Deadliest Journeys - Guyana: The Lost World Convoys

Guyana is a forgotten and mysterious country. Wedged between Suriname, Venezuela and Brazil, South America's only English-speaking state also remains one of the poorest and least populated on the continent. Anything can happen in this haunt of adventurers, cowboys and gold diggers. Outside of Georgetown, the seaside capital that looks like a colonial city, the rest of the land looks like a lost world. The Amazon rainforest covers everything, torn here and there by immense meandering rivers. Beyond the jungle: a vast savannah scorched by the sun in summer and invaded by water in the rainy season. Few people dare to venture inland. However, a handful of truck drivers take all the risks to supply food and gasoline to the gold mines and the few villages there. Aboard their Bedfords, those old English army trucks patched up a thousand times, they must tackle rutted tracks, traverse hostile jungle and brave torrents of mud. Their travels take them to some of the most isolated areas on the planet. Here, we do not count in kilometers, but in days spent on the road. And a simple breakdown can quickly have dramatic consequences ...

[@Beef1188]

I am downright stunned at the utter beating the trucks are taking, and they just keep going!

[@philhawley1219]

That's the good old Bedfords for you .

[@StuartWhelan-up8vs]

​@@philhawley1219 Your right there pal

[@h0h0j0e5]

They don't make'em like they used to

[@spotieotie]

Think of it this way, imagine if they were somehow gifted a brand new modern truck and what they could get accomplished with that.

[@user-fk1gd7td4w]

H😮😅

[@katr8756]

I love the narration to these documentaries. And especially the narrator translating what's being said by the individuals in the doc. The viewer can concentrate on the action going on. And not have to read subtleties.

[@InfiniteBeautyOfficial]

He has a channel called HG Tudor

[@robinwells8879]

These wonderful documentaries have tested the very limits of the definition of the word road!

[@luispineda4466]

I'm stressed just watching, Hard dudes! A mechanic.

[@RODALCO2007]

Great documentary and excellent commentary. Those Bedford trucks are the true heroes here to take that abuse on those roads or whatever mud tracks you want to call them.

[@ajdogcurr1]

Those trucks have got to be the toughest trucks in the world to be able to keep going through that much torture. Amazing. What if those drivers got together to pool their resources to build those roads up with truck loads of gravel to make solid road beds.

[@leddielive]

No light pollution in these places, just beautiful night skies. 🙂🇬🇧

[@Pmcinspection]

I am working in Guyana at the moment. Not a lot of light pollution. But plenty of other pollution. Plastic garbage everywhere.

[@joannaazar7396]

I love the guys voice. He explains everything so nicely. 😅

[@go-goyubari8776]

Sister Lydia was having a ball! LOL

[@andysaunders3708]

Bedfords. One of the best trucks ever made. Pity they no longer exist. The TM, TK, RL and J series were absolute beasts.

[@SnipeMaster2335]

Still very much alive here in the North. They go by the name Duce and a Half.

[@vickythefist7062]

We had a Bedford tk horsebox . It was ancient but amazing. Some of my fondest memories were driving around all over the country in that truck with my entire family and 4 horses . GOOD TIMES 😂

[@speedman69420]

maybe not the best but surely one of the sturdiest ;) on a more serious note i hope they maintain them so those trucks can live on for longer.

[@mortonaustin2985]

Man I watch your documentary all the time didn't know did my country Guyana that was awesome respect

[@tuhoanganh1774]

Bạn là người Guyana

[@BgDarab]

Life is a short thing" "Girlfriend is nothing" "my family everything" " is everything i need from everyone"❤❤❤❤

[@sintayewbadasa7358]

The cameraman amazes me always as I see such Documentaries!

[@kelvinmurimi4337]

The interpreter literally makes this documentary more and more interesting..

[@georgevossler9672]

When two people are arguing and he does both voices. The Best

[@alpaxtv675]

Thank you

[@emanuelemilianchingonikaya2632]

Tuko kwenye karine hii

[@williamwilson6499]

Narrator.

[@spm4126]

U mean narrator?

[@doorattachment6926]

It's time to travel the world. The narrator's voice is just so good. Thank you.

[@saviopatel8042]

Enna

[@saviopatel8042]

B

[@StuartWhelan-up8vs]

❤❤ Brilliant to watch how people live around the world love these documentaries from a peasant in the uk 🇬🇧 stay safe folks around the world 🌎 👍 ❤❤❤

[@drewhinners8793]

21:36 Man explains how the fire started just "from the sun" while he's holding a lighter in one hand and curiously not smoking a cigarette.

[@PAULLONDEN]

*@Drew Hinners* Interesting observation🙂 , but it's hard to believe he would start a fire where he's held up with his valuable truck. He probably smokes to pass the time. It's actually true that tinder dry plains ignite by themselves if it's hot enough.

[@floydlooney6837]

That's not suspicious. Like, at all. lol

[@richardribot1441]

Love this channel 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@brianbett95]

I just watched this because of the narrator. Awesome Narrator

[@dennisbaker5984]

Good old British army trucks, the best work horses in the world.

[@thebill8891]

Check the Russian ones too

[@freigeist2814]

Unimogs are also not bad

[@scottstiefel2061]

Driving that much flammable material through the South American jungle reminds me of THE WAGES OF FEAR

[@KevinBunde-qi5mw]

l am almost finishing watching all the documentaries on KZbin from this narrator 😅😅😅 l love the channel since i had his voice.❤

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

Love these docus! Very cool, cant stand whats on netflix, give me these instead all day long.

[@joannaazar7396]

Yess! 😅

[@milkyway808]

Wow! Those trucks is super heavy duty and the driver too

[@asullivan4047]

Takes experience to navigate a 🚚truck thru mud.

[@frfrpr]

Great filming. Tuff drive

[@frankchessum1082]

Great trip Its fantastic the things the truck go,s through and still keeps going ???

[@CT-ue4kg]

Unbelievable what these people go through

[@davesmith5656]

Unbelievable that they don't chop some trees and fill those swampy potholes, or bury some carefully placed rocks under the mud. It would take less time, cost less, and the labor would be better organized, into manageable chunks. They might also pack some cowboy food of salted dried beef. The way they have it, every trip is the same swampy road, cable repair, winch repair, engine repair, chassis repair. Wouldn't it be easier to repair the road? If everyone who used it chipped in something each time, it would be a lot more usable, the repairs should last for years, and the skill in making repairs would improve to the point where maintenance isn't hard.

[@vladimator1842]

​@@davesmith5656That's exactly what I thought!! They could easily dump some sand or a few truck loads of gravel mixed with small sized pebbles and other miscellaneous things like rocks and stones which can be mixed together to form a decent platform for their cars and trucks!!

[@davesmith5656]

@@vladimator1842 ---- It must be the culture they grew up with that somehow prevents that from happening. But then again, much more civilized nations have chosen to allow thieves and idiocy into the governments they elect. Same story, really: "Not my responsibility, let someone else do it."

[@johnruvolis874]

I don't know how they keep these vehicles running in these documentaries, my vehicle gets disabled with just a few potholes on asphalt.

[@user-th9dw4bu7h]

У нас в России тоже есть плохие дороги, но эти, просто адские! Водители - Вам мое восхищение, за Ваше мужество! По таким " Дорогам " Ездить нужно иметь стальные яйца! Браво Парни!!!!

[@pfrstreetgang7511]

Nothing makes these folks loose their shit. I wanna go there just to learn their coping skills. Except for the damn vampire bats. You can send them all to Robert Smith so he can write more songs about them.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job enabling viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. Professional class A research project!!! Special thanks to the veteran drivers. Sharing personal information/dangerous driving 🚗 experiences. Making this documentary more authentic and possible. Main road issues seem to be deep mud/unstable bridges. Entertaining viewing the tortoise almost being run over crossing the road.😱😱

[@AlexAnder-zh7mh]

👏👏👏👏 a documentary well done

[@chrispauls7178]

They have flat brims down there🤣Awesome✌️

[@69uremum]

That barge is pretty sweet, more like red primer not rust it actually looks well maintained.

[@judymotto7338]

Love it when the narrator translates what they say in his flare for storytelling..I catch myself laughing out loud..I always look forward to new posting by this channel because I know I'm gonna learn about other countries plus a laugh or two..ya know that song "I'm in love with a stripper "?well put same words except "I'm in love with the narrator ".😳everyone have a great week !💯

[@mxolisiinnocent1995]

Vauxhall Bedford truck, a pure mechanical breed.

[@jamessmith530]

4x4 Bedford ex army

[@mxolisiinnocent1995]

@@jamessmith530 I has a pretty descent speed too, for something so early designed. We inherited one from the defence department of our organisation. it was a cherry picker kind. it never hesitated to start.

[@frimptop.9813]

I can see Ghana flag 🇧🇴🇧🇴 in one of the trucks,,, the original name of Ghana is Guyana. Thank you Best documentary....

[@sarcasmunlimited1570]

I don't think Ghana was ever named Guyana. But Guyana celebrates Ghana Day every year, so that's probably how he got the flag.

[@frimptop.9813]

@@sarcasmunlimited1570 go to history please. Thank you brother .

[@stevqtalent]

​@@frimptop.9813which part of history? it was Dagbon, Bono, Ashanti, then Costa do Ouro, Dutch Guinea, Gold Cost, then Ghana. The name Guinea, the region Ghana lies in, comes from Guineus, a portuguese term for africans. the name Guyana, the north-eastern part of south america, comes from the amerindian natives and means "land of many waters". when you're being condescending like that, you should at least be right

[@Tastewithnewdrinks]

Amazing video.

[@therealmrduber]

Put your own 12x12 post in the ground where you need it. That digging is insane

[@MisteriosGloriosos922]

Amazing!

[@dhudzmarcelo1044]

I like this host/ narrator 😁 He's very entertaining

[@fredsmith4134]

i've watch quite a few of these and living in a western country like australia i cant imagine planning a trip involving all of this crap, i'm glad my parents brought me to australia as a small child !!!

[@asullivan4047]

Unfortunately many nations in 2023 still have very sub standard roadways. Guyana is 75 % jungle type terrain. Very hard to build dependable road ways.

[@TheACIDMan1981]

Thanks man :)

[@TugrulOzturkGeziler]

50:28 Don't sadden my friend elder, the day comes and our faces laugh, certainly...

[@alvarotecun1669]

🙏

[@johnwanjala4311]

David at his wits end love that phrase

[@eddjuma1962]

i liked the part with the old miner and his neighbor.. hilarious😂😂😂

[@KRK6110]

Wow superb

[@The_Reality_Filter]

Wooo hoooo one that I haven't seen before. Thanks BD.

[@heavenbird9186]

My god this is fascinating

[@user-rg2iu5vj8z]

These drivers can come on over to aus an work for me...I would have any problems hiring them..good conditions they'd get anything done

[@haithamalissa2956]

Right... I'm going back to playing snowrunner

[@etracelashley8671]

My country❤️❤️❤️

[@patistern4331]

I saw live what was going on there, you could save 1/3 if you worked more economically, especially with fuel. A lot is lost when people are overworked and don't pay attention to everything, which is a shame.

[@frederickmoseley6479]

I enjoyed the video but didn't know it was so dangerous those workers and truck drivers are very skilful and those Bedford trucks has real durability as a truck driver myself i would like to drive in interior trust me

[@kmuinde]

the narrator can make any non-english show interesting to watch

[@terranceaddison4599]

I think they speaking English here....

[@user-fe8ns8ch2z]

Our language is English but we speak our own made up Language

[@robertyoung7823]

I like Roy's truck It's a beast

[@seanmapiki817]

Talking about the commentator 😂 make luv the docu

[@user-2uf2kr2c]

Hi, nice vid. Any info on the snake crossing the path at 33.25? Doesn't look like a fer-de-lance. Regards

[@royalsmask5733]

Those roads were. Hell!

[@hirammutugi8886]

That tortoise was like "hell here we go again!"

[@yellowsunn1424]

Maybe snow tyre chains could help these truck drivers out of their misseries or maybe buying a powerfull tractor that will be towed behind them could save them of this agony of being stuck consistently on such mudy bad roads. Danmm what a road!!

[@David_Rafuse]

There's a documentary in this series about Paraguay; one of the truck drivers uses improvised snow chains on his tires on the rainy season mud-pit roads. They were...somewhat effective by the looks of it...better than nothing I guess 😐

[@floydlooney6837]

at least a really strong winch

[@D1876.]

Instantly recognized the Jamaican music playing in the carnival in the first pert of the video

[@Hoosier_Boy]

I think the roads in this documentary are the worse of them all.

[@koro287]

Ive been bingeing on these vids all day and your right, my heart is breaking for man and machine, my dad had a bulldozer when i was young and i want to fix those friken roads!

[@asullivan4047]

Mud wise absolutely!!! No easy task building dependable roads over jungle type terrain.

[@SHAPIDO1]

Hooked😮😮

[@jbroberts8807]

Yay, a doc about my home. Also he keep pronouncing Guyana wrong. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@dmp800]

Seems like those trucks get extremely forced and abused but it's amazing how hard they work.

[@garethmorgan304]

The old man bless him you can't have what you want

[@JamesHolben]

Anyone who thinks their life is hard...should watch what these truck driving men do for a living.

[@InfiniteBeautyOfficial]

The voice of HG Tudor

[@borderreiver3288]

LOVE HOW THE GUYS DRIVING TRUCKS ONLY WEAR FLIP FLOPS....VERY SOON THE AMAZON FOREST WILL BE GONE....LOST FOREVER...

[@universalknowledgeinfinite8019]

@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ What an Adventurous Expedition Indeed!!

[@sultanmswahilitv4864]

Respect to those bedrocks

[@Andrew_EvsW]

when this was filmed ?

[@DeathWard187]

Crazy how every one of these there’s mechanical failure. Sucks that they have to deal with that much jank.

[@mixcentral758]

Any information to get in touch with Hector?

[@kirittosanbitter9573]

With a lighter on his hand and dare to say the fire just started out of nothing ( 21:30)

[@sarcasmunlimited1570]

These people should share with Africans. No one in Africa has a winch installed on their truck.

[@yukiqn]

Where is the road?

[@graceyama2554]

That was a ghana flag in his car 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭 6:02

[@lifeofkatie5988]

No it’s not. It’s a Guyanese flag.

[@kingabaddonmusic]

Eeeewwww madman roads

[@thebigh4752]

Top Gear would have taken a month to get there. xD

[@PAULLONDEN]

12:51 "In the States you live just to pay bills" ..... "here I just have to plough the little profit I make back into supplies" ,"and the chance to change a part of this rain forest into a polluted mud pool"......."oh well, at least I'm away from the wife".... 49:05 ....Sure...you can't have "anything you wish for" , but the least one should have is still a little bit of satisfaction , this poor isolated pensioner seems to have only disillusion , on top of that a drunken neighbour who disturbs his last days on this planet .....

[@romella_karmey]

It's easier to just wait for salary and pay the bills than hoping to strike a seldom luck in that isolated jungle 💀🤡

[@dogwedl1167]

[@ewilliamsz2099]

I Iive in America I will never complain about a pot hole again lol

[@Outdoorsactivities]

👍🏼

[@paulross9287]

I think all of these documentaries are the same one, they just change the names of the countries

[@sarcasmunlimited1570]

The producer should do one on Wakanda.

[@teebosaurusyou2-un2nz]

Given their situations, I can't believe how all of them don't travel with stout towing cables and tools like shovels. They are getting what they deserve if they won't travel prepared.

[@MeaghanTamara]

I wonder what bad luck forced him to Guyana. Probably over here breaking laws.

[@dokudicted]

on every car a winch. protipp

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Home of the former Jonestown.

[@georgiep6971]

12:53 so true!! Just live to pay bills in the states smh

[@manuelreyes1483]

Crema y nata de documental

[@MAINA_THETHERE_1704]

50km in 10hrs seems good, while in congo, 50km terrain takes even a week, in kenya🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪 we only see this in documentaries.

[@KaranKaran-iy2lg]

In India it takes only 1 hours 😢

[@Carred20]

Guy says the fire was started by the heat from the sun. The next shot has him smoking a cig next to his broken down truck where I assume the fire is. Yeah... Started by the sun alright... Definitely not your discarded cigs.

[@santananaentrada7232]

Brasil

[@zeahoq]

Fearst time iv ever heard indian speak like Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@KaranKaran-iy2lg]

We were brothers in history bro

[@garethmorgan304]

It's not god it's the Bedford which gets you there

[@therealmrduber]

At any moment one of these people could decide to carry a gas powered auger and a winch on their vehicle

[@jamessmith530]

Bedford king of the jungle

[@girlthewonderdog8763]

...these people would like to carry a lot of stuff that would help...but stuff is not available

[@JULIET07991]

This is mud runner.

[@DeathWard187]

Haha yeah mid runner extreme. Where your truck breaks down non stop. Heh heh😊