Broadcast date
25-05-2009 • 30 episodes
Episodes of this season
1. Belgium - Antwerp
The third series of the travel show with a difference starts in London, with the first port of call in Antwerp. One of the tourists, Deanne, claims she can predict the future from tarot cards. But will she be able to foresee how this adventure turns out?
2. France - Reims
The tourists visit Reims and the World War II Surrender Museum, before a merry trip to a Champagne house. One couple are already being singled out at vote time.
3. Luxembourg - Luxembourg City
A walking tour of Luxembourg City gets mixed reviews and a pottery class proves popular for all the wrong reasons. The first new couple join the tour.
4. France - Strasbourg
The group have an Alsatian cooking class in Strasbourg and visit one of Europe's biggest theme parks. But an unexpected row at voting time spoils the party.
5. Switzerland - Mount Titlis
The group head up a snow-covered mountain in Switzerland, and the atmosphere is still frosty after last night's bust-up. Can Graham and Ivy survive another vote?
6. Switzerland - Lucerne
The coach has reached Lucerne in Switzerland, and the group upset a local celebrity before upsetting each other at another emotional vote.
7. Liechtenstein
Brendan gets annoyed as one of the tourists gets drunk at the Prince of Liechtenstein's private vineyard, plus a flamboyant new couple join the group.
8. Germany - Munich
The group go on a rather unusual tour of Munich's Olympic stadium, while the noisy new arrivals get a mixed response from the rest of the tourists.
9. Austria - Berchtesgaden
The group cross over into Austria, where one tourist behaves very badly at Hitler's Eagle's Nest. But at vote time it's another couple who are warned about their behaviour.
10. Austria - Innsbruck
An Alpine adventure is on the itinerary today as the group learn to yodel and bobsleigh in Innsbruck. Plus, two new couples join the party to shake things up a little.
11. Italy - Lake Garda
The coach heads into Italy and the group learn to sail on beautiful Lake Garda. After a dramatic vote the new arrivals suspect they are being targeted by the original Coach Trippers.
12. Italy - Venice
The group enjoy a romantic day in Venice: appropriately enough, a love affair is blossoming within the group. But love is not in the air at another tense vote.
13. Italy - Comacchio
The coach heads down Italy's Adriatic coast, where a visit to an eel farm is too much for some to stomach. At a dramatic vote the new arrivals and the original Coach Trippers air their grievances about each other.
14. Italy - Bologna
The group attempt to learn Italian - some more successfully than others - and then visit a traditional vineyard. There are more new arrivals and surprise departures after an emotional vote.
15. Italy - Cesenatico
The coach pulls into the Italian seaside town of Cesenatico, where two of the group reveal more than they should at the beach. Two Coach Trippers have an angry bust-up at lunch.
16. Italy - Ancona
The group visit some spectacular limestone caves and welcome two more new tourists before suffering seasickness on a stormy night ferry to Croatia.
17. Croatia - Makarska
Still feeling the effects of their rough ferry crossing, the group head to the peaceful Croatian seaside town of Makarska. But the peace is wrecked by a big row at vote time.
18. Croatia - Dubrovnik
A walk along the Dubrovnik city walls proves too much for two of the tourists, and then at the vote yesterday's disagreement flares up again - leading to an early exit for one couple.
19. Montenegro - Bay of Kotor
Two couples are taken ill and miss the day's trip to Montenegro - leading to a surprise result at vote time.
20. Croatia - Split
There is a dramatic early-morning departure before the tour reaches the city of Split, where some local hunks teach the Coach Trippers Croatian watersports - with mixed results.
21. Croatia - Zadar
Two new arrivals join the group, as they continue their exploration of Croatia with a tour of the Dalmatian islands on a private boat. But one tourist spoils the fun with some inappropriate behaviour, which causes more friction at vote time.
22. Croatia - Plitvice Lakes
The group are given time to relax at Croatia's beautiful Plitvice Lakes National Park. But tensions rise later when the remaining original tourists continue to try to rig the voting.
23. Croatia - Zagreb
In the Croatian capital, Zagreb, the group swap the coach for some unusual transportation, with disastrous results. And two new arrivals intend to shake up the voting.
24. Hungary - Heviz
Brendan stirs up the group by announcing a dramatic twist at the day's vote, leaving the original tourists fighting for their survival.
25. Hungary - Budapest
The coach reaches the Hungarian capital, Budapest, where the group try their hand at making one of the national dishes, goulash. Plus, the newer tourists take control at vote time.
26. Austria - Vienna
The coach reaches Vienna and the group enjoy some musical treats. But Brendan has a massive row with two new tourists who don't want to play by his rules.
27. Czech Republic - Cesky Krumlov
Brendan leads the group whitewater rafting in the Czech town of Cesky Krumlov before upsetting a local guide on a brewery tour.
28. Czech Republic - Marienbad
The group are excited by a visit to the spa town of Marienbad, but the treatments aren't as relaxing as they'd hoped. Later, one tourist surprises the group by revealing a secret past.
29. Czech Republic - Prague
The coach reaches its final destination, Prague, where the tour party cause havoc in a puppet museum and on a vintage tram, before choosing their favourite couple in a special final vote.
30. The Journey Home
As the 14 tourists who have made it to the end of the line head home to the UK, Brendan looks back on his favourite and funniest moments of the 30-day tour.
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