Michael & Acacia
Michael and Acacia (@michaelandacacia), a South African couple based in South Africa, make travel and van life videos about exploring their home country in a self-converted van named Yeti. Their channel has about 6,400 subscribers and a median of roughly 2,700 views per video, with uploads slowing to about one per year. Sponsored video rates are estimated at $60 to $90 per video.
Engaged South Africa van life audience with strong like rates on travel content
- Median of about 2,660 views per video across 250 uploads
- Like rate of 3.1 percent, which points to an engaged viewer base
- Shorts make up about 52 percent of recent uploads, giving low-cost placements
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- vlog, short-form tips, van tour, documentary-style series
- Tone
- candid, warm
- Language
- English
- On camera
- Yes, talking head
- Production
- Clean, lightly edited
- Typical length
- under 60 seconds for Shorts; 13 to 30 minutes for long-form films
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- None yet
- Categories promoted
- None yet
- Affiliate links
- No
No sponsorship disclosures found in the last 50 videos. The channel description lists an inquiries email, and the video 'How we make money on the road living in a van' describes them as a full-time traveling production company.
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
Recent titles and descriptions cover travel, camping, hiking and van builds with no concerning content flagged.
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Platforms
| Platform | Followers | Median views | Uploads, 90d |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | 6.4k | 2.7k | 0 |
Benchmark score: 51 / 100
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Recent videos
▶The Wild Coast - Most Beautiful Coastline in South Africa? · 1.8k views
▶Creating our dream homestead in the mountains - The first 30 · 3.6k views
▶Full Documentary of our 3 years living on the road in South · 33k viewsLast three uploads, latest 262 days ago.
Traveling South Africa full time in our self converted van, Yeti. Join our travels and DIY projects every Sunday evening as we share our journey the way we see it! We create these films to hopefully inspire you to travel South Africa or take on Van Life as it is such a great way to travel and experience the outdoors. Come follow along and hope to see you on the road one day as well. Happy travels and let me know your thoughts in the comment section :) For inquiries: wanderersandwhisker@influint.co
About Michael & Acacia
Michael and Acacia publish travel and van life content about South Africa, filmed from their self-converted van Yeti. Their long-form films cover destinations such as the Wild Coast, the Garden Route, the Cederberg and the Rocklands, and they also post short clips with campsite tips, van tours and daily life. Viewers are likely to be South African and international travel and van life enthusiasts, though this audience estimate is inferred from the content and is not measured.
The channel has about 6,400 subscribers and a median of around 2,700 views per video, with a recent pace of roughly one upload per year. Based on the rate rule for long-form content with a median near 2,700 views, a sponsored integration is estimated at $60 to $90 per video, which is about $20 to $35 per 1,000 views. That CPM sits above the $10 typical for paid ads, which reflects the higher trust of creator endorsements.
This channel suits outdoor gear, camping and vehicle brands, and travel services focused on South Africa that want authentic on-the-road placements. Brands looking for high volume reach or frequent posting should look elsewhere.
Written from Michael & Acacia's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Michael & Acacia can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about Michael
How much does Michael & Acacia charge for a sponsored video?
Based on the channel's median views of about 2,700, the estimated sponsored rate is $60 to $90 per video. This range is calculated from the Starbooked rate rule and is not a confirmed quote from the creators.
What does Michael & Acacia post about on YouTube?
Michael and Acacia post about traveling South Africa full time in their converted van Yeti. Their content includes campsite guides, van tours, outdoor adventures and longer documentary-style films about life on the road.
How do I contact Michael & Acacia for a brand deal?
Contact details unlock on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted creators can be booked through Starbooked directly. The channel's public description also lists an inquiries email address.
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