Travel is a science. Travel is a profession. Travel is also an art. What better way to express this art than in a motion picture?
We at Holidify are huge movie buffs. When we aren’t travelling or working hard to get you the best travel experience, we like to sit back and relax with a good movie or two. Nice films always leave us wondering, “What if this had actually happened?”, so we decided to narrow down our choices to our two favourite categories and combined them into one – Travel Movies based on Real Life Experiences.
Here are the 10 Travel Movies Based on True Events:

1. Into the Wild


Christopher McCandless was a college graduate who decided to abandon all his possessions and get as far away as possible from the impending career rat-race to search for himself in America’s wilderness. Christening his new self as Alexander Supertramp, he hiked and hitchhiked his way through the country and even to Mexico, before ultimately wandering to Alaska with meager supplies. The mini-bus in which he passed away till date remains perched along the Stampede Trail in Denali Borough, Alaska.
Directed by Sean Penn, the movie beautifully retraces the real life adventure. Just watching it once won’t be enough – at least it wasn’t for me! Especially for college students, as the pressure of graduation, getting a job and starting a career builds up, abandoning it all to travel the world seems like an attractive alternative. Not everyone can choose the road less travelled but those who do never look back.
Even though the movie doesn’t have a typical happy ending, it gives you a new set of eyes to see the world through. We all have an Alexander Supertramp inside of us – why are we afraid of setting him free?
Lessons learnt from the movie: ALWAYS carry enough food on you and never eat wild berries.

2. The Way Back


Starring Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris and Colin Farrel, The Way Back narrates the story of three men who escaped from a Siberian Gulag and managed to reach India after travelling for 4,000 miles on foot.
The freezing nights, lack of food and water, mosquitoes, an endless desert, and the Himalayas with shots overlooking parts of Russia, Mongolia, Tibet, and India – just help you realize the vastness of the journey and what the real life protagonists must have been through.
The Way Back is a beautiful movie that showcases a truly incredible journey.

3. Tracks


The movie is based on the real life journey of Robyn Davidson, a young Brisbane woman, who goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the West Australian desert. Her four camels and a faithful dog (Diggity) are all she has to keep her company, apart from a few visits from her photographer friend Rick.
It took Robyn 157 days to complete her mammoth journey and the end of the desert led her to the glorious ocean. The youngest camel of the lot was the first one to step into the waters of the azure sea. This scene is the defining moment of the movie and Robyn’s expedition. The movie is based on the autobiography written by the real Robyn Davidson herself.
This is a much watch for all the solo women travellers around the world and gives them the best possible message: “Leave everything behind”.

4. Gorillas in the Mist


Based on Dian Fossey’s autobiography, Gorillas in the Mist is about the story of a Kentucky woman who travels all the way to Africa, delving into the Rwandan jungles, to study the rare mountain gorillas in the latter half of the twentieth century. She eventually becomes attached to the gorillas, treats them like her own children and vehemently opposes Rwandan government’s exploitation of these creatures by partaking in anti-poaching patrols and burning down poachers’ villages.
The film showcases real gorillas in the jungles of Congo and Rwanda, and Sigourney Weaver does a brilliant job portraying Dian Fossey. A must watch for animal rights enthusiasts who love to travel. Warning: You might end up bawling from time to time.

5. 127 Hours


127 Hours is the real life, gruesome story of the engineer, climber and canyoneer Aron Ralston, who travelled to Blue John Canyon without telling anyone to spend the weekend doing what he likes to do: climb the isolated canyon. After spending fun moments with two other travel companions, he continued alone. But while descending a canyon crack, a chockstone came loose rolling onto his arm. Aron, realizing that he was stuck, tried finding a way to release the stone.
This movie won’t exactly ‘inspire’ you to travel solo but will make you realize that sheer will power and determination will get you out of the toughest spots in life, quite literally.
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10 Movies Based on Real Life Travel Adventures


Travel is a science. Travel is a profession. Travel is also an art. What better way to express this art than in a motion picture?
We at Holidify are huge movie buffs. When we aren’t travelling or working hard to get you the best travel experience, we like to sit back and relax with a good movie or two. Nice films always leave us wondering, “What if this had actually happened?”, so we decided to narrow down our choices to our two favourite categories and combined them into one – Travel Movies based on Real Life Experiences.
Here are the 10 Travel Movies Based on True Events:

1. Into the Wild


Christopher McCandless was a college graduate who decided to abandon all his possessions and get as far away as possible from the impending career rat-race to search for himself in America’s wilderness. Christening his new self as Alexander Supertramp, he hiked and hitchhiked his way through the country and even to Mexico, before ultimately wandering to Alaska with meager supplies. The mini-bus in which he passed away till date remains perched along the Stampede Trail in Denali Borough, Alaska.
Directed by Sean Penn, the movie beautifully retraces the real life adventure. Just watching it once won’t be enough – at least it wasn’t for me! Especially for college students, as the pressure of graduation, getting a job and starting a career builds up, abandoning it all to travel the world seems like an attractive alternative. Not everyone can choose the road less travelled but those who do never look back.
Even though the movie doesn’t have a typical happy ending, it gives you a new set of eyes to see the world through. We all have an Alexander Supertramp inside of us – why are we afraid of setting him free?
Lessons learnt from the movie: ALWAYS carry enough food on you and never eat wild berries.

2. The Way Back


Starring Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris and Colin Farrel, The Way Back narrates the story of three men who escaped from a Siberian Gulag and managed to reach India after travelling for 4,000 miles on foot.
The freezing nights, lack of food and water, mosquitoes, an endless desert, and the Himalayas with shots overlooking parts of Russia, Mongolia, Tibet, and India – just help you realize the vastness of the journey and what the real life protagonists must have been through.
The Way Back is a beautiful movie that showcases a truly incredible journey.

3. Tracks


The movie is based on the real life journey of Robyn Davidson, a young Brisbane woman, who goes on a 1,700-mile trek across the West Australian desert. Her four camels and a faithful dog (Diggity) are all she has to keep her company, apart from a few visits from her photographer friend Rick.
It took Robyn 157 days to complete her mammoth journey and the end of the desert led her to the glorious ocean. The youngest camel of the lot was the first one to step into the waters of the azure sea. This scene is the defining moment of the movie and Robyn’s expedition. The movie is based on the autobiography written by the real Robyn Davidson herself.
This is a much watch for all the solo women travellers around the world and gives them the best possible message: “Leave everything behind”.

4. Gorillas in the Mist


Based on Dian Fossey’s autobiography, Gorillas in the Mist is about the story of a Kentucky woman who travels all the way to Africa, delving into the Rwandan jungles, to study the rare mountain gorillas in the latter half of the twentieth century. She eventually becomes attached to the gorillas, treats them like her own children and vehemently opposes Rwandan government’s exploitation of these creatures by partaking in anti-poaching patrols and burning down poachers’ villages.
The film showcases real gorillas in the jungles of Congo and Rwanda, and Sigourney Weaver does a brilliant job portraying Dian Fossey. A must watch for animal rights enthusiasts who love to travel. Warning: You might end up bawling from time to time.

5. 127 Hours


127 Hours is the real life, gruesome story of the engineer, climber and canyoneer Aron Ralston, who travelled to Blue John Canyon without telling anyone to spend the weekend doing what he likes to do: climb the isolated canyon. After spending fun moments with two other travel companions, he continued alone. But while descending a canyon crack, a chockstone came loose rolling onto his arm. Aron, realizing that he was stuck, tried finding a way to release the stone.
This movie won’t exactly ‘inspire’ you to travel solo but will make you realize that sheer will power and determination will get you out of the toughest spots in life, quite literally.

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