Globe Trekker
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Globe Trekker

8.1 / 10
1994
17 seasons
212 episodes
Documentary

Globe Trekker is an adventure tourism television series produced by Pilot Productions. The British series was inspired by the Lonely Planet travelbooks and began airing in 1994. Globe Trekker is broadcast in over 40 countries across six continents. Each episode features a host, called a traveller, who travels with a camera crew to a country—often, a relatively exotic locale—and experiences the sights, sounds, and culture that the location has to offer. Special episodes feature in-depth city, beach, dive, shopping, history, festival, and food guides. The show often goes far beyond popular tourist destinations in order to give viewers a more authentic look at local culture. Presenters usually participate in different aspects of regional life, such as attending a traditional wedding or visiting a mining community. They address the viewer directly, acting as tourists-turned-tour guides, but are also filmed interacting with locals and discovering interesting locations in unrehearsed sequences. Globe Trekker also sometimes includes brief interviews with backpackers who share tips on independent travel in that particular country.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Indonesia: The Eastern Islands

    31-12-199452m

    Traveller Mark Crowdy

  • Ep 2

    2.La Ruta Maya: The Yucatan, Belize & Guatemala

    21-08-199452m

    Traveller Justine Shapiro

  • Ep 3

    3.Morocco

    28-08-199452m

    Traveller Ian Wright

  • Ep 4

    4.Jamaica

    09-11-199452m

    Traveller Ian Wright

  • Ep 5

    5.Alaska

    31-12-199452m

    Traveller Ian Wright

  • Ep 6

    6.Pacific Islands: Fiji, Vanuatsu & the Solomon Islands

    31-12-199452m

    Traveller Ian Wright

  • Ep 7

    7.Australia: The South East

    TBA52m

    Traveller Ian Wright

  • Ep 8

    8.Vietnam

    TBA52m

    Traveller Megan McCormick

  • Ep 9

    9.Brazil: The North East

    TBA52m

    Traveller Ian Wright

  • Ep 10

    10.Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands

    TBA52m

    Traveller Justine Shapiro

  • Japan: Tokyo to Taiwan

    11.Japan: Tokyo to Taiwan

    30-11-199352m

    Ian Wright goes on an unusual journey to the Southern Islands of Japan - from Kyushu down to the Yaeyama Islands, Japans westernmost point. Ian island-hops through the Pacific Isla...

  • Ep 12

    12.North India: Varanasi to the Himalayas

    TBA52m

    Traveller Andrew Daddo

  • Ep 13

    13.Africa: Zimbabwe, Botswana & Namibia

    TBA52m

    Traveller Andrew Daddo

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