Currently roaming SE Asia N° 01

Yatri Monil

the backpackerstorytellerstreet-food hunterborder-crosserbudget wizard

Hi, I'm Monil Mehta — an Indian travel vlogger taking 149K+ travellers on honest, budget-friendly, no-filter journeys across Southeast & Central Asia. Horror bus rides and night markets included.

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8 countries · 28 cities
and counting…

Monil on the sand dunes of Mui Ne at sunset

Monil holding a nomad family's baby at Song-Kul lake, Kyrgyzstan

Boat ride between the karsts of Trang An, Ninh Binh

Monil against a graffiti wall in Bangkok

Monil looking out over a mountain valley in Kyrgyzstan

Monil waving at sunset among the palms of Kampot, Cambodia

📍 Angkor Wat, Cambodia

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Bangkok ✺ Krabi ✺ Phuket ✺ Chiang Mai ✺ Phi Phi ✺ Koh Samui ✺ Vang Vieng ✺ Luang Prabang ✺ Vientiane ✺ Ho Chi Minh ✺ Da Lat ✺ Hanoi ✺ Hoi An ✺ Mui Ne ✺ Hue ✺ Phong Nha ✺ Ninh Binh ✺ Halong Bay ✺ Siem Reap ✺ Battambang ✺ Phnom Penh ✺ Kampot ✺ Almaty ✺ Aktau ✺ Astana ✺ Bishkek ✺ Bangkok ✺ Krabi ✺ Phuket ✺ Chiang Mai ✺ Phi Phi ✺ Koh Samui ✺ Vang Vieng ✺ Luang Prabang ✺ Vientiane ✺ Ho Chi Minh ✺ Da Lat ✺ Hanoi ✺ Hoi An ✺ Mui Ne ✺ Hue ✺ Phong Nha ✺ Ninh Binh ✺ Halong Bay ✺ Siem Reap ✺ Battambang ✺ Phnom Penh ✺ Kampot ✺ Almaty ✺ Aktau ✺ Astana ✺ Bishkek ✺

White yurts beneath a huge sky on the Kyrgyz steppe

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Like a local. Spend like a backpacker.
Remember it forever.

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(01) — By the numbers

A passport full of stories, not just stamps.

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Paragliding days

Lantern boats on the river at night in Hoi An

Lantern nights, Hoi An

(02) — About Monil

Yatri Monil is a travel channel that feels like a friend's group chat — real prices, real bus rides, real mistakes — so that when it's your turn, you travel smarter, cheaper and braver.

From 22-hour horror bus rides between Vietnam and Laos to Independence Day with the Embassy of India in Tajikistan, Monil documents the parts of travel most vlogs skip.

Now he's turning those routes into customised trips — built on what actually worked on the road, sized to your budget and your pace.

— Monil Mehta See where I've been ↓

(03) — The travel map

Every dot is a story.

Scroll to fly in. Hover a dot to see the city — tap a country to highlight its route.

Package available Covered on the channel Home base · India

(04) — Customised packages

Trips planned by someone who's actually been there.

Hot-air balloon over the karsts of Vang Vieng, Laos

Monil riding a tuk-tuk with his bags in Vientiane, Laos

Monil leaning out of a moving train through green hills

Monil and friends on the bamboo train in Battambang, Cambodia

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(05) — How it works

From "I want to go" to "I'm here" in four steps.

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Pick your places
Choose one city or chain a few together. Not sure? Tell us your vibe — beaches, mountains, nightlife, food.
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Share budget & dates
Backpacker, comfort or splurge. We build around your wallet, not the other way round.
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Get your custom plan
A day-by-day itinerary with stays, transfers, visas and the hidden spots from the vlogs.
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Travel like a local
Go with on-trip support, local tips and Monil's list of what to eat, skip and never pay for.

(06) — Destinations

Five regions. Endless detours.

Thailand

6 cities · Beaches, islands & the north

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Vietnam

9 cities · North to south, caves to dunes

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Laos

3 cities · The slow, cheap, gorgeous one

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Cambodia

4 cities · Temples, rivers & history

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Central Asia

4 cities · Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan

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(07) — Spotlight

Afghanistan, beyond the headlines.

Blue lakes cut into red desert. Cliffs that once held the Buddhas of Bamyan. Chai with strangers who become friends. The country everyone warns you about — seen through a traveller's lens.