Best Travel Movies To Inspire You

Have you ever seen a movie where you suddenly become inspired and get super creative? or a movie that makes you believe you can do near-impossible stunts because Tom Cruise was your hero growing up? What about being inspired to travel and explore the world just because you saw this particular attraction in a movie? You want to travel immediately to that place and learn more about the culture and the people there. Movies that show the journey being just as important as the destination?

We totally get you, and today we’ll be discussing some of the best travel movies to inspire your wanderlust and get you on the next available flight to explore the world.

Into the Wild

This movie is an incredible watch. It is about a top student who, despite his perfect grades, leaves everything behind, donates all his money and properties to charity, and sets off on a hike to Alaska. It’s a movie that’s sure to draw you in as you progress, and one thing we can promise is that you’ll fall in love, just as the lead did with the sights in the movie.

Enjoy the sight of the beautiful Lake Tahoe, the camping scene at Beard’s Hollow, kayaking down the Colorado River, and the sight of wild horses running free. There’s plenty to envy in this movie, and we promise you a fun experience. It should be at the top of your list of travel movies to watch.

The Way

This heartwarming story depicts the life of a father who heads to a foreign land to retrace the last steps of his son, who has passed away. Walking along the Camino de Santiago trail in the Pyrenees along France and Spain, he decides to take the pilgrimage journey himself. The sites and sounds of this movie make it one of the best travel movies around.

This movie is about family, love, and loyalty, and just as the father fell in love with the view of this lovely place, you definitely are going to be blown away by the simple yet beautiful landscape shown throughout the movie.

Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight.

This incredible trilogy makes for some of the best travel movies ever made. This journey starts with Before Sunrise, where two strangers meet on a train trip to Vienna, Austria. They bond and then spend more time together, having fun, taking trips in the capital, and seeing the sights, making for a romantic getaway. The beauty of Vienna is seen throughout this movie and will leave you wanting more.

The sequel to this, Before Sunset, was shot in Paris, France, and followed the then strangers, now turned lovers, along the beauty capital of the world. The last movie takes us to the Greek Islands, which are one of the most beautiful places on earth. These movies will have you packing your bags the next morning and booking the next flight to any of these destinations.

Under the Tuscan Sun

This lighthearted drama is about a divorcee whose friends send her to rural Tuscany to get away from the stress of the big city, and there she ends up falling in love with a local and the place in general. This drama is filled with wonderful moments to tug on your heartstrings as well as beautiful sights that will remind you of that trip to Italy and finding yourself in Tuscany whenever you are there. It is one of the most heartwarming travel movies you can find and is high on our recommendation list.

Wild

This is for lovers of trekking and hiking. You will definitely fall in love with this movie, just like we did. It is about a recently divorced woman trying to overcome the passing of her mother. She then decides to embark on a journey of over 1,000 miles through the Pacific Northwest in the United States.

With an abundance of beautiful sights like the Mojave Desert, the magnificent Crater Lake, Mount Hood which is the highest point in Oregon, and the iconic Bridge of the Gods in Cascade Locks on the Washington/Oregon border, this movie is one of the best travel movies in the 21st century. It is really the whole package. It is uplifting, lovely, and definitely inspires your wanderlust and imagination.

These are our top choices of travel movies to inspire your wanderlust and get you on the next flight, train, or even hike to these destinations. We cannot exhaust travel movies, and we will definitely publish a sequel to this article. Till then, enjoy these masterpieces!