Top 30 Travel Podcasts for 2024
Here are thirty great travel podcasts to satisfy your wanderlust in 2024. Travel inspiration, travel tales, travel tips and hacks are just some of the great travel information you can find from our popular annual travel podcast list.
1. Active Travel Adventures
Hike, bike and/or paddle your way around the world on these exciting travel adventures that regular, reasonaly fit people can do on their vacations. Hosted by Kit Parks, each episode features truly fun adventure travel trips that YOU can replicate! Free adventure travel planning checklist available for each show. Active Travel Adventures
2. Adventuretired
Hosts Cindy and Curt Liljedahl offer travel inspiration for retirees! Each show features a guest who is rocking it in retirement. Meet retirees living their best life, often via travel. Look to it for inspiration on how to make the best of your post-career years. Adventuretired
3. Amateur Traveler
Host Chris Christensen’s long running (since 2005!) Amateur Traveler podcast is your ‘Go To’ podcast for specific destination information. Each episode focuses on a destination: what to see and do, where to eat, and more from someone who knows the area well. Amateur Traveler
4. Armchair Explorer
Host Aaron Millar interviews some of the world’s greatest explorers to take you on some amazing journeys. You are sure to find travel inspiration listening to this well produced show. Armchair Explorer
5. Atlas Obscura
Atlas Obscura’s mission is to inspire wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share. Host Dylan Thuras helps listeners discover new and hidden places: perhaps on the other side of the world, or maybe in one’s own backyard. Hear the stories and history which make these places special. Atlas Obscura
6. Award Travel 101
Starting from a Facebook Group in 2013, now over 100,000 members teach each other how to travel the world using points and miles for travel on this weekly show. Award Travel 101
7. Big World Made Small
Jason Elkins is making a splash with his new hit show where he shares insightful interviews with fellow adventure travelers (usually from the industry) about their favorite places, activities and stories. Get the inside scoop on cool adventures from experts in the know. Big World Made Small
8. Curious Tourism
Formerly Alpaca My Bags podcast, show topics include dark tourism, sustainable travel, voluntourism, travel privilege, what it means to travel authentically, and so much more. Get the tools and information you need to travel the world in a mindful way. Curious Tourism
9. Flying Smarter
Get helpful tips on how to navigate the often confusing world of air travel. Get an inside understanding of how airlines and airports work – especially helpful are tips on what to do when things go wrong, as they seem to more and more these days. Flying Smarter
10. Inspire Campfire
Host Scott Wurtzbacher interviews interesting but regular people about their extraordinary travel stories of adventure. Scott wants these stories to inspire the rest of us to light the fire within, get outside, follow our dreams and return to tell our own stories. Inspire Campfire
11. JUMP
JUMP offers a mix of guest stories, solo episodes and often raw and personal accounts with host Traveling Jackie. On this show, you’ll explore travel, adventure, and lifestyle in ways meant to motivate YOU to get out and see the world. JUMP
12. Live Ultralight Podcast
A show for hikers and backpackers, this show hosted by Outdoor Vitals, is naturally somewhat gear centered, and features adventurous guests and their stories, plus gear guidance. Live Ultralight Podcast
13. Miles To Go
Hosted by road warrior and travel expert Ed Pizza, this show serves up travel tips, news and reviews for travel newbies and road warriers alike. Travel experts share their knowledge and insights with you. Miles To Go
14. National Park Explorer
Grab a quick bite-sized introduction to the US national parks. Each brief episode gives you a glance of what you’ll see, what you can do and if there are places to stay at a particular park. National Park Explorer
15. Out Of Office
Get travel advice from seasoned travelers and hosts, Ryan Davis and Kiernan Schmitt. Ryan is the city guy while his friend Kiernan prefers the outdoors, so you’ll get both perspectives, from the silly to the practical, both local and international, in their friendly exchange. Out Of Office
16. Soul Of Travel
Partnered with Journey Woman, on this woman-focused show you will learn tips and tricks to make sustainable travel easy, how best to travel the world, and learn about the types of travel experiences you can have to improve your mental health and spiritual wellbeing. Soul Of Travel
17. 10 Adventures Podcast
Richard interviews outdoor enthusiasts about their adventures and the impact on their lives. Learn more about hiking, mountaineering, backpacking, trekking, cycling, thru-hiking, skiing and more. Hear how the outdoors impacts your physical health, mental health, and happiness. 10 Adventures Podcast
18. The Know Before You Go Travel Show
Get insight into cruises, regular and all-inclusive resorts, Disneyland and more destinations and packages from the Penyak Travel Company, a zero fee based travel agency. The Know Before You Go Travel Show
19. Solo Travel Adventures with Cheryl Esch
Focusing on women over 50, Cheryl Esch’s show helps give women confidence to explore the world on their own. Get tips on how to prepare, how to stay safe and how to enjoy your solo adventure. Solo Travel Adventures with Cheryl Esch
20. The Solo Travel Woman Podcast
Hosted by world traveler and solo travel coach, Sara Straw, this show empowers women to embrace the unknown and travel on their own terms. Through a mix of guest interviews and solo episodes, they chat about solo travel safety, explore beautiful destinations and cultures, discover the life of a digital nomad, combat solo travel guilt, and so much more. The Solo Travel Woman Podcast
21. The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Each week, host Amanda Kendle explores a specific travel topic with three guests who share their insights and stories. The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
22. The Travel Diaries
Check out a UK award winning travel podcast! Each week, host Holly Rubenstein interviews a major traveler about the ‘seven travel chapters’ of their life which have made them who they are today. The Travel Diaries
23. Travel Tales by AFAR
An eclectic show that does a deep dive on unusual travel experiences that may have shaped the guest’s life. Or it may have a theme, such as eating your way along the France’s Finest Food Trail . Travel Tales by AFAR
24. Travel Tales by Mike Siegel
Join comedian and host Mike Siegel on his interviews with fellow travellers about the hits and misses of their journeys. This lighthearted show will entertain you and inspire your wanderlust as you listen in on the reminiscing about favorite travel stories. Travel Tales
25. Travel That Matters
Host Bruce Wallin invites you into a little-known world of luxury travel innovators, world-renowned journalists, connoisseurs, and cutting-edge creatives who offer insider travel knowledge. Discover secret getaways and one-of-a-kind travel experiences. Travel That Matters
26. Unfolding Maps
Truly compelling and thought provoking travel stories, from living with Sami reindeer herders to exploring the history and troubles of the Congo, host Erik Lorenz showcases the stories of adventurers, travel writers and photographers about their incredible and often life-changing adventures. Unfolding Maps
27. We Travel There
Host Lee Huffman interviews locals to give you the inside scoop of what to see and do in each featured destination so you can travel like a local. We Travel There
28. What No One Tells You
World travelers Chris and Sara host a fun conversational podcast with guests sharing their personal experiences, insider tips, and stories of their travels. What No One Tells You
29. Whiskey and a Map
Host Michael J. Reinhart interviews fellow adventurers to hear their amazing stories and tales from the road. Sure to spark wanderlust! Whiskey and a Map
30. Zero To Travel
Gregarious host Jason Moore and his guests share insights on how you can travel the world, even if you don’t have a lot of money. Jason often features digital nomads who have learned how to travel while also working. Zero To Travel
BONUS TRAVEL PODCAST SUGGESTION
Many of the podcasts on this year’s best travel podcast’s list cover adventure travel. But what if you don’t know how to begin to go on an adventure vacation? Whether new to adventure travel training and planning or a seasoned adventure traveler, you are sure to find tons of helpful skills and checklists on the Active Travel Adventures companion podcast, the Adventure Travel Show podcast. This show teaches you the “How To’s” of adventure travel. Adventure Travel Show
Kit from Active Travel Adventures Interviews
If you want a taste of some of the shows listed above, here are podcasts where I have been interviewed:
Zero To Travel : How To Take Cheap Alaskan Cruises
Amateur Traveler : NC’s Crystal Coast
Big World Made Small : Adventure and travel in general
Inspire Campfire : Adventure and travel in general
Adventuretired : Adventures regular people can do
Did I Miss One of Your Favorites?
Let me know – you can reach me here.
(C) Active Travel Adventures – All Rights Reserved
