Globe Trekker
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.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Dec 31, 1994
- Popularity: 18.3234
- 6 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Production
Pilot Productions (GB)
- Status: Returning Series
In Production
17 seaons till Apr 22, 2012
Last episode: Bangladesh
Seasons & episodes
Total 17 seasons, 213 episodes
Specials
Aired
Episode 1Scotland52 min
Overview not available
Episode 2Snowshoeing in Austria52 min
Get your snowshoes on for some crazy fun, catching the wind in your hair and a bear or two on the way.
Episode 3Reagan Presidential Library52 min
Ronald Reagan's famous adult themed comic collection is finally unveiled in this historic setting.
Episode 4Great Communist Monuments52 min
Paint the walls red with this amazing trip through Cuba, Russia, Vietnam and North West Norfolk.
Episode 5Trekking The Milford Track52 min
We then meet up with Zay Harding, who is hiking the Milford Track, the most famous and spectacular trekking route in New Zealand. To reach the remote trailhead on the southwestern tip of the South Island, Zay sails in a traditional wooden ketch across beautiful Lake Te Anau, where he starts the 3-day trek up and over the MacKinnon Pass en route to the Milford Sound.
