Season 5 (2008)
Episodes: 7
Star Cast:
Episodes List
Ep.1 Pam Corkery - Colombia
Air Date: 2008-04-22
Pam Corkery, prominent radio personality, talk-show host, Cabinet Minister and journalist, is asked to visit one of South America's most dangerous countries, Colombia. While there she tries spear-fishing in a piranha and anaconda infested rivers, and climbs a volcano.
Ep.2 Shane Cortese - Sri Lanka
Air Date: 2008-04-29
Shane Cortese leaves his new family at home while he visits Sri Lanka. While there he dodges a territorial elephant, attends a party where he samples the local moonshine, and helped with the tea harvest.
Ep.3 Stephanie Tauevihi - Ladakh
Air Date: 2008-05-06
Former Shortland Street actress Stephanie Tauevihi climbs in the Indian Himalayas, and experiences culture shock in Delhi.
Ep.4 Paul Holmes - Yemen
Air Date: 2008-05-13
Paul dodges Al-Qaeda to visit one of the world's most conservatively Muslim countries. But while there he is pleased to discover that the country's inhabitants have a strong tradition in hospitality, and gets an inside look at the life of the women of Yemen.
Ep.5 Norm Hewitt - Sarawak, the headhunters trail
Air Date: 2008-05-20
Former All Black Norm Hewitt's travels to Sarawak, home of Borneo's head-hunting tribes. While there he also views the local wildlife, including orangutans and proboscis monkeys.
Ep.6 Jenny Shipley - Namibia
Air Date: 2008-05-27
Travel to the far reaches of the world is nothing new to Former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, but the deserts of Namibia prove a challenge even for the fittest intrepid traveler.
Ep.7 Glen Osborne - Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan
Air Date: 2008-06-03
Former All Black Glen Osbourne travels to two countries he never knew existed, and does some wrestling with a 80-year-old man, goes shopping for wives, tries eagle hunting, and watches some sheep fighting.