About the show

Imagine living in one of the most primitive cultures on the planet. With a tribe where women are forbidden to wash. Where your home is made from cow dung, and in order to feed your family you must hunt monkeys and eat dog meat. There's no electricity, no running water, and no bed to sleep on and insects, snakes and scorpions are just part of daily life. Could you survive the Tribes? 

Take three average Kiwi families, living in their comfortable home, with running hot water, food in the fridge and warm beds at night. What happens when you take these families out of their cosy lives and drop them in the middle of three of the world's most remote and primitive tribes? Ticket To The Tribes is a new reality documentary series where three average suburban families swap their ordinary kiwi lives for a completely unknown and primitive environment. For ten gruelling days they must live in exactly the same way as the tribal people - working as they do, sleeping as they do, and eating the same food even when that means having to kill it first. 

They will face constant tests and will be judged by a 'Tribal Council' of wise men, who will evaluate each family's skill in adapting to their new life. Succeed and they will become one with the tribe. Fail, and they will be punished and banished - bringing disgrace on themselves and New Zealand. 

The clash between the two cultures is sometimes confrontational, most of the time very amusing and often completely hilarious. The families arrive in this totally unknown environment, not knowing the language or the age-old customs.

Ticket To The Tribes tells the unique story of three ordinary families who go on an extraordinary journey. There is extreme culture clash and confrontation; but also laughter, learning and friendship. Each family reacts differently to the challenges of their new lifestyle, but ultimately the bizarre and sometimes shocking encounters turn out to be an enriching and life-changing experience.