BOTSWANA TRAVEL DOCUMENTARY - 4x4 Self Drive Safari - amazing rainy season adventures in Africa

[@christaylorphoto]

Thank you all so much for your lovely feedback. So great to see how many people are enjoying my short documentary. I'd love to be able to produce more in the following years so please Subscribe to my channel (I need to hit 1000 subscribers for KZbin to allow me to monetize my content which would put me closer to being able to head back to Botswana & Kenya (and hopefully other amazing countries) to make more travel films). Thank you so much for your support. Chris.

[@christaylorphoto]

stubones Thank you for your feedback, I’ve had a few comments about the music and will definitely look to wind it back in future videos (and try to capture/use more ambient, natural sounds).

[@stubones]

@@christaylorphoto Glad to hear it. This is an amazing trip and the video made me really wish I was there with you. Thanks for uploading the video.

[@christaylorphoto]

@@stubones Thank you

[@paolosantiago3163]

Botswana 🇧🇼🇧🇼 is truly one of the best countries in Africa super amazing coming from the Philippines. ❤😊

[@mozetkhali6284]

Botswana is paradise on earth.

[@MrAftabTZ]

You havnt been to ngorongoro / serengeti

[@corkscrewakia]

Thank you. Botswna is next on our bucket list of African country to visit.

[@alexandervanwyk7669]

Mark Andy Steve. Best of the best documentaries ever. Perfect executed.

[@christaylorphoto]

Thanks, you left me out!

[@PeterPanPhil]

Beautifully made. A real pleasure to watch and makes you want to go on a trip instantly!

[@annickborys2465]

Bonjour! Tres beau documentaire ! La luminosité est parfaite. Il fait parti des plus beaux documentaires 😢! On a envie de partir pour retrouver ces sensations. La nostalgie nous submerge ❤. Merci beaucoup pour ces moments de rêves .

[@christaylorphoto]

Merci beaucoup!

[@patricianalufu2644]

Beautiful country , from namibia.

[@elijahlosimmalema9233]

Welcome to Kenya,there's many great things to share out,National parks,cultures and making nature documentaries Kenya leads in Africa.

[@valdismoseley6935]

Cool video. I don't know if have the sack to do an African Safari without a local guide. You guys were awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@lillytee2932]

My beloved Botswana🇧🇼❤️

[@sabine-pangolinphotohost9232]

Beautifully filmed and edited! I live and work in Kasane, Botswana and I loved watching this movie. Probably one of the best safari road trip videos out there, great job!

[@christaylorphoto]

Ah, thank you so much, that means a lot. Can’t wait to get back out there again one day when the world has calmed down a bit.

[@sabine-pangolinphotohost9232]

Chris Taylor If you do, come and visit us at Pangolin Photo Safaris. I am sure it’ll be right up your alley 😀

[@christaylorphoto]

100% I would love to!

[@tnsibungo9060]

Surely il pasby

[@IM_AKEEM]

I'm taking a few friends up in December and this video captured everything I wanted to explain to them...well shot.. well edited and narrated... WELL DONE!!

[@sophitschi14]

This is maybe the best movie of Botswana I've ever seen. Thanks for this unbelievable and breathtaking wildlive (except the last 2 scenes ;-) )

[@christaylorphoto]

Ha, thank you very much. Yes, the last two scenes are pretty horrible eh?!

[@robert.owczarek]

It's good to see that January is still an amazing time to visit Botswana. I'm going to travel around Namibia in January 2021. Thank you Chris.

[@elliotoomen8001]

Hope u have fun man!

[@mariopsaila-savona8387]

Oh so many places still to visit!!! Beautiful Bots!

[@edwickschidziva8620]

Breath taking experiences and scenery. . Good off-road driving skills. .impressive in every sense

[@sammysatsangi7754]

Great video. One of the best documentaries on Africa. Thanks for sharing the "MAGIC".

[@hunty1970]

This is amazing Chris. Missing Africa and watching your documentary has enable d me to enjoy this great continent. Thank you.

[@gjlagos]

Congrats Boys! One of the very best travel docus on Africa ever seen, outstanding!!!

[@christaylorphoto]

Wow, thank you so much!

[@sferguk1]

Excellent video it brought back lots of memories for me, so thanks for that.

[@ronniesibungo9975]

awesome video...beautiful country. Afrika!!

[@MeetTheSmythes]

Excellent Botswana Documentary. Amazing Wild Life Photography. Great Graphics. Brilliant and Articulate Narrative. Awesome Video. Brilliant ! Good Audio. Excellent Editing Skills ! Great job 👏 .

[@christaylorphoto]

Ah, thank you so much.

[@elijahlosimmalema9233]

This was amazing,captions are incredible,and the channel itself is pure joy to watch,

[@christaylorphoto]

Thank you so much Elijah!

[@elijahlosimmalema9233]

Welcome to Kenya,it's the ultimate country in Africa to make nature,wild,birds and roads documentaries!!

[@elijahlosimmalema9233]

You're welcome sir,your channel gives more comforts,good job.

[@BMC-hl2uh]

Wow. Great trip. Great video footage.

[@amosrademeyer2550]

Only in Africa, next level scenery!! Thank you 👌

[@JamesHendry]

Awesome video! Really enjoyed this

[@christaylorphoto]

Thank you James, that means a lot.

[@mohamedmia6593]

Excellent. Sure it must have been a wonderful experience

[@stephandelange9053]

Chris the video was excellent, really liked it. Your editing also fantastic and I did like the music but a bit over-powerful, mix it a bit with natural sound will make it so much better. I personally don't like the fast motion videos! Thank goodness there were no long and boring scenes of constant driving and driving! The green season has its moments like all seasons. Thank you again!

[@christaylorphoto]

Thank you Stephan, appreciate the feedback, totally agree about the music & lack of ambient sounds. It's tricky when you are sat in a vehicle with all the creaks every time someone moves but I am trying to get more ambient sound in my films these days & when I next manage to get out there to film the wildlife I will definitely pay it more attention. All the best, Chris.

[@african7498]

Won of the best short doco's I have seen. Awesome footage - with great appreciation of nature. Was fantastic to revisit those places with you. Hope to do another trip soon - once Covid's over. A great add for Africa and how people should enjoy and behave when in the bush. Thanks for sharing.

[@fbagbey]

Impressive. Thanks

[@recepemir7903]

Amazing video

[@kimlongsain6829]

Thank you, Chis for such a great video of Botswana wildlife - amazing!!!

[@danijel7948]

Wow the filming and the storytelling are top notch.

[@reagilekatlholo7303]

This is my 10th time watching this video

[@christaylorphoto]

Fantastic! Thank you so much Reagile!

[@arbabadam9816]

Sach A NICE DUCUMENTRY

[@IM_AKEEM]

This is probably my favorite Overlanding video on youtube... we are doing a similar trip next week... driving up to Kasane and then from Kasane to Khwai and then on to Maun... I'm so EXCITED!!

[@christaylorphoto]

Ah thank you, that's lovely of you to sayso. I am very envious of your trip, can't wait to go again but I feel it may be a while with the state of the world at the moment.

[@BernalilloGirl]

Wonderful film with awesome camera work. Thank you!

[@arkadipbasu]

thanks for the awesome filming

[@genieur8188]

Amazing story. Thanks for sharing it. Wonderful shots, good perspective, attention to detail and an excellent cut. Well done. Hope this was a once in a lifetime experience for all of you. Greetings from Düsseldorf, Germany.

[@christaylorphoto]

Thank you, much appreciated. Yes it was an amazing trip, hopefully not once in a lifetime though as I know we'd all love to go back one day!

[@platvis379]

Great video. Thank you.

[@pabloortiz4238]

Maravilloso

[@mareknovotny3005]

Amazing! Great shooting and editing, beautiful movie!

[@GustafN]

Fantastic film, thanks for sharing!

[@Leon-lp9fl]

Thank,s Chris. Outstanding quality video!

[@tantamagalie]

Thanks for the video, my country my heart ❤️ 🇧🇼

[@Sterlings_media]

Love this video

[@GoTrails]

Great wildlife video, thumbs up! Thank for sharing

[@willhillary3754]

GoTrails can u sub to us or a shout-out

[@nausherwan81]

Amazing! I am doing the same route Kasane-->Chobe-->Linyanti-->Savuti-->Khwai-->Maun this Sep/Oct. This video will help me a lot with my planning. Thanks for all the great tips

[@queen-zm6xo]

Incredible! Love the high quality animals vids 💯

[@LukaEsenko]

Now this is much better :) More views and deservedly so. Super nice flow watching this video, nice scenes and very informative.

[@PastryChef321]

Thanks for sharing I love the footage.

[@krunaljogia5085]

Excellent

[@tebofighter]

Awesome from 🇧🇼 with love 💕

[@jameslaurie8912]

Very enjoyable and excellent photography . Thank you.

[@rleenstra80]

Wow, great movie! We have visited most of these places in the dry season, but the wet season looks really spectacular. Thanks for sharing!

[@mmsfaruk3945]

০হ

[@sikhumbuzondenti5766]

Nice 👍

[@rizalisma1341]

hebat mr. keliling afrika

[@vicball8835]

Yes, it is me, the Land Rover guy, trust you guys are well, had a look at your boat, would not mind a go on it. Regards

[@christaylorphoto]

Vic Ball Fantastic! Incredible how social media makes an already small world even smaller! Maybe you could drop me an email to [e-mail] so I could answer your previous comment?

[@richardevans2534]

wow, what fantastic photography. You have to have a certain eye to create stunning shots. You guys have that "eye". Cannot wait to visit Botswana after Covid.

[@exploringbotswana]

Absolutely great, loved your video

[@christaylorphoto]

Thank you, seems so long ago now, would love to head back and make another film some day.

[@LucasTJahn]

Excellent work, Chris! So many beautiful and crisp shots, and such a variety of wildlife spotted, simply amazing. I am especially astonished by how green the landscape was during your trip, whereas when we visited, everything was dry. Definitely calls for a return during the rainy season. Those wet 4x4 trails looked like a lot of fun indeed! The night cameras are a great idea, definitely need to get me one of those!

[@christaylorphoto]

Lucas T. Jahn Thank you Lucas, really appreciate your kind words. It was indeed an amazing time to visit and yes I totally recommend getting a trail camera or two. So exciting each morning seeing what they have captured!

[@huynhthanhhien]

The country looks even more magnificent from your photography skills. I love every moments, such a great effort and narrative. Please keep it up.

[@MeetTheSmythes]

Yes.

[@RoyaltyMedia]

Great shots!

[@BukalangaTv]

Woow Chris this is magnificent

[@christaylorphoto]

Thank you so much!

[@tubadude905]

Outstanding video Chris - Richard Jarrel here, yank and former Sheringham resident with many mutual friends. The clarity of detail and the range in size of animals from ants to elephants is amazing...as are the vivid colors. You should be getting thousands of views - wonderful work.

[@christaylorphoto]

Thank you Richard, much appreciated. I just can’t seem to crack KZbin, rarely manage to get more than 100 views no matter what I post! Thank you for noticing the detail, I hadn’t really considered that I’d covered elephants right down to termites - opposite ends of the size spectrum but having equal importance and effect on the ecosystem. I should have mentioned it in the voiceover!

[@tubadude905]

@@christaylorphoto I forgot to mention it was great to get the RNLI flag in there too. Hope you can crack the KZbin algorithm and get the viewership your work deserves.

[@ailo4x4]

I think I am experiencing some serious lens envy! ;-) Stunning footage and great filmmaking. The wildlife footage was absolutely amazing. Personally, I would have like a lot more diegetic sound and less sound track. I especially loved the mud splash on the windscreen/fade to black in the opening scene. Well done!!

[@christaylorphoto]

Thank you much appreciated. I would have preferred to go with more ambient sound but being in a 4x4 with another person generally means lots of shutter clicks and talking so I had to use the music to hide it.

[@BenzinioB]

Awesome mate! That is an excellent quality product! Really nicely done!

[@tahirigold4439]

Wao nice

[@sebastiandzugga]

Very good video!!! We were also on this tour at the same time last year. Awezome Experience...

[@tmoitlhobogi]

Simply stunning documentary, the commentary is excellent. Well done 👌

[@IDRISIRIS]

Great video . Greetings from 🇬🇧 London.

[@loksterization]

Enjoyed it really great photography!

[@soniaclament]

Fantastic video, I enjoyed every bit of it. Wish I could also travel to Africa sometime

[@timothylinn]

Great job on this, Chris. I've been watching Africa vlogs for a couple years now and I don't think I've seen one that is better shot, edited, and presented than yours. I was disappointed to discover that you don't live in ZA. I was hoping you had a back catalog of similar videos from other countries in Southern Africa! As an aside, it would have been interesting to see your itinerary and places you stayed included in the video description.

[@carlopoggi1643]

Great video, really well done! Beautiful place and so many animals!

[@christiaanjansevannoordwyk]

Thank you for sharing this inspiring video! Really beautifully shot and well put together, good commentary also! Interesting itinerary, and good advice! Well done!

[@christaylorphoto]

Many thanks Christiaan, seems like a lifetime ago now!

[@lizowilliam013]

Good video...but just a point of correction, the rivers don't drain FROM the Delta but rather TO it.

[@christaylorphoto]

Ah, wow, I had no idea, thank you for the info.

[@kesegowilliams685]

My beautiful country 🥰

[@ocomnisys8918]

Awesome.

[@WildlifeObsessed]

Good job - both video and Trip. Congrats. We are in Planning Mode for an epic overland from Nairobi to CPT using a Land Cruiser with Tent on Roof, so love to hear which Campsites you used (List is ample, but perhaps omit those that you would not commend). Thnx.

[@bridgette735]

Beautiful filming I don't think I've ever come across the area shown this way. Have added this trip style to my bucket list.. Did you feel safe while on the reserve later in the day into night time?

[@uabpsab]

Awesome video and fantastic video work! (You must have very large lenses :)

[@phemelokelathilwe8661]

Amazing, where did you get those cars seems you were flying into the country.

[@melaniemaguhn8834]

I love it, thanks ♥️

[@jmagx]

Top notch video, the picture quality and sound tracks is just amazing!! Hope you get a chance to tour Uganda too!!

[@noku_bee]

Wow, amazing, take me along on your next trip lol

[@AlexLancashirePersonalView]

Excellent pics. Wish I had had a better video when I visited Kenya in the 1980s.

[@maggiecharestpoulin2290]

What an amazing trip! My husband and I are going to Botswana in May. We are very interested in the campsites you've visited. Can you give us some tips?

[@christaylorphoto]

Happy to offer tips, anything specific you'd like to know?

[@maggiecharestpoulin2290]

@@christaylorphoto What were for you the best campsites in Savuti and Kwai area?

[@christaylorphoto]

@@maggiecharestpoulin2290 We loved Xakanaxa campsite and Mbudi in Khwai, plus Ihaha at Chobe - I've done a write up of our trip on my blog here if you are interested, some more detail in there: www.christaylorphoto.co.uk/botswana-self-drive-safari-a-wild-adventure/

[@lillytee2932]

Botswana is looking so so beautiful right now except the elephants dying in massive numbers and sadly tourists also cant come here, safaris are closed and our economy is sinking😭😭😒😒😒

[@recepemir7903]

;(

[@tutotutot5193]

thats how nature replenishes itself. too many elephants is bad for the ecosystem.

[@loksterization]

@@tutotutot5193 it's not nature if it's humans doing the killing..

[@PangolinWildlife]

Great video. Sorry you didnt find us in Chobe. Next time!

[@ronaldodyra5799]

Hi guys, good job. Video quality is great. Man Africa is beautiful. Next time consider doing one documentary in Kenya. Watching from Nairobi Kenya, once again I say good job 👍

[@christaylorphoto]

Thank you Ronald, we LOVE kenya! We have been to Enonkishu Conservancy out there twice in the last couple of years and will definitely be back when we can. You can see the Kenya films on my channel - ‘Last Line of Defence’. Thanks again, Chris.

[@ThomasMcPhersonPhotography]

An absolutely beautiful video Chris, I went to Kruger in 2018 and was heading back this September, unfortunately, that is not going to be the case now.

[@christaylorphoto]

Thank you Thomas, sorry you aren't able to get back this year. We also had to cancel a return trip to Kenya for June. Fingers crossed for 2021! All the best.

[@wazirisukari5178]

Fact I like this trip when I get chance to drive this car I will so happy

[@mogomotsimokgosi4438]

I live in Botswana 🇧🇼

[@kimphilbi9109]

Loved it!!! You guys had experience of a lifetime. Can you share approx expense for the trip?

[@christaylorphoto]

From memory I think it cost us each around £3000 all in with flights, truck hire, fees, etc.

[@kimphilbi9109]

Chris Taylor Thank you very much. This indicates your meticulous planning. I was expecting a higher number. Thanks again.

[@HlomphoMohlalisi-po6wd]

Where did you get the beautiful storage setup

[@mahlatsimoroka1500]

Beautiful

[@furiousdoe7779]

Suggestion for next time you go .... more nature sounds ?

[@christaylorphoto]

I would have done but when there is a photographer right new to me it would have just been a lot of clicking noises so I opted to use music as the ambient sounds in this instance didn't add anything to it.

[@spelunkerd]

Brilliant videography, I'll sub.

[@cheeseburgereddie6287]

Fantastic footage well done 😊💯👏👍You have impressed my girlfriend from Botswana 😁😁