Adventure Earth schedule

Kihnu is one of 19 inhabited Estonian islands. When the women there ride motorcycles in colourful skirts, it is summer. Thanks to its remoteness, charming traditions have been preserved here. More than 2,000 islands belong to Estonia, none is like the other, each with its own character. Most of them

The strait that connects the North Sea with the Baltic, with depths of over 700 metres, is notorious for its dangerously strong currents. But currents also mean food and therefore nourishment for the large swarms of fish that inhabit the region. The sea grass meadows are comparable with those off th

The moon disappears behind the horizon and the stage is set for a new day in the Alps of Berchtesgaden.

Mighty and mysterious, King Watzmann sits above Germany's only alpine national park.

Capri was already in ancient times a place for the rich and beautiful. Today Capri is one of the most famous islands in the world. Millions of tourists visit it. But there are in fact still unknown corners on the island in the Gulf of Naples. Thus, at the very top of Capri, there is a hermit monaste

The island of Martinique is a piece of France in the Caribbean, between Florida and South America. And of course, Savoir-vivre applies just as it does on the other side of the Atlantic, between the English Channel and the Mediterranean. Jacky Pascault is the first and only man to cultivate mushrooms

The Bohemian Forest is the source of the Vltava River, home to primeval forests, untouched high moors and bubbling torrents. This archaic stretch of land, which includes the Bavarian Forest, was long considered impenetrable and mysterious. Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Bavarian border resident

Pavel Hubeny, whose life would be unthinkable without the forest, is the head of the Šumava National Park. He is committed to ensuring that a primeval forest can grow for future generations, in which man does not interfere. This vision of a primeval forest is also shared by the forester Claus Bässle

In a never-ending quest for grass and water, the striped herds undertake an annual epic trek across the vast lunar landscape of the Kalahari’s Makgadikgadi Pans. Most of the year, the Makgadikgadi is an inhospitable wasteland of windswept, salt-encrusted pans. For the area’s water-dependent zebra, t

Fjord, ford, bay, gulf: there are many names for the beautiful extensions of the Baltic Sea into the country. Eckernförde Bay is shaped by currents, surf and people. It stretches 17 kilometers to the town that gives it its name. Stephan Möller is the acting shooting master of the Eckernförder Bürger

Idlewild - Avalon - Belle of Louisville - these three names stand for the last still roadworthy, historic sternwheeler in the USA. In 1914, the ship was built as "Idlewild" for the West Memphis Packet Company as a passenger ferry. With a draft of only 1.50 m and a robust steel hull, the boat is suit

The paddle steamer "Skibladner" is the oldest passenger paddle steamer in the world in regular service. It has been plying Norway's largest inland lake, the Mjøsa, since 1856. The "white swan" has a melodious name, borrowed from Norse mythology. The ship "Skíðblaðnir" of the god Freyr, built by dwar

With a length of more than 1000 kilometers, the Elbe is one of the largest rivers in Europe. The river has shaped landscapes since time immemorial: geologically, economically and culturally. One of the most beautiful sections of the river - in Saxony in southeastern Germany - has been navigated by t

Curacao is one of the most popular attractions for countless cruise ships on their trips through the Caribbean, because it is located outside of the hurricane belt. This is why Eric Miguel is constantly in action. He is the bridge keeper of the Queen Emma Bridge, the landmark of Curacao's capital, W

Gauja National Park in Latvia features diverse wildlife, red sandstone cliffs and a winding river that flows through forests shaped by long human history.

The Curonian Spit is a narrow peninsula of dunes and forests shaped by destruction and recovery through careful human intervention.

When food supply in the Serengeti dwindles, the Masai Mara is a paradise for predators. As the black wildebeests, gazelles, zebras and antelopes make their yearly trip from the south of the Serengeti to the north, nature’s best laid trap, the Mara River in Kenya is waiting ahead. Captivating shots f

Moors and peatlands are oases in the cultivated landscape of Central Europe.

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters). The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon Nat

Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana, and Idaho. It was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone was t

North America’s National Parks are world famous and their breathtaking landscapes fascinate millions of visitors. This spectacular series will show you what happens beyond the lookouts. Everglades National Park is an American national park that protects the southern twenty percent of the original Ev

In Newfoundland, at the easternmost tip of North America, the landscape is pristine, dramatic, and very sparsely populated. In summer, icebergs occasionally drift along the steep cliffs. When the "Titanic" collided with an iceberg and sank just 300 miles off the coast of Newfoundland in 1912, the la

Wide open heaths, windswept and barren in winter, are transformed into wonderful carpets of white, fluffy cotton grass in summer. Large bears and wolves roam alongside delicately fluttering butterflies, the bubbling calls of black grouse and the enchanting trills of the great snipe. Moors, bogs and

It is one of the wildest roads in Asia: the Trans Sulawesi Highway. The adventurous road leads through Indonesia's fourth-largest island and takes people to spectacular destinations. To beautiful beaches, turbulent cities, or unique primeval forests.

Far out in the "Wild West" of Canada lies Bella Coola. If you want to get to the small town on the Pacific, you have no choice: there is only one road leading there, the Bella Coola Highway. It is constantly monitored and yet remains dangerous. Gravel roads, narrow hairpin bends and steep mountain s