Beijing Express 2024, eighth stage: the host Costantino della Gherardesca. SKY photo
387 km. Decisive. They are the ones we will see walking this evening at 5 couples left in the race Of Beijing Express 2024, The Dragon’s Route. After Vietnam, Laos. And now Sri Lanka. At the end of this eighth episode we will know the name of semi-finalists of this edition of the Sky reality show.
Tonight for the first time we will see theeighth stage of the most adventurous reality show on TV. At 9.15pm exclusively on Sky Uno and streaming only on NOWalways available on demand and visible on Sky Go, we will see them in action 5 pairs left. With Costantino della Gherardesca and Fru as special correspondent, we will find out which of these couples will access the semi-final on May 2nd.
Warning: it’s not just a question of route. Yes, because in this eighth stage the already arduous ones 387 km which separate the ancient fortress of Galle from the eternal city of Kandy, misunderstandings and disagreements between and within individual couples will also be added. It will be there physical fatigue accumulated in the various previous stages. It will be the stress. And also the psychological tension of seeing the final on the horizon…
From far of Gallestarting point of the race, travelers will find themselves at the mercy of waves of the Indian Ocean. The mission is to search for sensationals “get like” photo in the locations more “instagrammable” of the Sinhalese coast.
First betting destination is there‘Elephant Transit Homethe Undawalawa National Park where the first three couples will compete in the highly anticipated “elephant game”. This is the most legendary advantage test of the race Beijing Express.
But it’s not over. The program for travellers/competitors involves a tiring one climb up to the Nove Archi bridgecrossed by the fpanoramic route which connects Ella to Kandy, among the most characteristic in the world. Add a test to discover the tea plantations in the country.
With a backpack containing, as always, a minimum amount of equipment and with 1 euro per day per person and in local currency, finally everyone racing to the finish line.
Conductor and correspondent are waiting for them at Kandy, a city dating back to the 14th century, capital of the last king of Sri Lanka. Destiny awaits couples within an evocative abandoned prison. Here travelers will discover one of the most anticipated verdicts of the season: which couples will be able to access the semi-final on May 2nd?
