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Leg 1 | Seoul Plaza | Teams headed to the top of Namsan Tower to find the destination of their next clue. | At Namsan Folk Village, teams located a message from home. | - | One member from each team participated in Fly Boarding at the Han River. | Fold 'Em Fast: At Gwangjang Market, teams folded dumplings.
Stack 'Em High: At Hanyang University, teams stacked and unstacked cups in 8 seconds. |
Seoullo 7017 Bridge |
Leg 2 | Cheonggye Plaza | At Gwanghwamun Plaza, teams found and counted all the water spouts around the Statue of Sejong the Great. | Teams visited the Demilitarized Zone - Imijungak Peace Park and left a message of love and hope for the people of South Korea. | - | - | All Heart: teams participated in Boot Camp.
All Thumbs: teams navigated a drone. |
Hantan River |
Leg 3 | Seoul | At the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Hanoi, Vietnam, teams identified letters on the dragons necks. | Teams got on a bus at Giap Bat Bus Station. | Once at Tam Coc Wharf, teams encountered their first U-Turn and next clue. | At Lang Khanh Restaurant and Hostel teams feasted on green rice until they found a Vietnamese coin, which they would exchange for a clue. | Escargot: teams hand-picked 100 snails for a restaurant.
Make Boat Go: teams rowed a boat with only their feet. |
Hang Múa (Mua Peak) |
Leg 4 | The Reed Hotel, Ninh Binh, Vietnam | At Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel, teams prepared four bundles of incense and delivered them to Chùa Nhất Trụ Temple. | In the Bell Tower at Bai Dinh Temple, teams searched for a monk statue with both feet on an animal. |
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- | Short Strokes: teams painted a replica of the mask their partner was wearing.
Long Strides: teams completed a circuit on stilts. |
Chùa Bái Đính (Bai Dinh Temple Complex) |
Leg 5 | Ninh Binh Province | Teams travelled to Zaisan Memorial, Ulan Bator, Mongolia and climbed 300 steps up Zaisan Hill to find their next clue. | At Janraisig Temple in Gandan Monastery, teams spun and counted all the prayer wheels in the temple. | Teams caught a 2-hour bus ride from Dragon Bus Station to the sand dunes of Mongol Els in Khogno Khan National Park. Here they completed a traditional welcome ceremony and drunk fermented horse milk. |
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Milk The Best: At Khogno Khan National Park, teams milked goats.
Herd The Rest: At Khogno Khan National Park, teams wrangled and marked goats. |
Mongol Els Sand Dunes |
Leg 6 | Mongol Els Dessert, Mongolia | At Khongoryn Els Sand Dunes, teams dug up their first clue. |
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At Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, teams introduced their wrestler before his match. | Dance: teams traveled to the International Dancing School, Ulaanbaatar and performed a traditional dance.
Deliver: teams traveled to Narantuul Market, Ulan Bator and delivered furniture to market stores. |
Chingissin Huree Camp, Mongolia |
Leg 7 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | After experiencing a traditional welcome at Victoria Falls Airport, Zimbabwe, teams traveled to Victoria Bridge and walked over the Zambezi River. | Intersection: At Mukuni Village, two teams united to play the Marimba, a traditional African instrument. | Teams catch 1 of 2 tourist vessels to arrive at the Livingstone Island Launch Site, Zambezi River, Victoria Falls. | At Batoka Sky, Livingstone, one member from each team caught a microlight flight over Victoria Falls and spotted 6 letters which spelt out their next location. | Cultivate: teams worked the soil to create eight furrows in the field at Mukuni Village.
Separate: teams built a fence around a local couples home in Mukuni Village. |
The Elephant Cafe, Zimbabwe |
Leg 8 | Zambezi National Park, Zambia | At Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve, teams had to train with an anti-poaching unit and identify evidence of illegal poachers. | Fast Forward: One team had to correctly identify all the African animals dung. | - | In a giant swing, teams took a leap of faith over the Zambezi River at the Batoka Gorge. | Build Up: Teams assembled playground equipment for school kids at Chisuma Primary School.
Serve Up: Teams cooked a traditional meal for the school kids and served them lunch. |
Mpala Village Teams filled two buckets of water and carried them on their heads to the pit stop. |
Leg 9 | Zimbabwe, Africa | Teams caught a plane to the Lilongwe International Airport, Malawi and voted for a team to U-Turn. They then traveled to Mgona Market in Lilongwe where they shelled and winnowed 5kg of Malawian peanuts. | Teams went to a local brick-making area where they created 50 bricks out of clay. | At Lake Malawi, teams followed the directions of a local villager to find puzzle pieces which they had to assemble. | - | Stack: At Chezi market, teams carefully loaded up one bag of charcoal and delivered it to a vendor.
Stitch: Teams joined the garment makers of Chezi market and sewed two Malawian shirts. |
Lake Malawi, Africa |
Leg 10 | Lake Of Stars, Malawi, Africa | Speed Bump: Teams had to paddle a dugout canoe across Leopard Bay to Lifuwu Village. | At Lizulu Markets, teams made their way to the Nsapato section of the market for a message. | At Harry's Bar, teams partook in a 2 minute quiz where they answered a series of questions about their fellow Racers. | At Lizulu Markets, they made a pair of sandal tops with recycled materials. | Dirty: At Lifuwu Village, teams did a load of washing for the villagers then laid the clothing out to dry
Smelly: At Lifuwu Village, teams sorted the days catch from a local fisherman into separate species then laid the fish out to dry |
Kumbali Country Lodge, Lilongwe, Malawi |
Leg 11 | Malawi, Africa | Teams arrived at Khlong Toei Markets where they ate 3 century eggs each. | Teams had to find a set of dentures that properly fit each of their patients. | Teams had to gold leaf a statue of Ganesh. | - | Water: Teams took a long tail boat past famous Bangkok landmarks along the Chao Phraya River, then correctly place pictures of what you saw on a map.
Wheels: Teams correctly attached missing parts onto a tuk tuk, then pimped it up. |
Wat Suwannaram Temple |
Leg 12 | Bangkok, Thailand | At the Waterfront Precinct in Darwin, teams had to search for NT News front pages with headlines about the race. | Teams flew to Katherine, NT where they jumped out of a plane. | Using a kayak, teams searched the shores along the Nitmiluk Gorge for puzzle pieces and assembled a puzzle. | Teams took a helicopter to Nitmiluk Gorge where they had to search the landing area for the next clue. | - | Nitmiluk Gorge |
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