Coach Trip 4 was the fourth series of Coach Trip in the United Kingdom which that was filmed between 7 September and 27 October 2009, and began airing on Monday 15 February 2010. The length of this series was longer than the previous instalments, increased from 30 to 50 days for a tour centred on European, Mediterranean, North African and West Asian countries on a coach like series 1, 2 and 3 attempting to vote off the least popular couples. Tour guide Brendan Sheerin, coach driver Paul Donald and narrator David Quantick all returned for this series, which aired on Channel 4. MT09 MTT was the registration number plate.
Contestants
Voting history
The Trip Day-by-Day
Arrival Day and day 1 of the trip (15 February 2010)
Location: Portsmouth Morning activity: Visit to the Spinnaker Tower Afternoon activity: Sailing on the Portsmouth coast
Day 2 - Caen/Bayeux (16 February 2010)
Location: Caen & Bayeux Morning activity: World War II museum Afternoon activity: Archery lesson
Day 3 (17 February 2010)
Location: Le Mans Morning activity: Go-kart racing Afternoon activity: Eating French delicacies
Location: Saas-Fee Morning activity: The morning activity was cancelled due to weather conditions, Brendan arranged for an early lunch Afternoon activity: Cable-car trip up the mountain
Day 10 (26 February 2010)
Location: Milan Morning activity: Visit the San Siro Stadium Afternoon activity: Cathedral tour
During the journey from Venice to Ljubljana, it emerges that two tourists have had a big row overnight - and there is an atmosphere on the coach.
Day 15 - Maribor
Arriving in Maribor, Slovenia, the group have great fun dancing on a river raft and rope swinging above a valley. However, Brendan has his feathers ruffled by a local guide.
Day 16 - Graz
The tourists have fun on the farm milking cows in Styria, Austria. Brendan enjoys a choc-fest at a local chocolate factory. And later there is another unexpected exit from the tour.
Day 17 - Laz/Zagreb
In Zagreb, Croatia, an edible flower making class ends in disgrace for three of the boys, but a trip to the zoo is more successful. And two new couples join Brendan's merry band of tourists.
Day 18 - Slavonski Brod
Brendan leads the group on a day of Croatian country pursuits in Slovanski Brod. A new 'celebrity' couple join up for the tour, and settle in instantly. And another couple gets the boot.
Day 19 - Belgrade
One of the tour party takes a bit of a shine to the local guide on a museum visit in Belgrade. And also impresses everyone with his incredible water-skiing skills.
Day 20 - Niš
In Nis, in Serbia, the group are joined by a new couple whose relationship raises a few eyebrows. And two of the remaining original tourists get a nasty surprise at vote time.
The group head further east into Serbia, and to a world heritage site ranked as the 77th wonder of the world. But the party are a bit underwhelmed. Later, at a local spa, Luke and his girlfriend's mum Trish are suitably embarrassed when they end up having a topless massage in the same room.
Day 22 - Sofia (Σοфiα)
Two new couples join the party as the group heads into Bulgaria, where they enjoy a pottery class and a traditional bagpipe lesson. But there are tears at vote time as one couple feels they are being unfairly targeted.
Day 23 - Plovdiv (Πλοvδiv)
In Bulgaria, the group head for a cookery lesson where the main course of cow brain is rather hard to stomach. And after an afternoon's medieval fighting lesson, the battling continues at vote time.
Day 24 - Edirne (Eδipnε)
The tour arrives in Turkey, where a trip to a traditional steam bath proves a bit too hands-on for some of the party's liking.
Day 25 - Istanbul Part 1 (Iσtαnβυλ pt.1)
In Istanbul, a couple of lively lads join the tour and upset some of the veterans of the party. The group visit the famous Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar. And at the vote another couple fall victim of an emerging alliance.
Day 26 - Istanbul Part 2/Western Asia (Iσtαnβυλ pt.2/Wεσtεpn Aσiα)
In Istanbul the group go on a boat jaunt across the Bosphorus to the Asian side of the city. But Dan makes a scene which irritates Paul.
Day 27 - Istanbul Part 3/Tekirdag (Iσtαnβυλ pt.3/Tεkipδαг)
The group head south along the Turkish coast to the posh resort of Tekirdag for a golf lesson followed by some olive oil wrestling with some beefy locals.
Day 28 - Feres (Evros or Magnesia) (Φεpες (Evpoς op Mαгnεσiα))
The coach crosses the border into Greece, and stops off at the Evros national park, where the group go bird-watching and get a painting lesson.
Day 29 - Xanthi (Ξάnөh)
The Greek adventure continues in Xanthi, as the group enjoy a canoeing trip, and visit a local mud bath, where some of the boys get a bit too rowdy.
Day 30 - Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλοnίkh)
The group learn to make cocktails in Thessaloniki. But later on things get a bit heated when it is time to vote.
Day 31 - Volos (Βόλος)
The group get lost in Greece and finally arrive in Volos for an afternoon canyoning in a forest valley.
Day 32 - Delphi (Δελфοί)
Two new noisy tourists join the coach and the group head for the famous oracle at Delphi. But the visit turns out to be a bit of let down.
Day 33 - Athens (Αөήnα)
In Athens the tour party brave a visit to a theme park in the middle of a lightning storm. And there's a spot of stormy weather in the group as a falling out leads to a shock departure.
Day 34 - Corinth or Corinthos (Κόpinөος)
New arrivals Eileen and Jake are thrown right in at the deep end with a bungee jump in Corinth. And there's more drama at vote time.
Day 35 - Nafplio/Ouzo (Ναύпλiω/Ωυζω)
Nathan and Romane join the gang in Nafplio in Greece, and immediately start winding up Brendan with their mucking about.
Day 36 - Olympia (Ολυmпία)
The coach heads to the ancient city of Olympia, where the tourists almost get arrested for taking their shirts off.
Day 37 - Patras (Πάtpας)
In Patras in Greece, the group go for a spin at a go-kart track and make souvlaki, before boarding the night ferry bound for Italy.
Day 38 (Day XXXVIII) - Matera
After a boozy night ferry crossing there are some serious hangovers as the party lands in Italy and heads straight for a course of zip wiring.
Day 39 (Day XXXIX) - Amalfi
A trip to a paper museum in Amalfi gets a mixed review from the party, but an afternoon spent making limoncello proves more popular.
Day 40 (Day XL) - Rome Part 1 (Pωmε pt.1)
The tour party arrives in Rome and takes part in a session at the gladiator school. Later on, two of the more recent arrivals get a nasty surprise at vote time.
Day 41 (Day XLI) - Rome Part 2/Caserta (Pωmε pt.2/Kασεptα)
In Caserta in Italy, two of the tourists drive Brendan mad by mucking about at an olive oil farm. And the afternoon is spent at a mozzarella factory where the smell proves too much for some.
Day 42 (Day XLII) - Naples/Pompeii (Nαпωλi/Πomпεii)
The group learn to make pizza in the traditional home of the dish, Naples, and one of the tourists has a close encounter with a crab on the waterfront.
Day 43 (Day XLIII) - South West Italy Part 1
The coach rolls into Palermo, where the group visit the spooky local catacombs and make the local creamy dessert, cannoli.
Day 44 (Day XLIV) - Malta/South West Italy Part 2
In Malta, Brendan ditches the coach in favour of a vintage tour bus. And the group pay a visit to a honey farm where the bees are even feistier than the tourists.
Day 45 (Day XLV) - South West Italy Part 3
The group head up Mount Etna in Sicily, Europe's highest active volcano, where a huge row erupts over lunch about the behaviour of two of the younger tourists.
Day 46 - Tunisia Part 1 (Tυniσiα pt.1)
The coach lands in Africa, and two new tourists join up in time for a visit to the souk in Tunis. In the afternoon at a spa one of the tourists gets a massage to remember.
Day 47 - Tunisia Part 2 (Tυniσiα pt.2)
The group get a real taste of Tunisia as they prepare goat head stew, which most of them cannot stomach. Later the tourists have a belly dancing lesson.
Day 48 - Tυnisia part 3/Libya/Egypt (Tυniσiα pt.3/Λiβyα/Eгyпt)
The tourists spend the morning in the desert near Nefta in Tunisia, thrashing around on quad bikes, and then take a turn handling snakes and scorpions at a visit to an oasis.
Day 49 - The Sahara Deserts
In the Sahara Desert it is the end of the road for the series, with the group transported by camels to a Bedouin oasis for a final party and the final vote.
