The Amazing Race Australia

- Season 2

(2012)

Eleven new teams of 2 travel from Sydney, New South Wales to Cagraray, Philippines, on the first leg of a race that promises to be longer and more challenging than ever. The first team to finish receives a prize never offered before in the race's history.

The eleven teams travel from Cagraray, Philippines to Delhi, India. Sparks fly when one team struggle to navigate Delhi's chaotic streets. A breach of the race rules could prove costly for one team.

The ten remaining teams stay in India when a bus takes them from Delhi to Jaipur during the rest period. On their arrival, they have to undertake a driving test on the exotic city's chaotic streets. A run-in between two teams sends one of them reeling.

The nine remaining teams travel from Jaipur, India to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Finding transport to get them through Dubai's stunning deserts from A to B may prove to be the biggest challenge of all at the Detour. A wrong turn leads to one team finding themselves in serious trouble when they are arrested. Will they be the team that fails to make it to the Pit Stop?

The eight remaining teams travel from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Istanbul, Turkey. Some teams turn on workmates Paul & Steve while other teams turn on themselves. A market challenge that appears to be simple will put every team's patience to the test at the Detour.

The eight teams stay in Istanbul, Turkey, where among the challenges they face are soapy baths, oil wrestling and shoe shining. Will some teams be pushed to breaking point by the pressure as the competition heats up?

The seven remaining teams travel from Istanbul, Turkey to Havana, Cuba. Teams get excited when they learn that they have to fly to Paris, France, but there is a lot of hatred in the City of Love when one team steals another team's taxi. The biggest leg yet will test the teams like never before.

The seven teams continue the leg in Cuba as they travel from Havana to Guamá. The team who stole a taxi from another team in the previous leg find the consequences to be far-reaching. A Detour involving two Cuban icons ends with shattering results for one team. The teams receive a surprise when they learn that they must drive to Australia.

The six remaining teams are transported from Guamá, Cuba back to Havana during the rest period, from where they travel to Vancouver, Canada. A sleep-in could prove costly for one team. One of the race's biggest and most spectacular challenges puts some teams' limits to the test at the Road Block. One team crumbles under the pressure at the Detour.

The five remaining teams stay in Canada as they travel from Vancouver to Banff. Climbing a frozen waterfall at the Road Block proves to be particularly tough for one of the favourite teams. Tempers flare when the teams hit the ski slopes.

The four remaining teams travel from Banff, Canada to Beijing, China. As they battle for a place in the final three who will race to the finish, they are in for a shock when they receive a "massage". One team makes a costly mistake on the way to the Great Wall.

The final three teams are transported from Beijing, China to Guilin during the rest period, from where they travel to Fraser Island, Queensland. A few extra seconds spent at the airport helps one team to gain what could be a race-winning edge later. The first team to reach the finish line wins the A$250,000 first prize.