Jeremy Clarkson appears exhausted as he arrives at Heathrow Airport alongside Richard Hammond and James May, following their unexpected stay in Botswana.

Jeremy Clarkson returned to the UK after he was left stranded in Botswana after a severe flight delay. 

The TV presenter, 63, touched down at Heathrow alongside Richard Hammond and James May after a 16 hour long haul flight. 

Jeremy looked tired after the journey as the trio had to hire a bush plane to get them out of their luxury camp which boasted 40 staff and a pool. 

Landing in the early hours of Friday morning, Richard and James were greeted by friends and families. 

The Grand Tour stars had been away filming for the next series but were left stranded after BA cancelled their flight. 

They're back! Jeremy Clarkson looked shattered as he returned from Botswana with Richard Hammond and James May on Friday morning

They’re back! Jeremy Clarkson looked shattered as he returned from Botswana with Richard Hammond and James May on Friday morning 

Tiring: The TV presenter touched down at Heathrow alongside Richard Hammond and James May after a 16 hour long haul flight

Tiring: The TV presenter touched down at Heathrow alongside Richard Hammond and James May after a 16 hour long haul flight

Richard, 53, was greeted by his 22-year-old daughter Isabella who looked delighted to see her father as the pair grinned from ear to ear. 

James, 60, also seemed to be greeted by friends as he embraced in a hug with a young woman. 

Tired after the flight, Jeremy grabbed a coffee as he pushed his luggage through arrivals. 

Their return comes after Jeremy decided to document the trio’s ‘survival’ over in Botswana. 

Taking to Instagram, the former Top Gear host gave his followers regular updates as he joked about their chance of survival and boasted about living in the lap of luxury with 40 staff waiting on them hand-and-foot.

Breaking the news with a snap of Hammond and May staring down at their phones alongside the remains of their dinner and half full wine glasses, he wrote: ‘BA have messed up our flight home so we are marooned here at a luxury camp in Botswana. With only 40 staff. It’s all about survival now.’ 

Jeremy then proceeded to post regular updates as he charted the threesome’s stay in the remote camp which has a stunning pool. 

Sharing a video of the luxury camp they are staying at he wrote: ‘Marooned update. We are coping. But for how long?’ 

Reunited: Richard, 53, was greeted by his 22-year-old daughter Isabella who looked delighted to see her daughter as the pair grinned from ear to ear

Reunited: Richard, 53, was greeted by his 22-year-old daughter Isabella who looked delighted to see her daughter as the pair grinned from ear to ear

Long journey: Jeremy was seen looking tired after the journey as the trio had to hire a bush plane to get them out of their luxury camp

Long journey: Jeremy was seen looking tired after the journey as the trio had to hire a bush plane to get them out of their luxury camp 

Back on home turf: James, 60, also seemed to be greeted by friends as he embraced in a hug with a young woman

Back on home turf: James, 60, also seemed to be greeted by friends as he embraced in a hug with a young woman

Exhausted: Jeremy looked knackered after the flight as he pushed his luggage through arrivals

Drama: The trio had been away filming for the next series of The Grand Tour but were left stranded after BA cancelled their flight

Exhausted: Jeremy looked knackered after the flight as he pushed his luggage through arrivals

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Stranded: The TV presenter was 'marooned' in a luxury camp alongside his co-hosts as the threesome completed filming for the next series of The Grand Tour

Stranded: The TV presenter was ‘marooned’ in a luxury camp alongside his co-hosts as the threesome completed filming for the next series of The Grand Tour

Joking around: Their return comes after Jeremy decided to document the threesome's 'survival' over in Botswana

Joking around: Their return comes after Jeremy decided to document the threesome’s ‘survival’ over in Botswana

Welcome back! Richard and James were greeted by friends and families, yet Jeremy seemed to remain alone

Welcome back! Richard and James were greeted by friends and families, yet Jeremy seemed to remain alone

Helping him out: It looked like James was being helped by a member of their team

Helping him out: It looked like James was being helped by a member of their team

Home: James looked fresh from the bush in his grey cargo pants and boots

Home: James looked fresh from the bush in his grey cargo pants and boots 

Bye! It looked like James had spotted the cameras as he waved as he entered the airport lift

Bye! It looked like James had spotted the cameras as he waved as he entered the airport lift 

Caffeine hit: Tired after the flight, Jeremy grabbed a coffee as he arrived back in London

Caffeine hit: Tired after the flight, Jeremy grabbed a coffee as he arrived back in London 

In his final update, Jeremy posed with his friend, Super, who came to rescue the team. 

Smiling with his arm around his friend, he wrote: ‘Big thanks to my dear friend of 20 years, Super, who saved the day’. 

Sharing snaps from the luxury camp the presenter turned farmer, shared a serene picture of an outdoor pool, sarcastically writing: ‘When BA delay a flight by 12 hours, do they not realise how much hardship they inflict on passengers? We are fighting to stay alive here.’

Later on he posted an adorable snap of a meerkat on its hind legs as it watched the sunset across the sandy plane. 

He captioned the snap: ‘Thanks to BA’s incompetence, this is how I’ve been forced to endure my evening.’ 

He upped the drama on Wednesday as he shared a snap of a Kyote-like animal as it tucked into it’s dead prey. 

Joking in the caption, he broke the news: ‘James May didn’t make it I’m afraid’, before later updating fans that he misidentified the dead prey and ‘It was actually Richard Hammond who was turned into food’.

He later shared a snap of himself and James with a gap in between where Richard, now ‘dead’, should have sat as he wrote: ‘Missing man formation’. 

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Hero: The threesome were rescued by Jeremy's friend Super

Hero: The threesome were rescued by Jeremy’s friend Super

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Fully stocked: They may be stranded, but the team have no shortage of beverage choice as James examined the fridge

Self-promotion: James then opts for a Jeremy's brand of Hawkstone lager as he indulges in the beverage

Fully stocked: They may be stranded, but the team have no shortage of beverage choice as James examined the fridge

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Hilarious: Jeremy shared a serene picture of an outdoor pool as he wrote a sarcastic caption, stating 'We are fighting to stay alive here'

Hilarious: Jeremy shared a serene picture of an outdoor pool as he wrote a sarcastic caption, stating ‘We are fighting to stay alive here’ 

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Adorable: On Tuesday evening he posted an adorable snap of a meerkat on its hind legs as it watched the sunset across the sandy plane

Adorable: On Tuesday evening he posted an adorable snap of a meerkat on its hind legs as it watched the sunset across the sandy plane

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Survival of the fittest: Jeremy upped the drama in the next post as he shared a snap of a Kyote-like animal as it tucked into it's dead prey

Survival of the fittest: Jeremy upped the drama in the next post as he shared a snap of a Kyote-like animal as it tucked into it’s dead prey

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Misidentification: The star later updated fans that it was in face Richard Hammond who was lost in the predatory battle

Misidentification: The star later updated fans that it was in face Richard Hammond who was lost in the predatory battle

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Heartbreak: He later shared a snap of himself and James with a gap in between where Richard, now 'dead', should have sat

Heartbreak: He later shared a snap of himself and James with a gap in between where Richard, now ‘dead’, should have sat

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