Adventure and Conservation: A 6000 km Tuk Tuk Journey Through Africa

Zero To Travel Podcast

Jason Moore

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel

4.6 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever came upon something while traveling that sparked a fire within you and pushed you to make change? For the past 6 months, Robbie, Ivo, Jasper & Josh have created adventure videos in Kenya for their YouTube channel, and it quickly became apparent that the loss of tourism, due to Covid-19, is hurting parks and conservancies throughout Africa. After interviewing rangers and uncovering the truth about reduced salaries and increased workload, the group of creators knew they had to take action. If you want to know exactly how 4 young YouTubers decided to journey from Kenya to Cape Town in nothing but 2 tuk-tuks, all in the name of conservation, then you do not want to miss this week's episode! What is one thing you can do to spark change within your own community? I'd love to hear about it and hope you will share by sending me an audio message. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a bonus episode every month (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click Here To Try Premium Passport For Only $1 Tune In To Learn: How the Tuk South crew came into existence All about the latest project What it was like growing up in Kenya How much it costs to modify a Tuk Tuk for a long-distance trip When they're planning to embark on the journey The impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on conservation in Africa Lessons from the journey and hopes for the future Why Tuk-Tuks? How to follow and support the Tuk South project And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card & Wildly Goods Support the Journey by visiting Tuk South's Website Subscribe to Tuk South on YouTube Follow @ joshporters on TikTok Guest/Topic link Location Indie Want More? Discovering Meaningful Work Through Travel A Beginner's Guide to Volunteering, A Free Global Volunteer Network And More Is Your Summer Vacation Destroying The Planet? w/ Seth Kugel

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0:00.0	You always hear about the elephant, the rhino.
0:02.4	But the only reason that thing's alive anymore is because of these guys.
0:06.4	That was a clip from one of my guests today who is referring to the rangers.
0:12.2	These are the people who are responsible for protecting the wildlife in Kenya.
0:18.8	They have spent a lot of time in some of Kenya's most incredible wild spaces and realize
0:23.8	that the people protecting these spaces are struggling due to COVID, due to the drop in tourism.
0:31.0	And they decided to do something about it.
0:33.2	So they went out, they bought two Tuk Tukes, and they're going to drive them 6,000 kilometers from
0:39.9	the equator in Kenya, all the way to Cape Town, South Africa, to raise awareness, to raise money
0:45.4	for the Rangers, and to combine their passions for adventure, travel, and conservation. And I
0:53.1	always love when people take a look at the things they love
0:56.6	and figure out how to combine them and make a difference in the world.
0:59.7	That's what these guys are doing.
1:00.9	And I think what makes this interview really interesting
1:04.1	is that they're in the preparation phase.
1:06.6	They haven't left yet.
1:07.5	They're leaving in a few weeks at the time of this recording.
1:10.4	So if you have ever had some crazy ideas or you just enjoy hearing about other people's
1:16.8	adventures, you're going to get to hear an interview that's happening at a very interesting
1:21.6	time before the trip, kind of when they're trying to figure everything out and work through
1:26.4	it all and make it
1:27.8	happen and really make a difference. So you get the idea and then sometimes people come on the show
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