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  • 2018-07-22T19:30:00Z
  • 30m
  • 3h (6 episodes)
  • Ireland
Ireland’s best known and most loved hotelier Francis Brennan is back on the road. He’s taking a break from his five star hotel to act as a tour guide to twelve paying guests who are about to embark on a surprise trip of a lifetime. The series kicks off with Francis’s guests gathering at Dublin Airport where their mystery destination is revealed – South Africa. Francis has organised a thirteen day epic tour starting in Johannesburg, where they visit Soweto, before heading south. In the Eastern Cape they experience a once-in-a-lifetime safari experience, followed by a drive down the world famous Garden Route (with a surprise bungee jump) ending up in beautiful Cape Town. As always, there’s a mixed bunch of guests on the Grand Tour – with ages ranging from an 83 year old great grandmother to a 23 year old, with occupations from dog groomer to pest controller. Can Francis manage to keep this unlikely crew happy and on schedule?

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2018-07-22T19:30:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2018-07-22T19:30:00Z30m

Francis Brennan takes twelve paying tourists on the surprise trip of a lifetime. In tonight’s programme Francis’s guests meet up at Dublin airport and their mystery destination is revealed – South Africa - and after a 19 hour flight he gets straight down to business taking them to on a tribal tour.

2018-07-29T19:30:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2018-07-29T19:30:00Z30m

Francis' group visits South Africa's capital, Pretoria, and the country's most famous township, Soweto, where he asks for two volunteers to do a 70 metre freefall.

2018-08-05T19:30:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 2018-08-05T19:30:00Z30m

Francis is determined his charges see the 'Big Five' African animals, and takes them out to the remote Sibuya Game Reserve, where they sleep under canvas.

2018-08-12T19:30:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 2018-08-12T19:30:00Z30m

The group drive down the 'Garden Route' along SA's south-western coast, first stopping at Tsitsikamma National Park before visiting a rehabilitation centre for injured animals.

2018-08-19T19:30:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 2018-08-19T19:30:00Z30m

Francis and guests hit Cape Town, having a picnic atop Table Mountain. They also visit Robben Island prison, where Nelson Mandela was held for 18 years.

2018-08-26T19:30:00Z

1x06 Episode 6

1x06 Episode 6

  • 2018-08-26T19:30:00Z30m

The tour ends with a trip around the Cape Peninsula, a visit to the Langa township, and encounters with penguins and sharks. Last in the series.

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