Intrepid Journeys
| Intrepid Journeys | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality show |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| No. of episodes | 38 (As of July 31, 2009) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | See below |
| Running time | 60 minutes (Including commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVNZ |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 2003 - present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Intrepid Journeys is a New Zealand television series, which screens on TV ONE in New Zealand and on Vibrant TV Network in the United States. Making its debut in 2003, the show focuses on New Zealand "celebrities" who travel to exotic countries to see that country's history, culture and people.
It is a multi-award-winning travel series. It is not a “Survivor” style manufactured “challenge” show. It is about meeting real challenges in the real world, travelling to lesser-known places and then getting around the way locals do… by foot, bus and camel.
Across each hour-long episode, Intrepid Journeys follows a celebrity traveller for two weeks in a rough and ready destination. The appeal of the show is two-fold. Aside from seeing a personality rise to a challenge, there is also the chance to gather knowledge and understanding of places, lives, events and happenings foreign to Western culture.
Although they are celebrity travellers, they travel and live as the locals do - ride bumpy local buses with chickens and goats, stay in villages and eat traditional food which stretches the palate.
Destinations include Libya, Borneo, Iran, Uganda, Myanmar, Tibet, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Cuba, Vietnam, Ecuador and Mali.
Actor Peter Elliott has done very little travel anywhere let alone to somewhere like Africa. Dealing with fears about bugs, diseases and big animals was just the start of getting to grips with Kenya for Elliott. He runs the gauntlet in Nairobi, otherwise known as Nairobbery, attempting to beat the statistics and not get mugged. Elliott spends the night with a Maasai tribe and joins them in their traditional jumping ceremony. Elliott sees four of Kenya’s game parks packed with elephants, crocodiles, lions, rhinos, hippopotamus, giraffe and zebra
Chef and celebrity foodie, Peta Mathias attempts 12 days in Bolivia. Mathias braves an altitude of 5,000 metres and shivers though -21 degrees. She samples Bolivia’s famous white powder, the salt created on the spectacular salt plains.
Actor Robyn Malcolm finds trekking in 36 degree heat and 90 percent humidity in the Northern reaches of Vietnam more confronting than she ever anticipated. Malcolm experiences traditional life in the hill tribes. She visits the Vinh Moc tunnels and war sites that claimed millions of lives.
Comedian Pio Terei makes a good fist of going vegetarian while rowing down the Ganges and exploring the cultural riches of Northern India. His efforts are rewarded with sightings of dolphins and dead bodies. Terei must also brave first hand experience of the way the Maharajahs lived and close encounters with a camel.
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