India
Akshay Chauhan, who operates under the channel name Historical Travel and the handle @akki._chauhan, is a Surat, Gujarat-based travel vlogger and trekker with a focused interest in India's historical and cultural landscape.
Total Followers +0.4%
6K
Across Instagram, YouTube
Primary Platform
1K followers · 23% of audience
Engagement
4.0%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Nano
Est. $36–$101 / IG post
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| Last 7 days | +1 +0.1% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +1 |
| Last 30 days | +0 +0.0% | +27 +0.6% | +0 +0.0% | +27 |
| Last 90 days | +0 +0.0% | +51 +1.0% | +0 +0.0% | +51 |
| Last 365 days | +0 +0.0% | +51 +1.0% | +0 +0.0% | +51 |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
Akshay Chauhan, who operates under the channel name Historical Travel and the handle @akki._chauhan, is a Surat, Gujarat-based travel vlogger and trekker with a focused interest in India's historical and cultural landscape. Drawing on his Rajput identity and reverence for figures like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj — signaled prominently in his platform bios — he builds content around forts, trekking routes, pilgrimage events, and culturally significant sites across western and central India. His videos are produced in Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi, giving him linguistic reach across multiple regional audiences in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Recent content spans everything from budget beach day-trips near Surat to Ganesh festival darshans in Mumbai, reflecting a style that blends heritage tourism with accessible, everyday travel storytelling aimed at younger Indian viewers.
Operating at the nano tier across Instagram and YouTube, Akshay's engagement rate runs meaningfully above the category median, suggesting his modest but active community is genuinely responsive to his content. His audience skews young — the bulk falling in the 18–34 bracket — and, interestingly, shows a strong international footprint, with substantial shares from the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, likely driven by Shorts and Reels algorithmic distribution rather than targeted diaspora outreach. No brand sponsorships are yet visible in his public profile, which is typical at this follower scale, but his niche positions him naturally for regional tourism boards, budget travel platforms, and heritage or outdoor-gear brands looking for culturally grounded, multilingual creators with room to grow.
Historical Travel reaches an audience concentrated in India primarily through Instagram, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, Instagram Reels and Stories. As a travel creator they map naturally to brands targeting that space. With no brand deals logged yet, they read as an available, category-aligned partner for advertisers building early presence in the space. Engagement on Instagram runs around 4.0%, which points to an audience better suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel campaigns than to pure-reach buys. The channel's mix of long-form YouTube integrations and Instagram Reels and Stories lets a sponsor choose between short awareness placements and longer, more detailed integrations. Because the audience follows travel content rather than arriving through untargeted reach, sponsorships that match the channel's subject matter tend to convert more efficiently than broad placements. A consistent, on-topic posting focus gives sponsors a predictable, brand-safe environment, lowering placement risk compared with broad, general-interest channels. Campaigns here are best measured on qualified engagement and consideration within the niche rather than on raw impression volume. For India-focused brands in travel and related categories, Historical Travel offers a defined, creative-fit audience rather than broad, low-intent impressions.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Historical Travel's tier (Nano, 6K combined followers, India). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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The creator behind the Historical Travel channel is Akshay Chauhan, who goes by the handle @akki._chauhan across platforms. He is a Rajput trekker and vlogger based in Surat, Gujarat, and openly identifies with his Kshatriya Suryavanshi heritage in his channel branding.
Akshay produces content in Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi, making his travel vlogs accessible across a wide range of audiences in western and central India. This multilingual approach reflects his coverage area, which spans Gujarat, Maharashtra, and neighboring states.
JAI SHIVRAY is a Marathi battle cry and salutation honoring Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire. Akshay uses it on his profile to signal his reverence for Maratha history, which aligns with his content covering forts and heritage sites strongly associated with Shivaji's legacy.
Based on his content signals, Akshay has featured forts including Songadh Fort and Ajmalgadh, both located in the Gujarat region near Surat. Fort trekking and exploration of historical Rajput and Maratha strongholds are a core part of his channel identity.
Yes — one of his well-known videos follows a three-friend budget trip to Dumas Beach in Surat for under ₹400 total. Dumas is a popular coastal spot on the Arabian Sea near Surat, and Akshay's budget-travel framing of local destinations is a recurring format on his channel.
Yes, Akshay made a video on completing Lalbaugcha Raja darshan in just 35 minutes, which is a practical tip many devotees actively search for during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival season. Lalbaugcha Raja is one of Mumbai's most famous and crowded Ganpati pandals, and quick-darshan guides for it are genuinely sought after.
Yes, Surat, Gujarat is listed as his home base directly in his Instagram bio. His content reflects this — Dumas Beach, Vansda, and local Gujarat destinations appear frequently alongside his wider Maharashtra and India-wide travels.
Akshay focuses on mountain treks and fort climbs across Gujarat and Maharashtra, often combining historical context with the physical trekking experience. His hashtags reference destinations like Vansda and Ajmalgadh, suggesting he favors off-the-beaten-path or semi-wild terrain rather than commercial tourist treks.
His channel covers a broader mix than just forts — YouTube topic classifications include food travel, cultural travel, and nature travel alongside historical travel. He also covers local traditions, picnic spots, and travel-comedy content, making the channel a general regional-travel destination rather than a pure history channel.
Despite being a Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi creator based in Surat, a significant share of his audience comes from international audiences including the United States and United Kingdom. This pattern is common among creators whose content attracts members of the South Asian diaspora abroad who are interested in heritage travel, fort trekking, and Indian regional culture.
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