Where Is Survivor Filmed?

50 seasons, 18 countries, five continents. Every season since Survivor 33 has filmed in Fiji.

Survivor filming locations worldwide World map centred on the Pacific, marking every country that has hosted a season, sized by how many: Fiji 19, Nicaragua 4, Philippines 4, Samoa 4, Panama 3, Brazil 2, Cambodia 2, Palau 2, Australia 1, China 1, Cook Islands 1, French Polynesia 1, Gabon 1, Guatemala 1, Kenya 1, Malaysia 1, Thailand 1, Vanuatu 1. Tropic of CancerEquatorTropic of Capricorn Fiji19 Nicaragua4 Philippines4 Samoa4 Panama3 Brazil2 Cambodia2 Palau2 Australia1 China1 Cook Islands1 French Polynesia1 Gabon1 Guatemala1 Kenya1 Malaysia1 Thailand1 Vanuatu1 Fiji19
Each dot is a country that has hosted a season, sized by how many. Fiji, at the centre, has hosted 19 of 50.

Every filming country

Oceania

29 seasons
Season Country Region Filmed
Survivor 14 : Fiji Fiji Macuata October 30, 2006 – December 7, 2006
Survivor 33 : Millennials vs. Gen X Fiji Mamanuca Islands April 4, 2016 – May 12, 2016
Survivor 34 : Game Changers Fiji Mamanuca Islands June 6, 2016 – July 14, 2016
Survivor 35 : Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers Fiji Mamanuca Islands April 3, 2017 – May 11, 2017
Survivor 36 : Ghost Island Fiji Mamanuca Islands June 5, 2017 – July 13, 2017
Survivor 37 : David vs. Goliath Fiji Mamanuca Islands March 29, 2018 – May 6, 2018
Survivor 38 : Edge of Extinction Fiji Mamanuca Islands May 30, 2018 – July 7, 2018
Survivor 39 : Island of the Idols Fiji Mamanuca Islands March 21, 2019 – April 28, 2019
Survivor 40 : Winners at War Fiji Mamanuca Islands May 22, 2019 – June 29, 2019
Survivor 41 Fiji Mamanuca Islands April 15, 2021 – May 10, 2021
Survivor 42 Fiji Mamanuca Islands May 16, 2021 – June 10, 2021
Survivor 43 Fiji Mamanuca Islands May 2, 2022 – May 27, 2022
Survivor 44 Fiji Mamanuca Islands June 5, 2022 – June 30, 2022
Survivor 45 Fiji Mamanuca Islands April 16, 2023 – May 11, 2023
Survivor 46 Fiji Mamanuca Islands June 1, 2023 – June 26, 2023
Survivor 47 Fiji Mamanuca Islands May 13, 2024 – June 7, 2024
Survivor 48 Fiji Mamanuca Islands June 27, 2024 – July 22, 2024
Survivor 49 Fiji Mamanuca Islands April 20, 2025 – May 15, 2025
Survivor 50 : In the Hands of the Fans Fiji Mamanuca Islands June 5 – June 30, 2025
Survivor 19 : Samoa Samoa Upolu June 11, 2009 – July 19, 2009
Survivor 20 : Heroes vs. Villains Samoa Upolu August 9, 2009 – September 16, 2009
Survivor 23 : South Pacific Samoa Upolu May 30, 2011 – July 7, 2011
Survivor 24 : One World Samoa Upolu August 1, 2011 – September 8, 2011
Survivor 10 : Palau Palau Koror November 1, 2004 – December 9, 2004
Survivor 16 : Micronesia Palau Koror October 29, 2007 – December 6, 2007
Survivor 2 : The Australian Outback Australia Goshen Cattle Station, Queensland October 23, 2000 – December 3, 2000
Survivor 4 : Marquesas French Polynesia Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands November 12, 2001 – December 20, 2001
Survivor 9 : Vanuatu Vanuatu Efate June 26, 2004 – August 3, 2004
Survivor 13 : Cook Islands Cook Islands Aitutaki June 26, 2006 – August 3, 2006

Asia

9 seasons
Season Country Region Filmed
Survivor 25 : Philippines Philippines Caramoan, Camarines Sur March 18, 2012 – April 25, 2012
Survivor 26 : Caramoan Philippines Caramoan, Camarines Sur May 21, 2012 – June 28, 2012
Survivor 27 : Blood vs. Water Philippines Palaui Island, Cagayan May 19, 2013 – June 27, 2013
Survivor 28 : Cagayan Philippines Palaui Island, Cagayan July 10, 2013 – August 17, 2013
Survivor 31 : Cambodia Cambodia Koh Rong May 31, 2015 – July 8, 2015
Survivor 32 : Kaoh Rong Cambodia Koh Rong March 30, 2015 – May 7, 2015
Survivor 1 : Borneo Malaysia Pulau Tiga, Borneo, Sabah March 13, 2000 – April 20, 2000
Survivor 5 : Thailand Thailand Ko Tarutao June 10, 2002 – July 18, 2002
Survivor 15 : China China Mount Lu West Sea, Jiujiang June 25, 2007 – August 2, 2007

Central America

8 seasons
Season Country Region Filmed
Survivor 21 : Nicaragua Nicaragua San Juan del Sur June 14, 2010 – July 22, 2010
Survivor 22 : Redemption Island Nicaragua San Juan del Sur August 16, 2010 – September 23, 2010
Survivor 29 : San Juan del Sur Nicaragua San Juan del Sur June 1, 2014 – July 10, 2014
Survivor 30 : Worlds Apart Nicaragua San Juan del Sur August 4, 2014 – September 11, 2014
Survivor 7 : Pearl Islands Panama Pearl Islands June 23, 2003 – July 31, 2003
Survivor 8 : All-Stars Panama Pearl Islands November 3, 2003 – December 11, 2003
Survivor 12 : Panama Panama Pearl Islands October 31, 2005 – December 8, 2005
Survivor 11 : Guatemala Guatemala Yaxhá-Nakúm-Naranjo National Park, Petén June 27, 2005 – August 4, 2005

South America

2 seasons
Season Country Region Filmed
Survivor 6 : The Amazon Brazil Rio Negro, Amazonas November 4, 2002 – December 12, 2002
Survivor 18 : Tocantins Brazil Jalapão, Tocantins November 1, 2008 – December 9, 2008

Africa

2 seasons
Season Country Region Filmed
Survivor 3 : Africa Kenya Shaba National Reserve July 11, 2001 – August 18, 2001
Survivor 17 : Gabon Gabon Wonga-Wongue Presidential Reserve, Estuaire June 23, 2008 – July 31, 2008

How the map narrowed

Survivor's map used to move every year. The first 32 seasons crossed five continents and rarely returned to the same country twice in a row, opening in Malaysia, then Australia, then Kenya in the first three years alone. Fiji made a single early appearance for Survivor 14 in 2007, then production settled there for good: every season from Survivor 33 (2016) through Survivor 50 has filmed in the Mamanuca Islands, 18 consecutive seasons and counting. In total, Fiji has now hosted 19 of the show's 50 seasons, more than a third of the entire series.

Beyond Fiji, only a handful of other countries have hosted Survivor more than once: the Philippines, Samoa, and Nicaragua each four times, Panama three times, and Cambodia, Palau, and Brazil twice each, usually in pairs of consecutive seasons filmed back-to-back at the same camp before production moved on. Production settled permanently in the Mamanuca Islands for cost and logistics: one set, built once and reused, replaced the annual scout for a new camp on a new continent.

Explore further: the full season list, every season with returning players, and how this data is sourced.

Where these location facts come from

Country, region and filming window are decomposed from the community location record for each season, one field at a time; no recap prose is stored or reproduced here. Filming dates are the production window, not the broadcast window, and a season's air date is usually several months later. Where a season moved between camps, the region column lists the islands or provinces the record names rather than a single point.

Episode, twist and location facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Survivor filmed?

Every Survivor season since Survivor 33 (Millennials vs. Gen X, 2016) has been filmed in the Mamanuca Islands, Fiji. Across all 50 seasons, the show has filmed in 18 countries on five continents, starting with Pulau Tiga, Malaysia for Survivor 1.

Has Survivor always filmed in Fiji?

No. Fiji first hosted Survivor 14 (Fiji, 2007) as a one-off, then became the show's permanent home starting with Survivor 33 in 2016. Every season from 33 through Survivor 50 has filmed there, 18 consecutive seasons.

How many countries has Survivor filmed in?

18 countries across five continents: Oceania (Fiji, Australia, Vanuatu, the Cook Islands, Palau, Samoa, French Polynesia), Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, China, Cambodia, the Philippines), Central America (Panama, Guatemala, Nicaragua), Africa (Kenya, Gabon), and South America (Brazil).

Why did Survivor stop moving locations every season?

Production settled permanently in Fiji's Mamanuca Islands beginning with Survivor 33 for cost and logistics: a fixed set built once and reused season after season replaced the earlier practice of scouting and building a new camp on a new continent almost every year.