The Amazing Race Australia

Dust off your passports and pack your bags as we go international. Vibrant Morocco is set to be the first leg of a huge globe-trotting adventure.

From the exotic to the unimaginable, teams navigate their way to Marrakech, where they must devour a local Moroccan specialty and perform a decades old process to survive this leg of The Amazing Race.

Teams battle from challenge to challenge, taking part in aspects of everyday Moroccan life from traditional fez dancing, to navigating narrow streets, and even painting the town of Chefchaouen blue.

Racers arrive in Athens for a thrilling round of archery, and a visit to the fabled Temple of Poseidon, before facing a tricky detour and a Spanakopita feeding frenzy that may determine their fate.

Teams test their driving skills and go fishing from the docks, before they must lead a donkey up a cliff, and jump into a parkour challenge across Santorini's rooftops in the adventure of a lifetime.

Teams race to Mt Parnassus in the Greek Alps, where they must hold their own traditional Greek wedding ceremony, and dive into a frosty challenge. Will someone be sent home on this leg of the race?

Teams race to the Turkish harbour city of Izmir, where belly dancing, magic carpet rides, and blessed baked goods await. Who will soar through the challenges and who will find the going too tough?

Teams take on a Turkish wrestler and make a traditional Evil Eye bead, before a detour sees them opt for learning a traditional dance or rolling Mesir paste. Who will make it to the pit stop in time?

In the Turkish fishing village of Alacati, teams search for the world's trickiest ice cream vendors and dive into a bowl of Turkish delight. But it's a jet car water race that truly tests our teams.

Teams vamos to bustling Bogota, where they must choose between bicycle polo or emerald identification, before playing an explosive game of Colombia's national sport, tejo, on their way to the pit stop.

In Medellin, teams must decide to replicate a flower bouquet, or search for a special mark in a sack of beans, before tasting local Colombian delicacies. Who has the stomach for this leg of the race?

In coastal Cartagena, teams must make and deliver a tray of cheese arepas, before selling 20,000 pesos worth of fruit to the locals. Finally, they must master the art of the intricate Colombian salsa.

Racing through the jungle and busy streets of Belize, teams face multiple challenges as they head into a tough Eat or Beat Detour. Then, a heart-pounding foot race to the finish sends one team home.

To avoid their race ending in ruins, teams go back to school and pick between a game of Pok-A-Tok or an ancient number puzzle. Finally, they must memorise the months of the complex Mayan calendar.

On the scenic island of Caye Caulker, teams must choose to learn a local dance or try a hair-braiding challenge, before a totes coco loco Roadblock. Who will be first to meet Beau on the Pit Stop mat?

It's sink or swim in Mexico's coastal city of Campeche, where teams must eat edible insect cuisine, shoot down pinatas, and make rope out of henequen plants before a spiritual dip in a local sinkhole.

In Merida, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, teams get to make cactus tacos, sing a verse of the classic song La Cucaracha and perform with a mariachi band, celebrating the Day of the Dead in style.

During this leg, teams learn a traditional Yucatan dance, use a local landmark to solve a puzzle, and put their sewing skills to the test before ziplining into a cenote to meet Beau at the Pit Stop.

Racers return to Australia, with team members heading into the clouds for a joyride before making noise at Perth's Bell Tower and getting a taste of virtual reality as they head to the Pit Stop.

During this WA leg of the race, teams travel by ferry to take a leap of faith over Rottnest Island, pay homage to a local icon and get locked up in the stocks before meeting Beau at the Pit Stop.

In the nail-biting finale, which team will be first to meet Beau at the Pit Stop and claim the biggest prize in the program's history: $250,000 and a brand-new Isuzu D-MAX and Isuzu MU-X?