Reality Backpackers — Season 1
Backpacking around the world, one adventure at a time.
About this season
"Reality Backpackers" is a reality series on Joyn.
Episodes (16)
1. Sea, dream beaches and a cool villa are just the beginning
Aired 12 January 2024 • 40 min
Eight reality stars meet on a paradisiacal island. But it's not just parties and temptations that await them. Dropped off at different points on the island, they compete against each other in teams of two for the title of Backpacker Deluxe.
2. The adventure on Ko Samui can finally begin
Aired 12 January 2024 • 24 min
Abandoned at different points on the island, the backpackers have to find a place to sleep before nightfall. The first challenges don't take long to appear.
3. First crises bring the backpackers to despair
Aired 19 January 2024 • 31 min
Shocked by their accommodations, the teams spend their first night together. While Cosimo drives his team partner Melody to despair with ill-considered spending, Cecilia and Luis receive a tempting offer.
4. A tempting offer
Aired 19 January 2024 • 23 min
Scattered across the island, the backpacker teams try to keep their bearings and find the starting villa. In doing so, they must resist temptations and suspect that if they succumb to temptation, karma will not let them go unpunished for long.
5. The fight for victory is now open
Aired 26 January 2024 • 23 min
Both the punishment and the challenging routes create tension among the backpackers, with the teams unaware that they will soon meet each other.
6. Trouble between the backpackers: Karma strikes back
Aired 26 January 2024 • 24 min
No offense goes unpunished by karma: the backpackers are held accountable for stealing money. This is not very conducive to the already tense atmosphere.
7. Complete escalation: Christina freaks out
Aired 2 February 2024 • 22 min
The situation escalates when Tommy and Lena try to evade Karma. Christina sees through his surreptitious intentions and loudly confronts Tommy.
8. Everyone is going crazy
Aired 2 February 2024 • 26 min
After the upsetting meeting, the backpackers try to calm down again. But the calm doesn't last long, because the next karma box turns the teams' self-image upside down.
9. New team, new luck?
Aired 9 February 2024 • 25 min
With tears in their eyes and heavy hearts, the backpackers say goodbye to their buddies and continue their route in new constellations. Two of these routes lead to a deserted island.
10. Nude bathing on a dream island: Cosimo lets the clothes fall
Aired 9 February 2024 • 27 min
Will Luis and Lena get closer over a drink? Drinks are also served on the lonely island of Koh Rap. Two teams celebrate wildly on the dream island, but only one team is allowed to stay...
11. An emergency operation endangers the onward journey
Aired 16 February 2024 • 29 min
An emergency call-out in the Lena and Luis team causes a nighttime commotion and jeopardizes their onward journey. The routes of the quarrelers Tommy and Christina cross. Will it escalate again or will they manage to put their conflict to rest?
12. Tension in the camp: Melody confronts Luis
Aired 16 February 2024 • 28 min
The fate of the lucky elephant is in the hands of the backpackers. Melody confronts Luis to finally find out the truth. At the same time, one team is faced with a difficult choice: "luxury" accommodation or treat another team?
13. Will Christina and Cosimo bury the hatchet?
Aired 23 February 2024 • 27 min
The choice between teamwork or a windfall has consequences for a team. Meanwhile, there is a reunion on the beach and a message from the karma box. Not all backpackers are happy about this.
14. Emotional separation: The teams are reshuffled
Aired 23 February 2024 • 31 min
The backpacker carousel is turning again and is bringing girl power. Who is prepared to make the sacrifices that the karma box demands? As if all that wasn't enough, a tough decision awaits all backpackers.
15. Shock: Does a backpacker have to leave just before the final?
Aired 1 March 2024
The voting shortly before the finale causes unrest. Who has to leave "Reality Backpackers"? But not everyone agrees with the choice and suspects betrayal.
16. Finale: Who will be Backpacker Deluxe?
Aired 8 March 2024 • 27 min
Shortly before the final, the Karma Box awaits the backpackers with the most surprising news of all: everything is completely different to what they thought. Who will win and secure the title of Backpacker Deluxe?