos in Africa that are long form. I can hardly wait for ep.2. Cheers!
Well worth the wait ! I have watched all of your videos and they just keep getting better and better!
I am looking forward to the next episode !!
Hell yeah! Karl, thank you for all your hard work making these videos. I absolutely love them!
Amazing! Your travel happiness made the day a lot more positive, thank you!
Absolutely breathtaking video. Thanks for showing how beautiful Africa is! Your editing is so good, felt like I was there too.
Karl Watson, you are truly amazing and a legend. Seeing these places again brings back many memories for when I was there. Thank you for this. Hope to do some traveling with you in the future!
One of the best docs on SA and Namibia thus far!
Yes! Can't wait to watch this and part 2!
your videos are always wonderful, I never miss one. I definitely wanna go to South Africa now. Greetings from Italy!
Great to see you back Karl. I've missed you. I binge watched your whole travel series a few weeks ago after the Budgeteers finished in South America. This was wonderful as usual. Can't wait for part 2. Stay well xx
I love all your adventures, Karl. Keep inspiring us. Cheers for more journey!
Best vlog about Africa that I could find on TH-cam! Thanks!!
all of the other vlogs only showcase the poverty corruption in the worst countries in Africa.Its good to see a vlog thats purely on site seeing and having fun in the more stable countries
Great as always Karl, just yesterday I booked a 73 day safari from Nairobi to Cape Town so this came along just at the right time!
Thank you for showing off my beautiful birth land (Namibia) and homeland (Cape Town).
Cape Town has so much to do and explore from.
Namibia is just so unique and best explored road trip style, no rush and take it as it comes. African sunsets are just incredible
I've been looking forward to this for a while now and i have to say it's been worth the wait. Fantastic work mate, thanks for sharing.
Thanks Karl!Enjoy everything was so real in your video clips and thank you very much as it bring so much joy and inspiration to me!
Namibia is really beautiful to go there, cool
Absolutely beautiful! This episode was fantastic! Africa truly is stunning :D
Awesome work as always, Karl! I always look forward to content from you and this was top notch! Super excited for episode 2!
one of the best I have watched so far.
Wow man this is so professional in the filming, editing, narration and flow. I don't see how you dont have a legit tv show. Great camera work, keep it up
This is magical. Thank you for making these, so inspirational.
i was in south africa for 3 months, cape town in january 2019, those musicians at hout bay were still there! Best trip ever!
This was amazing! Thanks so much for sharing your experience.
Wow! This is an incredible looking video! Love that we get to see all the aspects of your trip. Can't wait for #2!
I like this man! He shows the real AFRICA!
Amazing series , the adventures and the stories you share is so interesting, it feels like I am right there . Thanks for sharing your experience and looking forward to more adventures . Ps your style of story telling and editing is phenomenal 😀
You're huuuge inspiration to me. I love your Documentaries. Spectacular world out there!
This is great! Love it. Can't wait for ep2
Been looking forward to this for ages and the first episode didn't disappoint!
Wow !! A real African adventure !
Thanks for a great film and reminding me of how beautiful the world is
Amazing work as always! Can't wait for ep 2!
Thanks so much for this Karl! I look forward to seeing your vids.
What an amazing video! You really have done such a great job with keeping the quality high! Africa looks so amazing! Great job!
I did this exact trip with STA travel 4 years ago. Still the best experience of my life ❤️🌍
Ahh this definitely has to be one of my favourite videos of yours 😍 love it
Thank God. You always have great content! keep up the work!
Great job as always! Love how you've got the slow build-up of the tour, with the huge payoff at the end.
Awesome video! The editing was insane!
We love watching your travel documentaries as you give us a real insight into what it's like in some parts of a county
Brilliant brilliant brilliant
Love this...absolutely beautiful place to be..and thanks for filming it Karl
It makes me sad that travellers only go to Cape Town when visiting South Africa - we have many many other beautiful places aside from CPT.
That's true, but I also feel like they go there because it is South Africa's tourist attraction. I feel like maybe they go to Cape Town cause it's the most well known place in South Africa among many foreigners, but I still wish they could travel a lot more around South Africa too. But I'm really happy that he didn't only just show the Safari side of Africa or just the poverty like many other people do.
As a Capetonian I think that Cape Town is mediocre compared to the rest of South Africa...
Yeah, where's the love for my city, Durban?
@@shelldonalexander989 I live that side and also get annoyed when they don't come this side💔😂
As a South African, loved this video you been to places i havent. Title a bit misleading haha. You should have visited Kruger, Drakensberg, Karoo to have said 'back packing thru S Africa'. Definitely more to SA than Cape Town and i love CT lol. Loved this all the same now i will go look for some other of your travels 🍻
Another great video, very welcoming. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to your next adventure.
Wooowww Karl! Amazing trip amazing work! Super inspirational! Thanks for sharing!
Cape Town is the great city. So amazing!!
great music for a South African tour, gives it that home feel
Finally its here! Been waiting for this since the trailer, awsome job! We want more, we want more, we want more~!
💛 best travel documentaries I have ever seen and your other videos. Hoping for more and it's worth the wait. Thanks for the great video bro.
Beautiful vid, I'm from Namibia and all get to see what the country has to offer. getting excited to tour my country.
Your documentaries are the most motivating things ever. Keep it up m8!
Thanks Karl, awesome job as always! now I have added Africa to my ever-growing list of places to visit! Cheers
absolutely great channel! I travel a lot for business and sometimes its nice to see a hands on experience of different locations. This channel and your presentation is unlike any current programme i could find through TV or youtube. Keep up the good work bro
Wow, awesome video. Your editing has gotten better with each video. My favourite part of the videos are where you capture the personality of the guides and the people you're travelling with, the little random jokes especially, they really make you feel apart of the group, as though we're travelling along with you. You've inspired me to do a 22 day trip through Scandinavia and then backpack through spain, all by myself, something I wouldn't have considered before your vids. Keep up the good work. I'm keen to hear what are the next trips on the horizon for you (and James).
whenever i watch your videos, i get inspired to travel. thank you mate. always a good watch
Just want to say me and my girlfriend have really enjoyed all the videos you have done , we have watched all of them . 5 stars bro , excellent work . All the best with the channel . Very professional
Another epic video! I've been looking forward to this. Looks like I've another couple of countries to add to my ever increasing Bucket List. Can't wait for Ep2
Amazing video! I did the same day tours when I was in Cape Town last year and it was great to see the familiar places and see that you enjoyed it just as much as I did :) Your video really makes me wanna go back and explore more of this beautiful continent!
It's been exactly a month since I got back home to oh so sunny England!! This is amazing!!!! Loving your videos from travelling also makes me miss my RTW adventures!!! Keep up the great work can't wait for the next few episodes :)
I’ve never been to Africa and am planning to go next year. This video made me so excited!
Thanks 😊
Your so lucky I dream is to visit it it the most country that has a beautiful nature and a lot of wild animals 🦅🐃🌹
corona said nope
@@salfisher8423 Africa is not a country but a continent.
Come with me to Ghana then. You will love it
I relived my trip to Namibia watching this vid! Thank you for that, nice vid :)
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!
Graet and well done. Thank you!
Another fantastic adventure, can't wait for the next episode
I did a similar tour but from Vic falls down to Cape Town. I liked doing it this way because you start off in the culture shock of Zimbabwe then can relax in Cape Town after a safari.
Are there anything like this Europe? Just asking...
Another awesome vid Karl! Looking forward to episode 2.
thanks so much for your video. had some nice flahsbacks from when I did almost exactly the same tour 10 years ago! walked dune45 before dawn and experienced the best sunrise ever! Africa rules!
Oooh, Karl, what a wonderful experience it was to watch this! Thank you for all of your efforts.
Thanks for watching