Tropic of Capricorn

- Season 1

(2008)

A Capricorn adventure - Programme One The Tropic of Capricorn runs around the southern hemisphere for about 22,000 miles, crossing some of the most remote and unexplored regions of the world. Simon Reeve has embarked on an epic new adventure. In the first leg of Simon's journey across the Tropic of Capricorn he starts in Namibia, on a remote beach in the Namib-Nauklaft National Park. The spectacular desert scenery makes this area, like much of this huge country, a huge draw for adventure tourists. Simon's first stop is Swakopmund, Namibia's second largest city, and a ...

Simon discovers that since the end of Apartheid, South Africa's new order is far from safe anymore, yet attracts desperate immigrants from Zimbabwe, now a dictatorial ruin. Neigboring Mozabique is totally wrecked by civil war and hardly rebuilding. Despite considerable natural resources, the ecologically unique island of Madagacsar with its rare ethnic mix is a place of dire struggle for survival. IN all those countries, Simon also considers the worries and benefits of wildlife conservation interacting with local population and tourism.

A Capricorn adventure - Programme Three The Tropic of Capricorn runs around the southern hemisphere for about 22,000 miles, crossing some of the most remote and unexplored regions of the world. Australia In the third programme presenter Simon Reeve follows the Tropic of Capricorn as it cuts through three regions of Australia (Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland) and the vast wilderness of the Outback. This is not the Australia of Neighbours and Home and Away. It is the heart of Australia, a remote and spectacular place populated by extraordinary ...

Simon starts in Souther Chile's huge Atacama, the world's driest desert, by copper export train and the Altiplano, about 4km above sea level, yet with tropical lakes, where natives explain their and the environment's plight. Next over the Andes to northern Argentina's comparatively lush vicuña breeding country. Nearby, tribal Wichi natives' culture is threatened by brutal deforestation. Then over the border to Paraguyan capital Asuncion, for a Catholic fiesta and Stroessner torture museum. Alas Paraguay's Atlantic Forest in nearly completely turned into soybean fields...