Episode 1. What’s often called “The Forgotten Paradise", Az from BacktoBasics has come to live on remote Kwakea Island, to film and document a “Final Frontier” series for their YouTube channel. Enjoy!
Episode 2 of BacktoBasics “Final Frontier” series based out of Kwakea Island. In this episode we set out on a mission to hunt the badest fish in the ocean, the Dogtooth Tuna & also help out with some turtle conservation efforts. Enjoy!
Episode 3 of BacktoBasics “Final Frontier” series based out of Kwakea Island. In this episode Az tries his hand a catching one of Kwakea’s wild pigs bare handed as an offering gesture to a neighbouring island in order to get their blessing to visit their spectacular paradise. Enjoy!
Episode 4 of BacktoBasics “Final Frontier” series based out of Kwakea Island. In this episode we head out to one of our secret fishing spots and load up with tuna! We then trade some tuna for Vanuatu’s famous Kava root to enjoy that evening.
Episode 5 of BacktoBasics “Final Frontier” series based out of Kwakea Island. Hope you enjoy!
Episode 6 of BacktoBasics “Final Frontier” series based out of Kwakea Island. In this episode Az spends the last 48 hours on the island hunting & foraging for local foods around the island that we cook up on the beach. Enjoy!
The BacktoBasics Episodes below are from their first visit to Kwakea Island in 2018!
Back2Basics – Episode 1
Vanuatu, in the heart of the remote, rugged and beautiful South Pacific Islands. Part 1, we arrive and waste no time into fitting as much as we can into the day from collecting wild fowl eggs, fending off sharks from Dogtooth Tuna to drinking Kava with the locals.
Back2Basics – Episode 2
“Being “welcomed” onto a remote island in Northern Vanuatu. A greeting party like nothing we have ever seen- this is about as wild as it gets. It’s these moments in life that really change your perception on how to see the world- raw, exhilarating, humbling”
Back2Basics – Episode 3
Strap yaself in for this episode as we head out bluewater spearfishing and a fair bit of wild stuff goes down… shark frenzies, big fish and hunting with shotguns back on the mainland.
Homesteading in Vanuatu (Remote Off-Grid Island Tour)
Az gets a tour from Brett, the owner of Kwakea Island, who shows him how they're being self sufficient on the this 100 hectare tropical island.
Episode1 - Brodie Moss from Youngbloods came and stayed with us in 2022 to film a 4 part series for his Youtube Channel here on Kwakea Island. Enjoy!
Episode 2 - we head out spearfishing before hiking an active volcano to cook up our catch
Episode 3 - Brodie learns from the locals
Episode 4 - Brodie goes hunting with the locals on Kwakea