The second leg of Simon Reeve's journey around the Caribbean Sea takes him from the beautiful Islands and along the coast of South America. On the beautiful and wealthy Island of Barbados he meets the owner of a traditional chattel house who has turned down offers of millions of dollars from luxury property developers. On the green volcanic slopes of St Vincent Simon meets the marijuana growers hoping, like their Prime Minister, that the drug will soon be decriminalised. Venezuela is one of the most turbulent countries in the Caribbean and from a high rise slum in Caracas to the lawless border lands, Simon tries to work out how a country so rich in oil has fallen so low. Ending his epic journey in Colombia, Simon gains rare access to the Kogi - an indigenous people who have maintained their traditional forest life style in the face of an encroaching and damaging modern world.
Simon Reeve's Caribbean was broadcast on SBS ONE at Saturday 28 October 2017, 06:35. This episode was initially placed on Monday 1 June 2015.