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Globe Trekker
1994 · TV Series · TV-PG · 52 min
★ 8.3(8)unSUB Rating
DocumentaryTravel
This travel series follows a different on-camera guide each episode as they explore countries around the world, taking viewers beyond the usual tourist stops. Along the way, they sample local food, join everyday traditions, meet residents and fellow backpackers, and share practical tips for independent travel in a lively, direct-to-viewer style.
Also known as Pilot Guides · Lonely Planet
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-12-31
- Network
- Channel 4
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 52 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 8.3/10 (8 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want upbeat, practical travel adventures that mix culture, food, and off-the-beaten-path moments; Not for you if you prefer calm narration or minimal host presence, like in Coast or Great Continental Railway Journeys.
Pros: authentic local encounters; funny, energetic guides; wide-ranging destinations | Cons: hosts can be irritating; loud constant music; uneven pacing at times
Themes
- travel
- explore
- adventure
Cast & crew
- IW
Ian Wright
as Traveler
- NG
Nikki Grosse
as Presenter
- SM
Shilpa Mehta
as Presenter
Neil Gibson
as Presenter
Jonathan Atherton
as Presenter
Estelle Bingham
as Presenter
- KH
Katy Haswell
as Presenter
Sami Sabiti
as Presenter
- LT
Lavinia Tan
as Presenter
- AR
Alex Riley
as Presenter
Directed by Luke Campbell, Iain B. MacDonald, Jeremy Lovering
Episodes17 seasons · 223 episodes
Specials11 episodes
- S0E1Scotland52m
- S0E2Snowshoeing in Austria52m
- S0E3Reagan Presidential Library52m
- S0E4Great Communist Monuments52m
- S0E5Trekking The Milford Track52m
- S0E6Best Beaches52m
- S0E7Best Treks52m
- S0E8Great Festivals52m
- S0E9Great Historic Sites52m
- S0E10Great Spiritual Journeys52m
- S0E11The Good and Bad Food Guide52m
Season 113 episodes
- S1E1Indonesia: The Eastern Islands52m
- S1E2La Ruta Maya: The Yucatan, Belize & Guatemala52m
- S1E3Morocco52m
- S1E4Jamaica52m
- S1E5Alaska52m
- S1E6Pacific Islands: Fiji, Vanuatsu & the Solomon Islands52m
- S1E7Australia: The South East52m
- S1E8Vietnam52m
- S1E9Brazil: The North East52m
- S1E10Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands52m
- S1E11Japan: Tokyo to Taiwan52m
- S1E12North India: Varanasi to the Himalayas52m
- S1E13Africa: Zimbabwe, Botswana & Namibia52m
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1Israel & The Sinai Desert52m
- S2E2Central Asia: Uzbekistan and Kirghizstan52m
- S2E3South West China52m
- S2E4South India52m
- S2E5Iceland & Greenland52m
- S2E6Turkey52m
- S2E7New York City52m
- S2E8East Africa: Tanzania & Zanzibar52m
- S2E9The American Rockies52m
- S2E10Globe Trekker: Chile and Easter Island52m
- S2E11Baja California & Copper Canyon52m
- S2E12West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso & Mali52m
- S2E13Corsica, Sardinia & Sicily52m
Season 313 episodes
- S3E1Syria, Jordan & Lebanon52m
- S3E2Ethiopia52m
- S3E3Cuba & Haiti52m
- S3E4Pakistan52m
- S3E5Outback Australia52m
- S3E6Southwest USA52m
- S3E7Central Africa: Uganda & Eastern Congo52m
- S3E8Argentina52m
- S3E9South Africa & Lesotho52m
- S3E10Philippines52m
- S3E11Peru52m
- S3E12Northern Spain52m
- S3E13Hungary & Romania52m
Season 413 episodes
- S4E1North Thailand & Laos52m
- S4E2Central America: Costa Rica & Nicaragua52m
- S4E3Indonesia: Bali & Sulawesi52m
- S4E4Iran52m
- S4E5Norway52m
- S4E6Mongolia52m
- S4E7London City Guide52m
- S4E8Czech Republic & Southern Poland52m
- S4E9Papua New Guinea52m
- S4E10Nepal52m
- S4E11Paris City Guide52m
- S4E12Southern Italy52m
- S4E13Amsterdam City Guide52m
Season 513 episodes
- S5E1Hawaii52m
- S5E2West India52m
- S5E3New Zealand52m
- S5E4Malaysia & Southern Thailand52m
- S5E5Sydney City Guide52m
- S5E6West Africa: Ghana and the Ivory Coast52m
- S5E7New Orleans52m
- S5E8Finland and the Baltic States52m
- S5E9San Francisco City Guide52m
- S5E10Mexico City Guide52m
- S5E11Rio De Janeiro City Guide52m
- S5E12Egypt52m
- S5E13Arctic Canada52m
Season 613 episodes
- S6E1Mainland Greece52m
- S6E2Ireland52m
- S6E3Deep South USA52m
- S6E4Sri Lanka & The Maldives52m
- S6E5Bolivia52m
- S6E6Madagascar52m
- S6E7World Food: Vietnam52m
- S6E8Micronesia52m
- S6E9Cambodia52m
- S6E10Eastern Caribbean52m
- S6E11Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg & Murmansk52m
- S6E12Short History of England52m
- S6E13Southern Spain52m
Season 713 episodes
- S7E1Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef52m
- S7E2Georgia and Armenia52m
- S7E3Greek Islands52m
- S7E4California52m
- S7E5Scotland52m
- S7E6Germany52m
- S7E7Central China52m
- S7E8Venezuela52m
- S7E9Northern Italy52m
- S7E10Tunisia and Libya52m
- S7E11Tahiti and Samoa52m
- S7E12Australia: The South West52m
- S7E13Portugal and the Azores52m
Season 815 episodes
- S8E1Istanbul City Guide52m
- S8E2South of France52m
- S8E3Kenya52m
- S8E4New England USA52m
- S8E5Rome City Guide52m
- S8E6Southern Mexico52m
- S8E7Ultimate Australia52m
- S8E8Indonesia Java and Sumatra52m
- S8E9Indonesia Java and Sumatra52m
- S8E10Asian Cities Calcutta Shanghai Bangkok52m
- S8E11South Korea52m
- S8E12Beijing City Guide52m
- S8E13Vienna City Guide52m
- S8E17California52m
- S8E27Globe Trekker Special: Slavery52m
Season 913 episodes
- S9E1Northern France52m
- S9E2Ultimate France52m
- S9E3Tuscany52m
- S9E4Ultimate Italy52m
- S9E5Arab Gulf States52m
- S9E6Great Festivals 252m
- S9E7Washington D.C. City Guide52m
- S9E8Morocco 252m
- S9E9World History: The Middle East52m
- S9E10Hong Kong & Taiwan52m
- S9E11New York 252m
- S9E12London City Guide 252m
- S9E13Marrakech & Dubai City Guides52m
Season 1013 episodes
- S10E1Belgium & Luxembourg52m
- S10E2Cameroon52m
- S10E3Florida & The Bahamas52m
- S10E4Mozambique52m
- S10E5Pacific Northwest USA52m
- S10E6Southeast China52m
- S10E7South Africa 252m
- S10E8Tokyo City Guide50m
- S10E9Western Canada52m
- S10E10Ultimate Caribbean52m
- S10E11Ultimate China52m
- S10E12Ultimate India52m
- S10E13Ultimate Mexico52m
Season 1114 episodes
- S11E1England and Wales52m
- S11E2Midwest USA52m
- S11E3Venice City Guide52m
- S11E4US Civil War Sites52m
- S11E5Penang and Kuala Lumpur City Guides52m
- S11E6Malaysia: Penang, Malacca & Borneo52m
- S11E7Indian Ocean Islands52m
- S11E8Chinatown52m
- S11E9Beirut and Cyprus52m
- S11E10Beirut City Guide52m
- S11E11The Good and Bad Food Guide 252m
- S11E12Great Festivals 352m
- S11E13Best American Water Treks 152m
- S11E14Best American Water Treks 152m
Season 1213 episodes
- S12E1Sweden and Denmark52m
- S12E2Spanish Islands52m
- S12E3Las Vegas City Guide52m
- S12E4Galleons Pirates and Treasure52m
- S12E5Panama and Columbia52m
- S12E6Trekking in Turks & Caicos and Milford Track52m
- S12E7Ice Trekking The Alps52m
- S12E8Paris City Guide 252m
- S12E9Cyprus & Crete52m
- S12E10Great Journeys: Road Warriors52m
- S12E11Globe Shopper 252m
- S12E12Great Journeys: Planes, Trains & Automobiles52m
- S12E13Great Natural Wonders52m
Season 1314 episodes
- S13E1Los Angeles City Guide52m
- S13E2Germany 252m
- S13E3World War 252m
- S13E4Planet of the Apes Special52m
- S13E5Volcanoes: Ring of Fire52m
- S13E6Slavery Special52m
- S13E7Cape Verde & Senegal52m
- S13E8Cape Verde & Senegal52m
- S13E9The Caribbean Islands52m
- S13E10The Balkans52m
- S13E11Colorado & Utah52m
- S13E12Honduras & El Salvador52m
- S13E13Zambia & Malawi52m
- S13E14Trekking the Pacific: Cook Islands & Papua New Guinea52m
Season 1414 episodes
- S14E1Amsterdam City Guide 252m
- S14E2Madrid City Guide52m
- S14E3Syria52m
- S14E4Ottomans vs. Christians52m
- S14E5Christians vs. Ottomans52m
- S14E6Nigeria52m
- S14E7Endangered Places52m
- S14E8Holland52m
- S14E9Papua New Guinea Islands52m
- S14E10Great Historic Sights52m
- S14E11Syria52m
- S14E12Puerto Rico52m
- S14E13Ukraine52m
- S14E14WW2 Pacifc52m
Season 1512 episodes
- S15E1Papua New Guinea Islands52m
- S15E2Bangladesh52m
- S15E3Trekking in Uganda & The Congo52m
- S15E4South India52m
- S15E5Indonesia: The Eastern Islands52m
- S15E6Japan: Tokyo to Taiwan52m
- S15E7Philippines52m
- S15E8Uzbekistan and Kirghistan52m
- S15E9Jamaica52m
- S15E10Mexico City Guide52m
- S15E11Corsica, Sardinia & Sicily52m
- S15E12North East Brazil52m
Season 1713 episodes
- S17E1Building England 2: The Age of Architects52m
- S17E2Road Trip Ruta 40: Patagonia52m
- S17E3Road Trip Ruta 40: The Andes52m
- S17E4Top Ten South American Adventures52m
- S17E5Isolated Islands: Saint Helena52m
- S17E6Poland52m
- S17E7Delhi and Agra52m
- S17E8Top Ten African Adventures52m
- S17E9Sacred Places Special: Great Mosques52m
- S17E10The Rise and Fall of The British Raj52m
- S17E11The Wild West, USA52m
- S17E12Hawaii 252m
- S17E13Rust Belt Highway, USA52m