# Pechino Express

Pechino Express is the Italian TV version of the Dutch-Belgian reality show Peking Express created by Ludo Poppe. It has been broadcast on Rai 2 from 2012 to 2020 and on Sky Uno, Now (live streaming) and TV8 (reruns) since 2022.

## Series overview

| Season's number | Season's subtitle | Host | Channel | Premiere | Finale | Continent | Route | Visited countries | Winning couple | Viewers | Share |
| 1 | Avventura in Oriente (Adventure in the East) | Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy | Rai 2 | September 13, 2012 | November 15, 2012 | Asia | Haridwar to Beijing | India Nepal China | Alessandro Sampaoli & Debora Villa (Gli attori) | 2.039.000 | 7.81% |
| 2 | Obiettivo Bangkok (Goal: Bangkok) | Costantino della Gherardesca | Rai 2 | September 8, 2013 | November 4, 2013 | Asia | Hanoi to Bangkok | Vietnam Cambodia Laos Thailand | Massimiliano Rosolino & Marco Maddaloni (Gli sportivi) | 1.955.000 | 7.92% |
| 3 | Ai confini dell'Asia (At the boundaries of Asia) | Costantino della Gherardesca | Rai 2 | September 7, 2014 | November 3, 2014 | Asia | Mandalay to Bali | Myanmar Malaysia Singapore Indonesia | Stefano Corti & Alessandro Onnis (I coinquilini) | 2.214.500 | 9.20% |
| 4 | Il nuovo mondo (The new world) | Costantino della Gherardesca | Rai 2 | September 7, 2015 | November 2, 2015 | America | Quito to Rio de Janeiro | Ecuador Peru Brazil | Antonio Andrea Pinna & Roberto Bertolini (Gli antipodi) | 2.338.000 | 9.87% |
| 5 | Le civiltà perdute (The lost civilizations) | Costantino della Gherardesca | Rai 2 | September 12, 2016 | November 14, 2016 | America | Bogotá to Mexico City | Colombia Guatemala Mexico | Alessio Stigliano & Alessandro Tenace (I socialisti) | 2.086.500 | 9,00% |
| 6 | Verso il Sol Levante (Towards the Rising Sun) | Costantino della Gherardesca | Rai 2 | September 13, 2017 | November 15, 2017 | Asia | Padre Burgos to Tokyo | Philippines Taiwan Japan | Ema Stokholma & Valentina Pegorer (Le clubber) | 1.831.000 | 8,01% |
| 7 | Avventura in Africa (Adventure in Africa) | Costantino della Gherardesca | Rai 2 | September 20, 2018 | November 22, 2018 | Africa | Tangier to Cape Town | Morocco Tanzania South Africa | Patrizia Rossetti & Maria Teresa Ruta (Le signore della TV) | 1.552.300 | 7,37% |
| 8 | Le stagioni dell'Oriente (The seasons of the East) | Costantino della Gherardesca | Rai 2 | February 11, 2020 | April 14, 2020 | Asia | Ko Phra Thong to Seoul | Thailand China South Korea | Nicole Rossi & Jennifer Poni (Le collegiali) | 2.387.500 | 9,64% |
| 9 | La rotta dei sultani (The route of the sultans) | Costantino della Gherardesca and Enzo Miccio | Sky Uno Now TV8 | March 10, 2022 | May 12, 2022 | Asia | Uçhisar to Dubai | Turkey Uzbekistan Jordan United Arab Emirates | Victoria Cabello & Paride Vitale (I pazzeschi) | 419.300 | 1,54% |
| 10 | La via delle Indie (The route of the Indies) | Costantino della Gherardesca and Enzo Miccio | Sky Uno Now TV8 | March 9, 2023 | May 11, 2023 | Asia | Mumbai to Angkor | India Malaysia Cambodia | Joe Bastianich & Andrea Belfiore (Gli italoamericani) | 446.400 | 1,92% |
| 11 | La rotta del dragone (The route of the dragon) | Costantino della Gherardesca and Gianluca Fru | Sky Uno Now TV8 | March 7, 2024 | May 9, 2024 | Asia | Tam Cốc to Sigiriya | Vietnam Laos Sri Lanka | Damiano Carrara & Massimiliano Carrara (I pasticceri) | 512.600 | 2,30% |
| 12 | Fino al tetto del mondo (Up to the Roof of the World) | Costantino della Gherardesca and Gianluca Fru | Sky Uno Now TV8 | 2025 | 2025 | Asia | TBA to TBA | Philippines Thailand Nepal | TBD | | |

## Series details
### Season 1: Pechino Express - Avventura in Oriente (2012)

Visited countries: India - Nepal - China
Season 1 of Pechino Express was presented by Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 13, 2012 to November 15, 2012. The subtitle of the season was Avventura in Oriente (Adventure in the East) and the route started in Haridwar, India, and finished at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China, going across India, Nepal and China. The winners of the season were actors Alessandro Sampaoli and Debora Villa, Gli attori (the actors).
Ranking
| Place | Couple | Members | Status |
| 1 | Gli Attori (The actors) | Alessandro Sampaoli & Debora Villa | Winners |
| 2 | I ballerini (The dancers) | Andrés Gil & Anastasia Kuzmina | Runners-up |
| 3 | Zio e nipote (Uncle and nephew) | Costantino della Gherardesca & Barù | Eliminated |
| 4 | I fidanzati (The lovers) | Simone Rugiati & Malvina Seferi | Eliminated |
| 5 | Padre e figlio (Father and son) | Antonio & Marco Pizza | Eliminated |
| 6 | Le veline (The veline) | Costanza Caracciolo & Federica Nargi | Eliminated |
| 7 | Gli sportivi (The sportsmen) | Giorgio Rocca & Niccolò Comi | Eliminated |
| 8 | Madre e figlio (Mother and son) | Simona Izzo & Francesco Venditti | Eliminated |
| 9 | Marito e moglie (Husband and wife) | Massimiliano Lanza & Letizia Soldatelli | Eliminated |
| 10 | I fratelli (The brothers) | Alarico & Armando Salaroli | Eliminated |
| 11 | I promessi sposi (The betrothed) | Carla Carlesi & Riccardo Corsi | Withdrawn |

### Season 2: Pechino Express - Obiettivo Bangkok (2013)

Visited countries: Vietnam - Cambodia - Laos - Thailand
Season 2 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 8, 2013 to November 4, 2013. The subtitle of the season was Obiettivo Bangkok (Goal: Bangkok) and the route started at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam, and finished at the Wat Pho temple complex in Bangkok, Thailand, going across Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. The winners of the season were athletes Massimiliano Rosolino and Marco Maddaloni, Gli sportivi (The sportsmen).
Ranking
| Place | Couple | Members | Status |
| 1 | Gli sportivi (The sportsmen) | Massimiliano Rosolino & Marco Maddaloni | Winners |
| 2 | Le modelle (The models) | Francesca Fioretti & Ariadna Romero | Runners-up |
| 3 | I laureati (The graduated) | Laura Caratelli & Daniel Moreno Mendoza | Eliminated |
| 4 | I figli di (The nepo babies) | Costantino "Costia" & Giovanni Teodori | Eliminated |
| 5 | Padre e figlio (Father and son) | Massimo & Paolo Ciavarro | Eliminated |
| 6 | Marchesa e maggiordomo (Marchioness and butler) | Daniela del Secco d'Aragona & Gregory Jayasena Sangapala Arachchinge Don | Eliminated |
| 7 | I fidanzati (The lovers) | Corinne Cléry & Angelo Costabile | Eliminated |
| 8 | Gli olimpionici (The olympians) | Massimiliano Rosolino & Alessandra Sensini | Withdrawn |
| 9 | Gli amici (The friends) | Alessio Sakara & Stefano Venturini | Eliminated |
| 10 | Gli attori (The actors) | Micol Olivieri & Niccolò Centioni | Eliminated |

### Season 3: Pechino Express - Ai confini dell'Asia (2014)

Visited countries: Myanmar - Malaysia - Singapore - Indonesia
Season 3 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 7, 2014 to November 3, 2014. The subtitle of the season was Ai confini dell'Asia (At the boundaries of Asia) and the route started at the royal palace in Mandalay, Myanmar, and finished at the Lotus Garden in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, going across Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. The winners of the season were comicians and tv personalities Stefano Corti and Alessandro Onnis, I coinquilini (The flatmates).
Ranking
| Place | Couple | Members | Status |
| 1 | I coinquilini (The flatmates) | Stefano Corti & Alessandro Onnis | Winners |
| 2 | I Pérez (The Pérez) | Amaurys Pérez & Angela Rende | Runners-up |
| 3 | Le cougar (The cougars) | Eva Grimaldi & Roberta Garzia | Eliminated |
| 4 | Le cattive (The evil) | Alessandra "Angelina" Angeli & Antonella Ventura | Eliminated |
| 5 | Gli sposini (The newlyweds) | La Pina & Emiliano Pepe | Eliminated |
| 6 | Le immigrate (The immigrants) | Romina Giamminelli & Mariana Rodríguez | Eliminated |
| 7 | I coreografi (The choreographers) | Alessandra Celentano & Corrado Giordani | Eliminated |
| 8 | I fratelli (The brothers) | Clementino & Paolo Maccaro | Eliminated |
| 9 | Gli eterosessuali (The heterosexual) | Luca Betti & Michael Lewis | Eliminated |
| 10 | I benestanti (The wealthy) | Sofia Odescalchi & Uberti Marchesi | Eliminated |

### Season 4: Pechino Express - Il nuovo mondo (2015)

Visited countries: Ecuador - Peru - Brazil
Season 4 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 7, 2015 to November 2, 2014. The subtitle of the season was Il nuovo mondo (The new world) and it was the first season in America. The route started at the Plaza de San Francisco in Quito, Ecuador, and finished at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, going across Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. The winners of the season were web and tv personality Antonio Andrea Pinna and his personal trainer and friend Roberto Bertolini, Gli antipodi (The antipodes).
Ranking
| Place | Couple | Members | Status |
| 1 | Gli antipodi (The antipodes) | Antonio Andrea Pinna & Roberto Bertolini | Winners |
| 2 | Gli espatriati (The expats) | Christian "Kang" Bachini & Son Pascal | Runners-up |
| 3 | Le persiane (The Persians) | Giulia Salemi & Fariba Tehrani | Eliminated |
| 4 | Le professoresse (The professoresse) | Laura Forgia & Eleonora Cortini | Eliminated |
| 5 | Gli artisti (The artists) | Paola Barale & Piero Filoni | Eliminated |
| 6 | Fratello e sorella (Brother and sister) | Naike Rivelli & Andrea Fachinetti | Eliminated |
| 7 | Gli stellati (The star-rated) | Philippe Léveillé & Ciccio Sultano | Eliminated |
| 8 | Gli artisti (The artists) | Paola Barale & Luca Tommassini | Withdrawn |
| 9 | I compagni (The boyfriends) | Scialpi & Roberto Blasi | Eliminated |
| 10 | Gli illuminati (The enlightened) | Yari Carrisi & Pico Rama | Eliminated |

### Season 5: Pechino Express - Le civiltà perdute (2016)

Visited countries: Colombia - Guatemala - Mexico
Season 5 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 12, 2016 to November 14, 2016. The subtitle of the season was Le civiltà perdute (The lost civilizations) and the route started at the Caracol Televisión studios in Bogotá, Colombia, and finished at the archaeological site of Tula, Mexico, going across Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico. The winners of the season were YouTube duo theShow, consisting of Alessio Stigliano and Alessandro Tenace, I socialisti (The socialists).
Ranking
| Place | Couple | Members | Status |
| 1 | I socialisti (The socialists) | Alessio Stigliano & Alessandro Tenace | Winners |
| 2 | I contribuenti (The taxpayers) | Diego Passoni & Cristina Bugatty | Runners-up |
| 3 | Gli innamorati (The lovers) | Lory Del Santo & Marco Cucolo | Eliminated |
| 4 | Gli spostati (The screwed up) | Tina Cipollari & Simone Di Matteo | Eliminated |
| 5 | Gli estranei (The strangers) | Silvia Farina & Marco Cubeddu | Eliminated |
| 6 | I coniugi (The spouses) | Francesco Sarcina & Clizia Incorvaia | Eliminated |
| 7 | Gli emiliani (The Emilians) | Xu Ruichi & Carlos Kamizele Kahunga | Eliminated |
| 8 | Le naturali (The natural) | Benedetta Mazza & Raffaella Modugno | Eliminated |

### Season 6: Pechino Express - Verso il Sol Levante (2017)

Visited countries: Philippines - Taiwan - Japan
Season 6 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 13, 2017 to November 8, 2017. The subtitle of the season was Verso il Sol Levante (Towards the Rising Sun) and the show was back to Asia. The route started in Padre Burgos, Philippines, and finished at the West Park Bridge in Tokyo, Japan, going across the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. The winners of the season were tv and radio presenter Ema Stokholma and tv personality Valentina Pegorer, Le clubber (The clubbers).
Ranking
| Place | Couple | Members | Status |
| 1 | Le clubber (The clubbers) | Ema Stokholma & Valentina Pegorer | Winners |
| 2 | Le caporali (The corporals) | Antonella Elia & Jill Cooper | Runners-up |
| 3 | I compositori (The composers) | Achille Lauro & Edoardo Manozzi | Eliminated |
| 4 | I maschi (The boys) | Francesco Arca & Rocco Giusti | Eliminated |
| 5 | I modaioli (The fashionable) | Marcelo Burlon & Michele Lamanna | Withdrawn |
| 6 | Gli amici (The friends) | Guglielmo Scilla & Alice Venturi | Eliminated |
| 7 | Figlia e matrigna (Daughter and stepmother) | Eugenia Costantini & Agata Cannizzaro | Eliminated |
| 8 | Las estrellas (The stars) | Olfo Bosé & Rafael Amargo | Eliminated |
| 9 | Gli Egger (The Eggers) | Cristina Vittoria Egger Bertotti & Alessandro Egger | Eliminated |

### Season 7: Pechino Express - Avventura in Africa (2018)

Visited countries: Morocco - Tanzania - South Africa
Season 7 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from September 20, 2018 to November 22, 2018. The subtitle of the season was Avventura in Africa (Adventure in Africa) and it was the first (and so far only) season in Africa. The route started at the Detroit Palace in Tangier, Morocco, and finished at the St. John's Church in Cape Town, South Africa, going across Morocco, Tanzania and South Africa. The winners of the season were tv presenters Patrizia Rossetti and Maria Teresa Ruta, Le signore della TV (The ladies of TV).
Ranking
| Place | Couple | Members | Status |
| 1 | Le signore della TV (The ladies of TV) | Patrizia Rossetti & Maria Teresa Ruta | Winners |
| 2 | Gli scoppiati (The depaired) | Fabrizio Colica & Tommy Kuti | Runners-up |
| 3 | Le mannequin (The models) | Linda Morselli & Rachele Fogar | Eliminated |
| 4 | I surfisti (The surfers) | Francisco Porcella & Andrea Montovoli | Eliminated |
| 5 | Le Sare (The Saras) | Sara Ventura & Sara Balivo | Eliminated |
| 6 | I ridanciani (The jovial) | Paola Caruso & Tommaso Zorzi | Withdrawn |
| 7 | Gli alieni (The aliens) | Roberto Meloni & Simone Morandi | Eliminated |
| 8 | I promessi sposi (The betrothed) | Roberta Giarrusso & Riccardo Di Pasquale | Eliminated |
| 9 | I mattutini (The morning ones) | Adriana Volpe & Marcello Cirillo | Eliminated |
| 10 | I poeti (The poeticians) | Mirko Frezza & Tommy Kuti | Withdrawn |
| 11 | Le Coliche (The Colics) | Claudio Colica & Fabrizio Colica | Withdrawn |

### Season 8: Pechino Express - Le stagioni dell'Oriente (2020)

Visited countries: Thailand - China - South Korea
Season 8 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca and was broadcast on Rai 2 from February 11, 2020 to April 14, 2020. The subtitle of the season was Le stagioni dell'Oriente (The seasons of the East) and the show was back to Asia. The route started at the Golden Buddha Beach on the Ko Phra Thong island, Thailand, and finished at the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea, going across Thailand, China and South Korea. The winners of the season were web personalities Nicole Rossi and Jennifer Poni, Le collegiali (The boarders).
Ranking
| Place | Couple | Members | Status |
| 1 | Le collegiali (The boarders) | Nicole Rossi & Jennifer Poni | Winners |
| 2 | I wedding planner (The wedding planners) | Enzo Miccio & Carolina Giannuzzi | Runners-up |
| 3 | Le top (The best) | Dayane Mello & Ema Kovač | Eliminated |
| 4 | I gladiatori (The gladiators) | Max Giusti & Marco Mazzocchi | Eliminated |
| 5 | Mamma e figlia (Mum and daughter) | Soleil Sorge & Wendy Kay | Eliminated |
| 6 | I sopravvissuti (The survivors) | Gennaro Lillio & Vera Gemma | Eliminated |
| 7 | Gli inseparabili (The inseparable) | Valeri Salvatori & Fabrizio Salvatori | Eliminated |
| 8 | I palermitani (The Palermitans) | Annandrea Vitrano & Claudio Casisa | Eliminated |
| 9 | I guaglioni (The boys) | Gennaro Lillio & Luciano Punzo | Eliminated |
| 10 | Le figlie d'arte (The daughters of artists) | Asia Argento & Vera Gemma | Withdrawn |
| 11 | Padre e figlia (Father and daughter) | Marco Berry & Ludovica Marchisio | Eliminated |

### Season 9: Pechino Express - La rotta dei sultani (2022)

Visited countries: Turkey - Uzbekistan - Jordan - United Arab Emirates
Season 9 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca together with Enzo Miccio and was broadcast on Sky Uno and Now from March 10, 2022 to May 12, 2022. The subtitle of the season was La rotta dei sultani (The route of the sultans) and the route started at the Uçhisar castle in Turkey, and finished at the Grand Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, going across Turkey, Uzbekistan, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. The winners of the season were tv presenter Victoria Cabello and her friend Paride Vitale, I pazzeschi (The incredible).
Ranking
| Place | Couple | Members | Status |
| 1 | I pazzeschi (The incredible) | Victoria Cabello & Paride Vitale | Winners |
| 2 | Mamma e figlia (Mum and daughter) | Natasha Stefanenko & Sasha Sabbioni | Runners-up |
| 3 | Gli sciacalli (The jackals) | Gianluca Fru & Aurora Leone | Eliminated |
| 4 | Italia-Brasile (Italy-Brazil) | Nikita Pelizon & Helena Prestes | Eliminated |
| 5 | Gli indipendenti (The independent) | Bugo & Cristian Dondoni | Eliminated |
| 6 | I fidanzatini (The sweethearts) | Rita Rusić & Cristiano Di Luzio | Eliminated |
| 7 | Gli scienziati (The scientists) | Barbascura X & Andrea Boscherini | Eliminated |
| 8 | Padre e figlio (Father and son) | Ciro & Giovanbattista Ferrara | Eliminated |
| 9 | Gli atletici (The athletic) | Alex Schwazer & Bruno Fabbri | Eliminated |
| 10 | Le tiktoker (The tiktokers) | Anna Ciati & Giulia Paglianiti | Eliminated |

### Season 10: Pechino Express - La via delle Indie (2023)

Visited countries: India - Malaysia - Cambodia
Season 10 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca together with Enzo Miccio and was broadcast on Sky Uno and Now from March 9, 2023 to May 11, 2023. The subtitle of the season was La via delle Indie (The route of the Indies) and the route started at the Gateway of India in Mumbai, India, and finished at the Thommanon temple in Angkor, Cambodia, going across India, Malaysia and Cambodia. The winners of the season were American restaurateur and tv celebrity Joe Bastianich and restaurateur and tv personality Andrea Belfiore, Gli italoamericani (The Italian Americans).
Ranking
| Place | Couple | Members | Status |
| 1 | Gli italoamericani (The Italian Americans) | Joe Bastianich & Andrea Belfiore | Winners |
| 2 | I novelli sposi (The newlyweds) | Federica Pellegrini & Matteo Giunta | Runners-up |
| 3 | Le mediterranee (The Mediterraneans) | Carolina Stramare & Barbara Prezja | Eliminated |
| 4 | I siculi (The Sicilians) | Salvatore Schillaci & Barbara Lombardo | Eliminated |
| 5 | Le attiviste (The activists) | Giorgia Soleri & Federica "Federippi" Fabrizio | Eliminated |
| 6 | Mamma e figlio (Mum and son) | Martina Colombari & Achille Costacurta | Eliminated |
| 7 | Gli avvocati (The lawyers) | Alessandra De Michelis & Laura Picardi | Eliminated |
| 8 | Gli istruiti (The educated) | Maria Rosa Petolicchio & Andrea Di Piero | Eliminated |
| 9 | Gli ipocondriaci (The hypochondriacs) | Dario Vergassola & Caterina Vergassola | Eliminated |

### Season 11: Pechino Express - La rotta del dragone (2024)

Visited countries: Vietnam - Laos - Sri Lanka
Season 11 of Pechino Express was presented by Costantino della Gherardesca together with Gianluca Fru and was broadcast on Sky Uno and Now from March 7, 2024 to May 9, 2024. The subtitle of the season was La rotta del dragone (The route of the dragon) and the route started at the Thai Vi temple in Tam Cốc, Vietnam, and finished at the Pidurangala Rock in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, going across Vietnam, Cambodia and Sri Lanka. The winners of the season were pastry chef and tv personality Damiano Carrara and his brother and fellow pastry chef Massimiliano, I pasticceri (The pastry chefs)
Ranking
| Place | Couple | Members | Status |
| 1 | I pasticceri (The pastry chefs) | Damiano Carrara & Massimiliano Carrara | Winners |
| 2 | Italia Argentina (Italy Argentina) | Antonella Fiordelisi & Estefania Bernal | Runners-up |
| 3 | Le amiche (The friends) | Maddalena Corvaglia & Barbara Petrillo | Eliminated |
| 4 | Le ballerine (The dancers) | Maddalena Svevi & Megan Ria | Eliminated |
| 5 | I fratm (The best friends) | Artem Tkachuk & Antonio Orefice | Eliminated |
| 6 | I Caressa (The Caressas) | Fabio & Eleonora Caressa | Eliminated |
| 7 | I giganti (The giants) | Kristian Ghedina & Francesca Piccinini | Eliminated |
| 8 | I brillanti (The brilliant) | Nancy Brilli & Pierluigi Iorio | Eliminated |
| 9 | I romagnoli (The Romagnols) | Paolo Cevoli & Elisabetta Garuffi | Eliminated |