Departures Season 2 Episode Guide
Original TV Series on OLN and DVD About Friends Traveling the Globe
Sep 10, 2009
Along with their friend and cameraman Andre Dupuis, Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach have traversed the globe, experiencing adventure at every turn, meeting up with friends in far-flung corners of the earth, and forging new friendships along the way. After spending a year traveling the globe in season 1, season 2 has another thirteen action-packed episodes featuring new destinations and adventures.
Departures Season 2 Episode Guide: North Africa
Season 2 of Departures begins in Spain with Scott and Andre reuniting with Justin, who has been traveling on his own. After spending some time at a Spanish festival, the companions head off to Gibraltar and encounter some pesky apes, before making their way to Morocco. In Morocco, the friends visit a traditional Moroccan Kasbah, climb the highest peak in North Africa, and visit the city of Fes before moving on to Libya.
Libya brings some difficulties in acquiring Libyan visas at the border, before they are allowed to enter the country. With singing camels to guide the way, Scott and Justin travel from the capital Tripoli to the ancient abandoned Ghadames for a spirited game of hide and seek.
Episodes 3 to 5: Brazil and Cuba
Jumping continents, the travelers find themselves in Rio de Janeiro, guided by their friend Gisele from season 1. With many chances for adventure, the trio embarks on a hang gliding trip and see a Brazilian football match before heading into the Amazon for a piranha lunch.
Continuing their Brazilian odyssey, Scott and Justin encounter pink dolphins, baby sea turtles, and natives living in traditional huts deep within the Amazon jungle. After experiencing an Amazonian thunderstorm, the friends head to Fernando de Noronha for scuba diving before moving on to their next destination.
Episode 5 has the friends arriving in Cuba to experience the island away from the typical tourist beach resorts. Instead, they rent a car and head inland towards tobacco fields. The friends experience all Cuba has to offer from horseback rides, sugarcane rum, and Fidel Castro’s hideout, to a traditional Santeria ceremony featuring beating drums and an animal sacrifice.
Episodes 6 and 7: Mongolia
Mongolia is a country that does not see very many Western tourists, especially to the remote areas of the desert. Scott and Justin arrive separately, after being separated at the airport on two different flights. After discovering that some luggage is missing, the travelers make a stop for supplies before heading to a nomadic reindeer tribe. The journey is an adventure in itself as it will take four days by van and by horse to reach the traditional community.
Episode 7 sees their Mongolian adventure continue with ATV rides through the Gobi desert, traditional Mongolian delicacies of yak milk and goat-organ soup, and camping on the vast, grassy plains.
Episode 8 to 10: Iceland, Zambia, and Madagascar
The next stop is Iceland for Scott and Justin where they brave the elements in a 4x4 Jeep, go on an ice climbing adventure, crawl through some of Iceland’s vast network of underground lava tubes, and visit a glacier, before heading to Zambia for episode 9.
Episode 9 sees the friends camping in a tree while hungry lions roam below and going on an animal safari. The trio also meets with impoverished locals who are battling HIV/AIDS, and witness a moving church ceremony with their newfound Zambian friends.
In Madagascar for episode 10, the travelers make their way by train to the village of Vohipeno bearing gifts for the king of the village. Encountering wild animals, the trio spends time climbing Madagascar’s jagged cliffs, and befriending a village of children, who are enamored by the foreigners, before heading to their final two destinations in episodes 11 to 13.
Episodes 11 to 13: Chile and Antarctica
In the final leg of the season, Justin experiences altitude sickness and is forced to spend tie mint eh hospital. Recuperated, the trio spend time biking in the mountains, and taking in the picturesque landscape rife with volcanoes and salt flats. In episode 12, they continue their Chilean journey with penguin sightings and sheep shearing.
The final episode of season 2 finds Scott and Justin in Antarctica, where they spend time at the different scientific research bases learning about this mysterious and icy land.
Buy the DVD
- Buy Seasons 1 and 2 of Departures on DVD.
- Unique in production, this reality series is filmed in high definition. Season 1 is available on DVD from the production website, and airs on a daily basis on Canada’s OLN.
- Season 2, is to be released on DVD soon, and can also be purchased from the production company’s website, in addition to show merchandise.
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