Francis Brennan's Grand Tour

Francis Brennan's Grand Tour
Presented byFrancis Brennan
Country of originIreland
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes18
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkRTÉ One
Release13 November 2011 (2011-11-13) –
26 August 2018 (2018-08-26)

Francis Brennan's Grand Tour was a reality programme which first aired in 2011 on RTÉ One. Over the course of the first series, hotelier Francis Brennan guides sixteen Irish tourists around six major European destinations during a twelve-day journey.[1] Series 2 started on 17 July 2016, this time taking twelve Irish tourists on a tour of India's Golden Triangle. Series 3 started on 9 July 2017, with twelve tourists being taken on a trip to Vietnam. Series 4 started on 22 July 2018 with the destination being South Africa.

Episodes

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Series 1 - European Tour (2011)

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Episode Description
1 During the first episode sixteen tourists fly from Dublin to Barcelona.[2]
2 The tour travels from Barcelona to Carcassonne in France.[3]
3 The tour travels from Carcassonne to Cannes on the French Riviera.[4]
4 The tour travels from Cannes to the town of Stresa on Lake Maggiore in the Italian Lakes.[5]
5 The tour travels from the Italian Lakes to Donnini in Tuscany.[6]
6 The tour moves from Tuscany to their final destination Rome.[7]

Series 2 - Tour of India (2016)

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Episode Description
1 During the first episode twelve tourists fly from Dublin to Delhi.[8]
2 The tour moves to Agra where they pay a visit to the Taj Mahal.[9]
3 The tour visit the abandoned city of Fatehpur Sikri before visiting the Amber Fort.[9]
4 The tour travels to Jaipur where they visit the Palace of the Winds, browse the bazaars and go on a camel ride.[9]
5 The tour try out laughing yoga in Jaipur's Central Park before spotting tigers on a safari in Ranthambore National Park.[9]
6 The tour concludes with a train journey from Ranthambore back to the capital Delhi.[9]

Series 3 - Tour of Vietnam (2017)

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Episode Description
1 The tour begins in Hanoi[10]
2 Temple of Literature and Thay Pagoda in Hanoi; on to Mai Châu District.[10]
3 Tour of the mountains; Halong Bay[10]
4 Halong Bay; Ho Chi Minh City[10]
5 Ho Chi Minh City; Cao Dai Temple; Cu Chi Tunnels[10]
6 Mekong Delta; Mekong River[10]

Series 4 - Tour of South Africa (2018)

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Episode Description
1 The tour begins in Johannesburg.
2 Soweto and Pretoria.
3 Safari at Sibuya Game Reserve.
4 The Garden Route.
5 Cape Town.
6 The tour concludes on the Cape Peninsula.

References

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  1. ^ "About the Show". RTE. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Programme 1". RTE. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Programme 2". RTE. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Programme 3". RTE. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Programme 4". RTE. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Programme 5". RTE. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Programme 6". RTE. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Programme 1 - Delhi". RTE. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Episode Guide". Waddell Media. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Francis Brennan's Tour of Vietnam". RTE. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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