Coach Trip - Season 10

First aired: 12/12/2011 14 episodes
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Episodes

1. Christmas Coach Trip - Trondheim

Aired: 12/12/2011

Coach Trip is back on the road for a special Christmas series - a northerly mission to meet Santa Claus in Lapland.

2. Christmas Coach Trip - Hell

Aired: 12/13/2011

On day two of the Christmas tour, the coach heads to Hell, a chilly Norwegian town where the tourists ride Icelandic ponies in a competitive relay that sees tour guide Brendan disqualified.

3. Christmas Coach Trip - Are

Aired: 12/14/2011

On the third day of the Christmas trip, the coach heads north through Scandinavia to Åre in Sweden, where the tourists go zip-wiring in the morning and sample moose meat in the afternoon. There are fireworks at the vote as one couple feel they have been singled out for criticism.

4. Christmas Coach Trip - Ostersund

Aired: 12/15/2011

The coach reaches Ostersund in Sweden, where the tourists tap into their bloodthirsty side to play Viking games and get crafty making Christmas wreaths.

5. Christmas Coach Trip - Sollefteå

Aired: 12/16/2011

In northern Sweden a new couple join the group, and Brendan arranges a sauna and hot-tub session for the tourists. In the afternoon there's chaos in the kitchen when the trippers try to make Christmas chocolates, and the knives are out come vote time.

6. Christmas Coach Trip - Ornskoldsvik

Aired: 12/19/2011

It's the sixth day of the Christmas tour and the coach trip is continuing the festive fun, reaching Ornskoldsvik in the north of Sweden. The group enjoys a canoeing lesson in the morning and the tourists quite literally hit the ice in the afternoon with a competitive game of ice hockey. At vote time, it seems Santa's come early as there are positive vibes all round and the coach's favourite couple are awarded a real Christmas treat.

7. Christmas Coach Trip - Umeå

Aired: 12/20/2011

Day 7 and the Christmas Coach Trip adventure continues as the tourists arrive in the Swedish town of Umeå. In the morning, the group sample some of Sweden's more adventurous culinary delights. In the afternoon, they try their hand at blowing Christmas baubles - an activity that would make Santa himself blush. The gloves come off for the vote as one couple are accused of killing the Christmas spirit.

8. Christmas Coach Trip - Skellefteå

Aired: 12/21/2011

It's Day 8 of the Christmas trip and the coach heads further north towards the Arctic Circle to Skellefteå in Sweden, where - in true Christmas fashion - the group put on a panto. In the afternoon, the trippers take to the ice for a competitive game of curling, which leads to two disqualifications, and Brendan oversees a bad-tempered vote that ends in tears.

9. Christmas Coach Trip - Luleå

Aired: 12/22/2011

On Day 9 of the Christmas trip through Scandinavia, the group head to Luleå on the coast in northern Sweden, where Brendan takes the tourists abseiling off a sheer rock face in terrible weather conditions. With tensions in the group starting to show, an afternoon of supposedly calming Tai Chi does little to soothe frayed nerves and tempers soon flare at the vote.

10. Christmas Coach Trip - Lapland

Aired: 12/23/2011

On Day 10 of the Christmas tour the coach finally arrives in Lapland. But Santa's grotto seems a long way off when the tourists spend the morning white-water rafting in ice-cold water. In the afternoon, the couples get to grips with each other during a Swedish massage lesson. Tensions rise at the vote, when the group have to decide whether to send one couple home before Christmas.

11. Christmad Coach Trip - Lapland

Aired: 12/26/2011

It's Day 11 on Christmas Coach Trip and the ultimate festive experience finally takes place in Lapland. First there's a visit to Santa's workshop, where the group enrol in Elf training. In the afternoon, they meet Santa, but one tourist has a serious case of Santa-phobia. Later, at a positive vote, there's an early Christmas present for the winner.

12. Christmas Coach Trip - Rovaniemi

Aired: 12/27/2011

Day 12 of the Christmas trip and the coach is in the Finnish town of Rovaniemi, from where the group will be making a special journey across the Arctic Circle for the first time. In the morning, the competition really heats up as the tourists go 10-pin bowling, and an encounter with some naughty trolls results in a festive food fight in the afternoon. It's an emotional vote as Brendan announces there'll be an instant red card and one of the original members will be heading home.

13. Christmas Coach Trip - Arctic Circle

Aired: 12/28/2011

The 13th day of the Christmas tour sees the coach inside the Arctic Circle as it heads further north and today there's a birthday boy on board. Brendan has to get tough when the tourists are underwhelmed by a session of frisbee golf. Then, in the afternoon, everyone gets their hands dirty down a Finnish amethyst mine. One couple get a shock at the vote when they discover they aren't as popular as they thought.

14. Christmas Coach Trip - Inari

Aired: 12/30/2011

On the 15th and final day of a very special Christmas Coach Trip, the tourists are in the Finnish town of Inari and wake after a night spent in special glass igloos. In the morning, they go on a trip to a reindeer farm, which takes an interesting turn at lunchtime. The afternoon is full of arts and crafts as they learn how to make felt with the local Sami people. The final vote sees the group decide who deserves to be crowned the winners of Christmas Coach Trip.