Survivor 10: The Caribbean

Survivor: The Caribbean
Survivor: The Caribbean Logo
Presented by	Guy Zu-Aretz
No. of episodes	36
No. of days	52
No. of castaways	20
Winner	Neama Kaesari
Production
Location(s)	Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic
Filming dates	June – July, 2007
Release
Original release	December 15, 2007 – May 17, 2008
Chronology
Followed by	Survivor 10: Pearl Islands

Survivor 10: The Caribbean is the first season of the Israeli edition of Survivor. Based on the popular reality game show Survivor, the series was shot between June and July, 2007, in Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic. It was produced by Reyif HeMeiri production company, with an approximated budget of $5,000,000. It is broadcast on the Channel 10.

The show was criticized profusely by viewers, the media, and contestants for intervening in the game unfairly and for changing the format extensively for the production of numerous long episodes. The original U.S. series broadcasts 15 episodes per season. Each episode is 43 minutes long; the Israeli version broadcasts 40 episodes per season. Each episode is 60 minutes long or longer, and does not necessarily end with a tribal council elimination.

The Sole Survivor was Neama Kaesari, who defeated Noam Tor and Dan Mano in the final tribal council by a 5-4-0 vote. Neama received the grand prize of 1,000,000₪ in cash and an off-road car.

Although the main format is the same, a few differences were notable between the Israeli and the American versions:

^2 In episode 7, the tribes were changed to "Men vs. Women" tribes. The women got back to Sabana's camp, and got the red color. The men got back to Gibaro's camp, and got the blue color. Although the colors of their tribes was changed, the contestants kept their buffs.
Before the immunity challenge, the host announced one of the Men's tribe members will move to the Women's tribe, to even things out. That person was chosen by number of double-power challenges won, and as Dan won 2 challenges, he was moved to the Women's tribe.
^3 Episode 7's tribal council was a double-elimination tribal council. One member of each old tribe (Sabana & Gibaro) was voted out. After the tribal council, the tribes changed back to Sabana and Gibaro.
^4 For the episode 12 double-power challenge, the contestants were divided to four pairs. The winning pair, Dan and Marina, competed within themselves for the win. Dan won the double-power challenge, but both him and Marina won a phone call home.
^5 Episodes 12, 14 and 15's double power challenge winner could vote twice in tribal council for the same contestant, and not for two contestants.
^6 Noam won Immunity but gave it to Na'ama during Tribal Council.