Francis Brennan's Grand Tour
# 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. 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

### Series 1 - European Tour (2011)

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

### Series 2 - Tour of India (2016)

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

### Series 3 - Tour of Vietnam (2017)

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