Why we built Peekabl

See the world through someone else's eyes.

Peekabl is live travel streaming with local hosts. Walk a real street as it happens, ask anything, and feel what it is to be somewhere, with someone who is.

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How it started

The whole world stayed home. Then the world moved on.

In 2020 almost everyone was told to stay where they were. For a while we all knew the feeling: the same four walls, the same window, the longing for a street that wasn't ours.

Then travel came back. Planes filled. Feeds filled with faraway places. And for most people, life opened up again.

But not for everyone. Some people were still at home, not for a season, but for good reasons of their own. Their world had not reopened, and it felt like almost nobody was building anything for them.

That is why we built Peekabl. Not to replace travel, but so that no one is shut out of the world: so you can still explore it through someone else's eyes, still be welcomed, and still feel part of something.

Peekabl is a live travel streaming platform. Local hosts walk real streets in real time while you watch, chat and ask questions from anywhere. It exists so that people who can no longer travel can still explore the world, connect with others and belong.

What we give back

Four things a good tour leaves you with.

The world, still open.

Tomorrow morning, a street in a city you have never seen, and you are on it.

Someone beside you.

You are not watching a video. A real person is walking with you, answering you by name, showing you the things they love.

A place among people.

Come back to the same host, the same city, the same corner. Become a regular somewhere you have never stood.

A day that moved you.

The sound of a market waking up. A story no guidebook has. You finish the hour calmer, lighter, and a little more curious.

What a tour feels like

You ask. The host turns the corner.

Live walking tour in Paris: PARIS the 2 royal palaces — PARIS the 2 royal palaces - Paris

Streets with a slope.

Follow a host up a hill of old houses, and ask which door the best bread comes from.

Live walking tour in Sofia: Secrets of the City Garden — Secrets of the City Garden - Sofia

Lanes after dark.

A quiet hour that is entirely yours, walking somewhere you always meant to see.

Live walking tour in Alajuela: A Taste of Real Costa Rica — A Taste of Real Costa Rica - Alajuela

Markets waking up.

Hear a city begin its day, and ask what everything tastes like.

Real hosts. Real places. Real time.

Never pre-recorded. Never generated. Never faked. If it is on Peekabl, someone is really there, walking, talking, and waiting for your question.

The other half of the story

Your city is worth sharing.

Every tour starts with a local who loves where they live. If you have a smartphone and something worth showing, there is someone out there who would love to see it through your eyes.

Become a host

Live walking tour in Denpasar: Sanur Beach Front Cafe Stroll — Sanur Beach Front Cafe Stroll - Denpasar

Live walking tour in Porto Seguro: First Village Brazil — First Village Brazil - Porto Seguro

Live walking tour in Jakarta: Explore Jakarta Old Town — Explore Jakarta Old Town - Jakarta

Every tour is a trip that burns no fuel. More of the world, a lighter footprint.

A note from the founder

When the world locked down, we all learned what it is like to be kept from the places we love.

Then everyone else got to go back. Some people could not, and I kept thinking about them. Nothing was being made for the ones who stayed behind.

So we made a window. A live one, with a real person on the other side who says hello, answers your questions and shows you their home. No one should have to give up the world, or the feeling of belonging to it.

Come and look. Someone is waiting to show you.

Antoni Raltchev, Founder of Peekabl

Rusan Trendafilov, co-founder of Peekabl

A note from the co-founder

For years I built systems that decide whether a person exists on paper: birth registrations, citizenship, identity records. When those systems fail, people wait, and people get left out.

Peekabl started from the opposite question: what if the people who cannot travel could still be part of the world? Every tour that goes live is a small proof that staying home does not mean standing still.

We are still early, and we are still building. Come and walk with us.

Rusan Trendafilov, Co-Founder of Peekabl

How it works

Three steps. No downloads.

Choose a tour.
Browse by city, continent or what you love: food, history, nature, art.
Join from your browser.
No app, no headset. Just tap and you are there, live.
Ask anything.
Chat with your host in real time and steer the walk with your curiosity.

Questions? Read the FAQ

Step into a live tour.

Someone, somewhere, is about to walk out their front door. Go with them.

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