Lake Sebu's T'boli Tribe Featured in Globe Trekker

Globe Trekker (sometimes called Pilot Guides in Australia, Thailand, and Canada, and originally broadcast as Lonely Planet) is an adventure tourism television series produced by Pilot Productions. The British-based series was inspired by the Lonely Planet travelbooks and began airing in 1994. Globe Trekker is broadcast in over 40 countries across 6 continents.

The show often goes far beyond popular tourist destinations in order to give viewers a more authentic look at local culture. Presenters usually participate in different aspects of regional life, such as attending a traditional wedding or visiting a mining community. They address the viewer directly, acting as tourists-turned-tour guides, but are also filmed interacting with locals and discovering interesting locations in (mostly) unrehearsed sequences. Globe Trekker also sometimes includes brief interviews with backpackers who share tips on independent travel in that particular country.

Shilpa Mehta

On its 10th episode for Season 3, Globe Trekker Shilpa Mehta travels to the Philippines. Among the places she visited were Baguio, Sagada, Manila, Davao, Palawan and Lake Sebu.

She met with the indigenous T'boli people and got to see one of their distinct tradition - horse fighting! The said episode was aired recently at the Lifestyle Network.

Click here to read more about Globe Trekker's visit to the Philippines.