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Sixteen finalists battle for one of eight places on a unique expedition to South America in the footsteps of Sir Walter Raleigh.

The epic expedition sets sail from Trinidad and Tobago to South America in the wake of the Elizabethan adventurer.

The twelve-to-fourteen-year-old adventurers take on Mount Roraima, one of the natural wonders of the world.

Half of the team undertake a long horse ride in search of the legendary lost city of El Dorado.

Four of the explorers help herd 100 cattle on the plains of Guyana, before lassoing and branding calves.

The explorers head into Guyana's spectacular virgin rainforest for a week of intense jungle training, from paddling dug-out canoes to using bows and arrows. Several of the team are spooked by spiders and snakes, and in the hot, humid environment the adventurers have their first major bust-up.

The team's intense week of jungle training steps up a gear with lessons in emergency survival.

The team of twelve-to-fourteen-year-olds attempt to survive on their own in the rainforest for 24 hours.

The explorers undertake a marathon five-day journey by dug-out canoe down a remote jungle river.

The expedition builds to an astonishing climax, as the Serious Explorers reach the spectacular Kaieteur Falls.