Rendez-vous en terre inconnue (formerly En terre inconnue) is a French television program broadcast first on France 5 and then on the France 2 network. It was hosted by Frédéric Lopez (who is also the originator of the concept) for years and is now hosted by Raphaël de Casabianca, and involves taking a French celebrity to an unknown destination to live with an ethnic minority for two weeks.
The show aims to provide the viewer with a new outlook on a foreign group, whose culture and traditions are being threatened by the modern world.
Series
# Presenter Celebrity People Area Country broadcast Airdate Network Audience Share 1Frédéric Lopez Thierry Lhermitte(actor) Masoala National Park 26 December 2004France 5 2 Pierre Palmade(humorist and actor) Touaregs Ibankalan Abalak 6 February 2005 3 Emmanuelle Béart(actress) Socotra 22 May 2005 4Muriel Robin(humorist and actress) Bagyeli (Pygmy) Campo Ma'an National Park 9 October 2005 5 Himbas Kaokoland 31 August 2006France 2 20.6% 6 Patrick Timsit(humorist and actor) Mentawai Siberut 28 December 2006 19.9% 7 Charlotte de Turckheim(actress and film director) Nenets Siberia 12 July 2007 21.1% 8 Bruno Solo(actor) Mongols Altai 27 December 2007 21.6% 9 Adriana Karembeu(former top model and TV personality) Amharas Ethiopian Highlands, Amhara Region 7 July 2008 20.8% 10 Édouard Baer(actor) Dogon Bandiagara Escarpment 5 January 2009 21.0% 11 Zazie(singer) Korowaï Papua 30 June 2009 22.4% 12 Gilbert Montagné(singer) Zanskarpas Zanskar 1 September 2009 18.9% 13 Marianne James(singer and former Nouvelle Star judge) Sama-Bajau Banggai Islands 6 avr 2010 19.2% 14 Gérard Jugnot(actor) Chipaya Salar de Uyuni (Altiplano) 14 September 2010 24.2% 15 Virginie Efira(former TV host and actress) Tsaatan Hövsgöl 14 December 2010 29.5% 16 Frédéric Michalak(rugby player) Lo Lo Lào Cai 1 November 2011 27% 17 Zabou Breitman(actress and film director) Nyangatom Omo valley 8 May 2012 28.9% 18 Sylvie Testud(actress and film director) Gorane Ennedi Plateau 2 October 2012 23.7% 19 François-Xavier Demaison(actor and humorist) Raïka Rajasthan 24 September 2013 23.6% 20 Mélissa Theuriau(journalist) Maasai Arusha Region 21 January 2014 23.1% 21 Arthur(presenter and humorist) Quechuas Cuzco 2 December 2014 23.3% 22 Clovis Cornillac(actor) Miao Guizhou 12 avr 2016 21.9% 23 Mélanie Doutey(actress) Bactrian camel husbandry Altai 29 November 2016 20.8%24 Cristiana Reali(actress) Worrorra Kimberley 18 avr 2017 16.9%25 Kev Adams(humorist and actor) Suri Omo valley 5 December 2017 19.1%26 Thomas Pesquet(astronaut) Kogi Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 4 December 2018 5.76 million 26.2%27 Raphaël de Casabianca Franck Gastambide(actor and film director) Van Gujjar Himalayas 19 March 20194,64 millions23,4%28 Estelle LefébureSamburuVallée du Grand Rift 3 December 20193,66 millions16,8%29 Nawell Madani Yak breeders Khangai Mountains 26 May 2020 3,09 million 12,5%30 Vianney Afars Afar Region 25 May 2021 5.6 million 24.9%31 Oli Vezo people 14 June 2022 2.8 million 14.9%32 (humorist and actor) Inughuit Avannaata 2 May 2023 3.76 million 19.2%33 Slimane(singer) Bijagós Islands 28 May 2024 2.81 million 14.9%34 Tomer Sisley(actor) Dolpo-pa Dolpo 26 November 2024 3.47 million 18.1%35 Frédéric Lopez Kendji Girac(singer) Turkana people Lake Turkana 29 April 2025
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