Francis Brennan's Grand Tour

Francis Brennan's Grand Tour was a six-part reality programme which aired in 2011 on RTÉ One. Over the course of six episodes, 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.

Francis Brennan's Grand Tour
Presented by	Francis Brennan
Country of origin	Ireland
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	18
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	RTÉ One
Release	13 November 2011 (2011-11-13)

Episodes

Series 1 - European Tour (2011)

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)

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)

Episode	Description
1	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)

References

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. "Episode Guide". Waddell Media. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
10. "Francis Brennan's Tour of Vietnam". RTE. Retrieved 10 July 2017.