If you’re like me, collecting viral travel reels ideas is one of the things on your to-do list when you plan a trip.
Believe me, it’s much better to have the ideas saved beforehand. Because most of the time, at the actual moment when you’re in front of a beautiful sunset, serene mountains, or the breezy beach, your mind can be blank.
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VIRAL travel reels as posted by many travel content creators on Instagram
Radhika Nomllers
This video is a clear representation of how rewarding it can be if you catch a sunrise or a sunset from a beautiful spot when you’re on a vacation.
I know it can be a bit tough to wake up that early if you’re not a morning person, but the view will make it all worth it.
Remember to tap on the sky while shooting the video on your phone so that the sky is properly exposed.
If you tap on yourself, the camera’s exposure/brightness will get adjusted so as to show your face as clearly as possible.
This will make the sky the second priority and it will end up all blown out losing its sunrise magic.
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Anunay Sood
This is one of the best ways in which you can use the wide-angle in your phone’s rear camera.
Use the wide-angle mode to shoot videos when you’re sitting or standing near a tourist spot.
A quick tip: Use a long selfie stick/monopod. Attach your phone to it, have the wide-angle mode on, and ask a friend to move the camera around.
If you want the smoothest possible footage from your phone, think about investing in a phone gimbal like this one by Zhiyun-
Zhiyun Smooth Q3 phone gimbal is a 3-axis handheld gimbal that even has a rotatable fill led light for when you’re going live on Instagram or simply recording a video yourself.
It features a SmartFollow 3.0, which makes the subjects always stay in the spotlight. Activate the SmartFollow 3.0 with just one tap via the App.
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Aakanksha Monga
What says a viral travel reel more than a reel that shows off different destinations?
Take a hint from this reel Aakanksha posted. Decide on your signature clip and record that same clip on every trip you go to.
Compile them together on a song that fits the vibe or just go to the explore page and find trending audio for it.
Although I always vouch for the fact that your content is the first & the most important thing that determines if your reel can go viral, trending audio sure helps a lot!
My main account is @garimashares which has around 22k followers. I started another account @garimatravels a few months back dedicated to my travel pictures and videos.
It had barely 500 followers. I spotted trending audio in its early stage, back when it had less than 100 reels on it.
I used it and posted my reel. And guess what happened?
NOTHING!
But 3 weeks later, when the trending audio was being used by more and more people, my reel suddenly got picked up.
I ended with my notifications filled with the engagement the reel was receiving. And BAM, 2 weeks later it got freaking 503k views!
Here’s the reel that I’m talking about-
Isa Khan
With every other reel bagging over a million views, Isa Khan has nailed the viral travel reels formula.
As you might see from the reels on his profile, the key is to show a perspective most people miss.
Look at this reel that got over 2 million views-
It’s all about finding beautiful things, corners, and landscapes from a fresh perspective.
Everyone shoots from eye level. You need to go low or go up, shoot through some flowers, shoot through a window that has reflections on it, the possibilities are endless.
Notice how stable the video is because he is using a phone gimbal that I talked about earlier in this post?
Aarohan Tiwari
It’s the beauty of the small things that make even simple videos look pleasing and aesthetic.
Aarohan’s videos appreciate the mundane scenes you might pass through while going to work or on a day out.
Things that you usually see without actually seeing them, realizing how simple yet beautiful they can look if you pair them with the right audio.
Check out this reel-
Record short 5 second clips or even the scenes that are common. A bicycle on the streets, a car driving by, bougainvillea on the side of the road, people crossing a street, etc.
