0:00:02 > 0:00:03Seven young explorers
0:00:03 > 0:00:06are taking on the toughest challenge of their lives -
0:00:06 > 0:00:09an extreme expedition in South America.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11That is mad!
0:00:11 > 0:00:14They're attempting a series of astonishing world firsts.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- Oh, my God!- Going where no children have been before
0:00:18 > 0:00:21to get to some of the most awesome places on Earth.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23We've reached the top.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25The team are following the footsteps
0:00:25 > 0:00:28of the great Elizabethan Sir Walter Raleigh -
0:00:28 > 0:00:31the first Englishman to explore Guyana,
0:00:31 > 0:00:34as he searched for El Dorado, the lost city of gold.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Led by survival expert Ben Major
0:00:37 > 0:00:40and record-breaking adventurer Polly Murray,
0:00:40 > 0:00:48the epic journey will push the seven explorers to the limit and beyond.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49I can't!
0:00:49 > 0:00:51It's all bad.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I hate this so much!
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Is he having a laugh?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57That was too scary.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Coming up, bugs and beasties on the lunch menu.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Oh!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Lovely!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13And Megan gets that sinking feeling!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16It's coming over the sides!
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Previously, the explorers headed to a training camp
0:01:20 > 0:01:22in the Guyana rainforest
0:01:22 > 0:01:24to begin a week of intense jungle lessons.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29Some, like Sammie, weren't too happy to meet the local wildlife.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32OK. Take him out.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37Unlike Regan, who's a total rainforest enthusiast.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38It's a bumblebee poison dart frog.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Rock the boat!
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Regan fared worse in canoe training.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46He failed to stay with his boat during a capsize drill
0:01:46 > 0:01:49and had to be rescued by Polly.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53The team were shocked to learn that the next phase of jungle training
0:01:53 > 0:01:56would take them away from their base camp for 24 hours.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Tomorrow, you're going for a night out.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01You're joking.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05We believe there is a spiritual being.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08But a tribal blessing to protect them from rainforest spirits
0:02:08 > 0:02:10left everyone feeling more confident.
0:02:10 > 0:02:16We have been blessed so, hopefully, I am ready to face the jungle.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23It's the morning of the jungle training exercise.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26The explorers will be camping in the rainforest.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Even in the relative luxury of base camp
0:02:29 > 0:02:31there are unwelcome visitors...
0:02:31 > 0:02:36Eugh! That's minging.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40It's a huge tick and Doctor Fi tries to remove it.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Get it off me.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46But the blood-sucking creature has a vice-like grip.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50It's got strong teeth. It's locking in there.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52It won't come easily.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54We can always put Vaseline over it.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57The petroleum jelly will hopefully suffocate the tick
0:02:57 > 0:03:01so it drops off Sammie's back painlessly.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07When Sir Walter Raleigh came to Guyana 400 years ago,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10local tribespeople took him around by canoe.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13In three days, the young explorers are going to take on
0:03:13 > 0:03:16an epic canoe journey of their own.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20They'll be attempting to paddle a record-breaking 75 miles
0:03:20 > 0:03:22down the Burro-Burro River,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25camping rough along the way in virgin rainforest.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28So, the aim of this 24-hour training exercise
0:03:28 > 0:03:34is to help prepare the explorers for life out in the wild.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38They've got just a short paddle downriver into the rainforest.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49But almost immediately, there's a problem -
0:03:49 > 0:03:53one of the canoes has sprung a leak.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58The boat is sinking by the second.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00It's a submarine.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03We're going down. Get your swimming caps on!
0:04:03 > 0:04:06We're sinking and can't get out!
0:04:06 > 0:04:08This is not funny no more!
0:04:12 > 0:04:15We're sinking! It's coming over the sides!
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Despite Megan's efforts at bailing,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21they had to be rescued by Ben and Polly.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Our boat is just sitting at the bottom of the river now.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37I think they're going to try and tow it out
0:04:37 > 0:04:38but it just went "boof."
0:04:38 > 0:04:41The hole in the boat kept leaking and we were going,
0:04:41 > 0:04:46"It's going down." No-one believed us! It was coming up to my knees.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51It was coming up to my knees...
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Oh, bless Nikita.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Just be aware of these tree roots, guys,
0:05:01 > 0:05:05because this is an ideal spot for snakes.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Before they start to make camp, it's time for lunch, jungle-style!
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Let's see what we've got.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Ugh!
0:05:13 > 0:05:15That's the one thing you said you wouldn't eat.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19I won't eat a grub or anything that bursts in your mouth.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24If you're hungry guys, you'd eat them. Who is feeling brave?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Go on, Regan. - Can I have half of one?
0:05:27 > 0:05:29The trick is,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32you hold its head and then just bite its body.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Hold its head, then...
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Shut up and let me get in the zone.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39He's got it. He's got it.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44Don't spit it out immediately. Chew. Chew. Chew.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45What do you think?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Did you hear that pop in his mouth?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Is that minging? - Bend over, for goodness sake.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53I'm very impressed.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Most follow Regan's lead and try all sorts of grubs.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Do you feel liquid coming out? - That's well nice.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Chew, chew, chew. It's like cream cheese.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Kind of nice, actually.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- Megan, you go for that one. - Go for it.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Chew. Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- It tastes of mud.- Oh!
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Lovely(!)
0:06:20 > 0:06:22It gets even yuckier.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25A beetle. A nice big beetle.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Sammie is up for the challenge.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Sammie, you're so brave.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32That's minging me out.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Just suck all its body out of it. Get your chops round it. That's it.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- You're off your trolley. - What does it taste like?
0:06:38 > 0:06:43- Poo.- How do you know what poo tastes like?
0:06:43 > 0:06:44I'm just guesstimating.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Who's feeling even braver?
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Polly has saved the worst to last.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Anyone for a spider?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Nikita, you can do this.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55You're brave, Nikita.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Are you going to go for it? Good girl.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01That is really disgusting.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06Go for it. A survival situation, yes, you just chew it, chomp it, yum it.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09What does it taste like?
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Are you going to puke?
0:07:11 > 0:07:15It's all creamy and disgusting, but it tastes like off cream.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17I just ate a spider!
0:07:19 > 0:07:24To sleep in the rainforest, it's best to get off the ground,
0:07:24 > 0:07:26away from the bugs and beasties.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31So the team will use a hammock strung between two trees
0:07:31 > 0:07:35with a rain cover and mosquito net for protection.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37For God's sake!
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Why have I picked the only place in this forest
0:07:41 > 0:07:44with the most ants in it?
0:07:44 > 0:07:47We're going to have to move you, cos this one's dead.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51It's rotten completely, with fungus growing on it.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Where are we going to go? There's nowhere else.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57We'll find another spot. There's plenty of spots.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58You're joking.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01After nightfall, the jungle comes alive
0:08:01 > 0:08:06and the explorers feel very vulnerable in their hammocks.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08All I keep hearing
0:08:08 > 0:08:13is these horrible noises like wood crackling and stuff.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17It will be hard to get to sleep, but I'm going to try.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Hopefully snakes don't really like me.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23I don't mind if snakes don't like me, or spiders,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26or anything that wants to kill me.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30I hope they stay well away from me. Night!
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- Good night.- Night-night.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43Most of the explorers have a surprisingly cosy night,
0:08:43 > 0:08:48but Nikita is so freaked out, she climbs in with Sammie.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50THEY GIGGLE
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Put your feet in. Put your feet in. That was OK.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59I woke up and started hearing this weird growling noise.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01It was really horrible.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05I was really scared so I literally ran around here
0:09:05 > 0:09:07and I ended up in Sammie's hammock.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- I'm pretty comfy!- I'm pretty comfy!
0:09:11 > 0:09:16Next morning, the leaders have an exercise to highlight
0:09:16 > 0:09:20one of the rainforest's biggest dangers - getting lost.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25Everything looks the same, so it's vital to work and stay together.
0:09:25 > 0:09:31This will be interesting because you have to navigate out of here, OK?
0:09:31 > 0:09:34It is just 800 metres back to the river and Ben and Polly
0:09:34 > 0:09:38have broken down the route into small sections.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42The first one is 200 degrees for 80 metres.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- That way.- It is not that way.- It is.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- It's not, it's that way. - It's that way.
0:09:48 > 0:09:54Nobody seems able to agree on the direction, but they head off anyway.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59You are going to get so lost.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01You're going the wrong way Sammie!
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- I was sent this way. - Left. Left. Stop.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- Stop.- Stop.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10170 is that way.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13This was meant to take maybe an hour-and-a-half, two hours.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Not a chance.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17You're going the wrong way.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20You've got to go that way. Stop!
0:10:20 > 0:10:25I think we're going the wrong way, but they don't, so they keep going.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27The boys insist on taking the lead
0:10:27 > 0:10:32and blindly take them into the thickest part of the jungle.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Ow!
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
0:10:36 > 0:10:40I've just been bitten by a massive thorny thing in my leg.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48We can't get through. We're all stuck.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55They're now completely lost and tempers are fraying.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57THEY ARGUE
0:10:57 > 0:11:01They're just not working as a team and the girls are trying to
0:11:01 > 0:11:04put their point forward, but the boys aren't really listening.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06I want Nikita at the front...
0:11:06 > 0:11:09No, cos I can't do it. You should know that.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11It's just hilarious.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- You went, "We're here."- Shut up.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16No, cos you did do that, so you thought you were clearly there.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21- You thought you could clearly do it when you couldn't.- I didn't...- No.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- Let other people talk sometimes. - No, I'm not.- Yeah, so shut up.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- Don't take it all out on Regan. - I'm not, I'm just saying...
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Trying to blame it all on me.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35Why are we arguing about it? We obviously weren't there.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Now we're here, so let's just go.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40The leaders decide it's high time to step in.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- Nikita, do you want to take lead of the next one?- No.- Why not?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- I can't do it.- Of course you can. Want to give it a whirl?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51BEN: How can you complain if you can't do it yourself?
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- I can't do it so I don't want to. - Why don't you go with the two girls?
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Polly gives them directions to get back on course.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02123 degrees for 65 metres.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09It's the girls' chance to show the boys they've got what it takes.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Guys, I think we've found it.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20And they reach the next compass point in no time.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23We think we're here.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- Girls, I think that was amazing. - Yes!- Absolutely brilliant.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Fantastic. Well controlled. Really good.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- It's a tall order to live up to, isn't it?- Your turn.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Josh, you're on.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40So can the boys do any better this time?
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Josh, look straight ahead of us. There's a little route we can go up.
0:12:44 > 0:12:50They decide on a direct route across a stream.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Are you OK there?
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Guys, I don't think you need to go up there.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- Why?- You need to go straight along there.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Despite the girls' earlier success,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06the boys refuse to listen to Megan's advice.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08It's completely pointless.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12I won't be able to get up that. No way, I can't get up this.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15And even worse, they don't bother to wait
0:13:15 > 0:13:19for Megan and Sammie to catch up.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- Where is everyone else? - They've just gone.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- I don't have a clue where the girls are.- They've run off somewhere.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29I won't be able get up there.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Pass your bag. They're completely gone.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36The boys have broken the most important jungle safety rule -
0:13:36 > 0:13:40that the whole team always sticks together.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Where's everyone gone? They left us.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46You're supposed to stop and wait for the rest of the group.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51We've to find our way back now, cos we don't know where we're going.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54It's just not funny.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- They've left Nikita as well. - I don't know where the boys are.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01They were in front and I said to stop cos the girls aren't with us
0:14:01 > 0:14:03and they just carried on. So, don't know....
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- There they are.- Megan, come on. Is that Nikita or Megan?
0:14:07 > 0:14:10You absolute spoons.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14We asked you to wait. Megan was like, "I can't get up."
0:14:14 > 0:14:17I had to take off my bag, help her with her bag.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18Can you try and keep up?
0:14:18 > 0:14:22We couldn't because she couldn't get up the hill.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- JOSH:- Why didn't you push her up?
0:14:24 > 0:14:25Ben is not amused.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30I could see Megan struggling to clamber up the bank of the river
0:14:30 > 0:14:32and there was about 150 metres in between you.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36If it wasn't for Nikita coming back to the halfway point to go,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39"Where are the other girls? I can't find them,"
0:14:39 > 0:14:43she'd have been hundreds of metres away and straightaway, you're lost.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47In the end, it takes the explorers a total of four hours
0:14:47 > 0:14:51to cover the 800 metres back to the river.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- We're here!- Not quite. We need to get down still.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59They weren't working as a team. It was very much the girls and the boys.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02At the beginning it was terrible.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06When the girls took over, we were amazing and whizzed through it.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10In this instance, the girls were miles better than the boys
0:15:10 > 0:15:14and if they'd been listened to, we'd have been here two hours ago.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18We're too impatient, we don't stick together. Good on them.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Hopefully we'll get back at them sometime later in the trip.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27As they head back to base camp,
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Ben springs one last surprise exercise on the explorers.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34The middle of the river, guys. Right in the middle.
0:15:34 > 0:15:40It's a safety drill to see if they've water-proofed all their kit.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43We're going to do a capsize drill with full kit, OK?
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- I don't want to get the letter wet! - What letter?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- From my mum. - It's in your waterproof bag.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52If they're sealed properly you'll be fine.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Two nights ago, the team got packages from their families
0:15:55 > 0:16:00and several have precious letters and photos in their rucksacks.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04SHOUTING
0:16:04 > 0:16:05Come on! Tip, you stupid boat!
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Come on!
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Yes! Nice!
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Start working together. We need to get that boat upright.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21The golden rule is to stay with the canoe and get it back afloat.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25That's it, Sammie. Well done. Nikita, what are you doing?
0:16:25 > 0:16:29But Nikita is more worried about trying to rescue her own bag.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34Get in that water and start helping that boat, yes?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37That's it, guys, well done, get it into the side.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Get it into the side.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Josh, Michael and Megan worked really well together
0:16:43 > 0:16:45and it was quite a slick drill.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49The second team, these guys tried to sort out their kit
0:16:49 > 0:16:52and there's huge safety implications.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Back to camp.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56It's the moment of truth.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59How well did the explorers waterproof their rucksacks?
0:16:59 > 0:17:03I'm worried about all my layers and my photos getting soaked.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05If they are, I'm going to cry.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10Everything inside should have been well sealed in waterproof bags.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15- Oh.- Oh, rubbish. - Well, it's not too bad.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- Not waterproof, OK.- The sweets are all right, that's what matters.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20The pants are dry.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- Yes.- And that's important.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- I'm going to be OK! They're dry! - Megan, absolute star.
0:17:28 > 0:17:34All my things are wet. Sleeping bag, mosquito net, socks, wash bag.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38And like Jake, Sammie's bag is also soaked through.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40My letters are almost ruined.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44I really don't want them to be ruined.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48I don't care about anything else, just my letters.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51Shall we do Nikita next?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- She looks very quiet. - You're not doing mine.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Are you worried everything's wet? - No.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59BEN: What's the problem?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I want to do it by myself.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03You will do it by yourself.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05By myself away from everyone.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- What are you trying to hide? - Nothing!- Why don't you do it?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11I want to check my photos are all right.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13If you're worried, we need to get them out now
0:18:13 > 0:18:18- and dry them.- I'll do it by myself! I don't want everyone there.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21BEN: Nikita, Jake is doing his, Sammie is doing hers.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24I'll do mine.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29I'm being serious, go away.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Why did I get this job?
0:18:35 > 0:18:36SHE SHOUTS
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Why did I get this job?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41We have got a slight issue here, another strop.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45After Nikita cools off, Polly persuades her to come back.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49I want to rescue your photos, is that what you're worried about?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- Yes.- OK, come on.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Things are nowhere near as bad as Nikita fears.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Good girl. Let's take them out.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Let's take them out.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02They look good. Let's dry them.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Her photos are all absolutely fine.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07They're photos my family sent me.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I thought they'd be soaking and ruined.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11And I'd end up crying if they were.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13I didn't want everyone to see me cry.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- This isn't too wet, either.- Isn't it? - You've done really well.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- You're joking.- It's all right. Have more faith in yourself.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I've the driest stuff out of everyone!
0:19:23 > 0:19:26It was so funny because she just flipped her lid again
0:19:26 > 0:19:29and it's like having a time-bomb in the camp.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31You never know when she's going to blow.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34After spending last night out,
0:19:34 > 0:19:38their rainforest shack seems like five-star accommodation.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40This is like luxury jungle.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43This is nice. You've got a hut to sleep in.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45We love our little house.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Even here, they can't let their guard down for a second.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52They've ate my packed lunch.
0:19:52 > 0:19:59Someone left a lunch bag open and now it's been destroyed by ants.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03They've strewn the plastic all the way across the camp.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Oh, my God. How did they get in? I'd done it up.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11How can I get rid of all these ants?
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Oh! Oh! Oh! Argh!
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Kill that.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20I've been bitten by about ten.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22That's it. You're all dead.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25They bit me everywhere.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Aw! God, he got me again.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Jungle training is about to step up a gear.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40With just two days left before the epic canoe journey,
0:20:40 > 0:20:42they move on to emergency survival.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46What is your number one survival priority to keep yourself alive?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- Water.- Yes, water.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51They don't know that they'll be putting the lessons into practise
0:20:51 > 0:20:53sooner than they think.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57If you feel light headed, dizzy, nauseous, no energy...
0:20:57 > 0:21:02Tomorrow, they'll face the ultimate survival exercise -
0:21:02 > 0:21:06a whole day and night in the jungle completely on their own.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10You're looking for four trees, all right.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14The first survival lesson is about building an emergency shelter.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18This horizontal piece, this will form part of your roof.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22It's just trapped against the uprights by the V-shaped sticks.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Do you see that? Yes?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26You're going to need palm to make the roof.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30With no idea of just how soon they'll need these vital skills,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33they're finding it hard to concentrate.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37This one's backwards.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41It is a very humid, overcast day and it's sapped everyone's energy.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- You chopped it too short. - It doesn't reach.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49I don't think anyone was paying attention to that last demonstration
0:21:49 > 0:21:54and that makes it all the more worrying for what lies ahead, really.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57How are we going to do this bit?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Careful...
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Right, moment of truth. Lie down.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Ah, no, it's come undone!
0:22:07 > 0:22:11You've broken it, Michael.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13You've trashed it!
0:22:13 > 0:22:16The second essential for survival is water.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Local tribesmen show how it can be found
0:22:21 > 0:22:23in the most unlikely places,
0:22:23 > 0:22:26such as inside some types of bamboo shoot.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30- Does anyone want to test the water? - I do.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Good. It's a really funny taste, but it is nice.
0:22:37 > 0:22:43- Tastes of bamboo. It's been cleansed by the growing process.- That is rank.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Another important survival skill is making fire.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51I can't get this flint thingy to work.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Without matches, they need to make a spark
0:22:54 > 0:22:57using a flint block and steel striker.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02Josh, move the block, not the striker. That's it.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04It's not easy though, is it, guys?
0:23:04 > 0:23:09- It's lighted loads of times. - It's frustrating.- It is so annoying.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13It'd be interesting if this were real whether they'd survive or not.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15No, we wouldn't.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18The final survival ingredient is food.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23The tribesmen can set some fiendish animal traps.
0:23:23 > 0:23:29They've rigged it and we've set it to double the chances of hitting.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Shall I be the animal?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- The animal goes past. ALL:- Whoa!
0:23:34 > 0:23:37There's your dinner for tonight.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39With survival training completed,
0:23:39 > 0:23:44it's time to fill in the explorers on the extreme challenge ahead.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Tomorrow, we are going to be doing something
0:23:48 > 0:23:52we've never done before with a bunch of people your age.
0:23:52 > 0:23:58We're going to bung you into the rainforest to survive by yourselves.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01POLLY: You're on your own. BEN: You're on your own.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03- Oh, my God! - How are we going to do that?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06You've been taught the necessary skills today,
0:24:06 > 0:24:12from gathering water, to hunting, trapping and getting food.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15I couldn't start the tiniest fire. I can't fish.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18I can't set traps. I'm terrible at stuff like that.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20I think it'd be really amazing to see
0:24:20 > 0:24:25if we are we are tough enough to stay in the jungle by ourselves.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29But not everyone will take part in the survival challenge.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32One lucky explorer will instead get an amazing treat,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35helping with a unique survey
0:24:35 > 0:24:38to monitor black caimans, a huge type of crocodile.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43There is an opportunity to do a caiman project...
0:24:43 > 0:24:48also to stay in an amazing lodge,
0:24:48 > 0:24:50absolutely amazing.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52We'll go out and hunt a caiman.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- That sounds so cool. - I really want to do it.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Regan can't believe his ears.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Back home he keeps reptiles as pets
0:25:00 > 0:25:04and he's long dreamt of just this kind of opportunity.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09Before I came, every day I was looking up stuff about black caiman.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Who here would really like to do the caiman thing?
0:25:13 > 0:25:17All of you. Fine, if that's the case then we'll just go round.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21It's down to the explorers to vote on who deserves the treat the most.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25I'm voting for Jake because I think he deserves it.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Thanks for that Nikita.
0:25:27 > 0:25:33I say Regan because he's all into that crocodiley caimany stuff.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37The voting's incredibly tight.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40I am going to vote for Megan.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- I'm going to vote for Jake. - I'm voting for Megan.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46I'm going to vote for Josh.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54With six votes cast, Regan's just one behind Jake and Megan.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58It is all down to Michael.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02Sorry to one of you, but it's nothing personal at all,
0:26:02 > 0:26:06it's just what I feel and I'm going to vote for Jake.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08APPLAUSE
0:26:08 > 0:26:14It really means a lot, guys. I can't explain how much it means to me.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16There is another twist.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- Oh, God.- You're joking!
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- It's a good one. You're going to be joined by someone else.- Who?
0:26:22 > 0:26:23Your choice, buddy.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26It gives Regan a small ray of hope.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33This is really hard.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38I've got down to two people.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42It's Regan and Josh.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47I know Regan just loves reptiles and snakes and stuff like that
0:26:47 > 0:26:49so he'd really enjoy it.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57But I'm going to pick Josh on this one.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00BEN: It's your decision.
0:27:00 > 0:27:07I'm going to have a really fun time and it is going to be fantastic.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13I had a good think because Regan loves this stuff,
0:27:13 > 0:27:15but I knew Josh would learn a lot from it.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18That's why it was a hard decision.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20I'm happy for them,
0:27:20 > 0:27:25but I am a bit upset about it because...
0:27:27 > 0:27:29out of everyone in the group
0:27:29 > 0:27:33I think I would have got the most out of the caiman project,
0:27:33 > 0:27:36but it was more about who's your mate,
0:27:36 > 0:27:40who do you like the most, who do you want to have a good time?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43But what can you do?
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Next time on Serious Explorers...
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Freaked out in the forest -
0:27:51 > 0:27:54the explorers struggle to make it through the night.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57We can't survive!
0:27:59 > 0:28:02And face-to-face with a killer crocodile.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04You can see its teeth!
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