The Best Great Expeditions & Explorers Documentaries

Adventure & Extreme - 14 free documentaries about great expeditions & explorers.

Start with How Ancient Voyagers Crossed the Ocean (45 min, National Geographic), then The Most Dangerous Kayak Expedition on Earth (53 min, Wonder). All 14 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on great expeditions & explorers is Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose.

• How Ancient Voyagers Crossed the Ocean | Voyagers: Exploring Pacific Waters (45 min, National Geographic)
• The Most Dangerous Kayak Expedition on Earth (53 min, Wonder)
• Space Race | Explorer (44 min, National Geographic)
• El Dorado: The Bloody Rise And Fall Of The Reckless Sir Raleigh | Great Adventure (53 min, Absolute History)
• The New Era of Discovery | Explorers Fest (65 min, National Geographic)
• China's Forgotten Master of The Seas | Zheng He (52 min, Absolute History)
• Planet or Plastic? | Explorer's Fest (57 min, National Geographic)
• Tracking Plastic Sea to Source | Explorers Fest (58 min, National Geographic)
• Every Animal Deserves a Story | Explorer's Fest (54 min, National Geographic)
• A Story of Community and Climate | Explorers Fest (60 min, National Geographic)
• Putting a Species on the Map | Explorers Fest (57 min, National Geographic)
• Prince Harry And Army Veterans Reach The South Pole | Harry's South Pole Heroes EP2 (46 min, Wonder)
• Prince Harry Leads Wounded Veterans in South Pole Race | Harry's South Pole Heroes EP1 (46 min, Wonder)
• Exploring the Earth, exploring the universe (48 min, VPRO Documentary)

Top-Rated Books About Great Expeditions & Explorers

1. Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
2. The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (3.8/5) - View on Amazon
3. Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl - View on Amazon
4. Endurance by Alfred Lansing (4.6/5) - View on Amazon