Leg 2 (French Polynesia, France)

Airdate: February 24, 2013

• Motu Toopua (Hilton Bora Bora Nui)
• Motu Tapu

This Leg's Detour was a choice between Pick a Pearl and Take a Trunk. For both Detours, teams had to pick up a pair of water shoes and snorkeling gear provided to them at the Hilton Bora Bora Nui chapel. In Pick a Pearl, teams traveled to a point half a mile off shore in the open water where they had to dive beneath the waves to untie lines of pearl oyster shells that they had to shuck open to find two red pearls. After finding both pearls, teams had to swim over to an oyster farmer in a boat to exchange them for their next clue. In Take a Trunk, teams dove underwater, wearing special diving helmets, to look for a series of treasure trunks. They then had to take the trunk over to a submerged umbrella and unpack its contents, setting up an underwater picnic table. Once the table was set up properly, an underwater waiter would give them their next clue. In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member participated in a traditional Polynesian test of strength, walking on a pair of sparring stilts while kicking a coconut across a stretch of beach. If the racer fell off the stilts, he or she had to return to the starting line, but the position of the coconut would not be reset. Once the racer had successfully kicked the coconut over the finish line, the team would be able to advance to the Pit Stop.

Additional tasks

• Upon arriving at the Hilton Bora Bora Nui, teams had to search the resort grounds for the wedding chapel where a Polynesian priest would give them a safe travel blessing before handing them their next clue.
• After the Detour, teams had to use personal water crafts and a local map to guide themselves to Motu Tapu, referred to as "the most photographed isle in the South Pacific", where their next clue would be found.

Leg 3 (French Polynesia, France "?"? New Zealand)

Airdate: March 3, 2013

• Motu Mute (Bora Bora Airport) to Christchurch, New Zealand (Christchurch International Airport)
• Windwhistle (Rakaia River Gorge)
• Methven (Mount Hutt Station)
• Windwhistle (Terrace Downs)

The Detour was a choice between Rev It Up and Reel It In. Both Detour choices required teams to use all-terrain vehicles to reach the Detour tasks. In Rev It Up, both team members had to drive a modified vintage car through a set of cones in under a combined 83 seconds. Once both racers completed the course within the time limit, they would receive their next clue from race car driver "Flash". In Reel It In, each team member had to use a rod and reel to catch one fish that was at least long. Once both fish were caught, champion fisherman Dirk would give them their next clue. In the Roadblock, one team member ran a muddy obstacle course known as a "Shemozzle". After dressing in gum boots, stubbies shorts, and a burlap sack, team members picked a shepherd and farm dog and then ran through the course where they would be covered in molasses and feathers, climbed over hay bales, then finally rode an inner tube down a slide into a manure pond, all while collecting chicken eggs along the way, that they put in a basket at the end of the course. Once they had 12 unbroken eggs in their basket, a task that could take multiple runs of the course, a shepherd would give them their next clue.

Additional tasks

• Upon arriving in Christchurch, teams had to find marked Ford Focuses and drive themselves to the Rakaia River Gorge. At the gorge, they picked a number for a jet boat that would take them up river for their next clue the following day.

Leg 4 (New Zealand "?"? Indonesia)

Airdate: March 10, 2013

• Christchurch (Christchurch International Airport) to Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia (Ngurah Rai International Airport)
• Ubud (Ubud Monkey Forest)
• Ayung River or Batuan (Pura Desa Puseh Temple)
• Badung Regency (Uluwatu Surf Beach)

The Detour was a choice between Sandy Bottom and Fruity Top. In Sandy Bottom, teams dredged volcanic sand from the bottom of the Ayung River, placed the sand into baskets atop their heads, then transported it uphill and emptied their baskets into a larger container. Once they filled their container to a designated line, the brick maker would give them their next clue. In Fruity Top, after donning sarongs, teams had to prepare a traditional Balinese religious offering known as a gebogan , made from various arranged fruits. It would then be carried in a procession to the Pura Desa Puseh Temple in Batuan where it would be blessed before it would be placed on an altar. Once complete, the local priest would give them their next clue. For the Roadblock, one team member had to go to Ketut's Surf Shop and search amongst several surfboards for one that had the image of someone they had all previously seen on the race; they were left to figure out that they were meant to look for an image of the Tahitian priest from Leg 2. After taking a surfboard, teams had to search for their partner and then meet Phil at the Pit Stop. Phil would only check teams in if they had the correct surfboard; they would be turned back otherwise.

Additional tasks

• Upon arriving at the Ubud Monkey Forest, teams had to get a coconut and leave it for one of the crab-eating macaques to open. Once the coconut was cracked open, a "monkey expert" would retrieve the canister inside that held their next clue, the Detour.

Leg 5 (Indonesia "?"? Vietnam)

Airdate: March 17, 2013

• Denpasar (Ngurah Rai International Airport) to Hanoi, Vietnam (Noi Bai International Airport)
• Hanoi ( Theater Gallery 42)
• Hanoi ()
• Hanoi (Temple of Literature or Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem District)
• Hanoi (Downed B-52 at H?u Ti"?p Lake)
• Hanoi (National Museum of Vietnamese History)

In the Roadblock, teams watched a patriotic Vietnamese song performance. At the end of the performance, a phrase ("'"; "Glory to our young generation") was displayed on the stage. Without being allowed to take any notes, racers had five minutes to search the nearby gallery for one of several political posters featuring the phrase. If they picked a poster with the correct quote, the judge would give them their next clue. If the racers did not find the correct quote within the allotted time, they had to watch the performance again before being allowed to continue searching. The Detour was a choice between Make Your Move and Make Your Meal. In Make Your Move, teams went to the Temple of Literature where they had to set up a human chess board. Using a nearby ' board as a guide, teams had to find four human chess pieces that had symbols matching the pieces on the board and then set them up with four staffs in position on the human chess board. After putting each piece in the right position, the chess master would hand them their next clue. In Make Your Meal, teams had to prepare Vietnam's national dish '. After picking up two empty baskets and two baskets of live chickens at the Ngoc Son Temple, teams had to navigate through a street market to pick up the rest of the ingredients on a shopping list, all with specific weights and amounts, and then find a cooking station to cook the soup. After preparing two bowls of ', the chef would do a taste test and if it was cooked properly he would give teams their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At Công viên Th"?ng Nh?t, teams had to participate in a traditional Vietnamese bamboo dance known as ' before receiving their next clue.

Leg 6 (Vietnam "?"? Botswana)

Airdate: March 24, 2013

• Hanoi (Hair of the Dog Bar) (unaired)
• Hanoi (Noi Bai International Airport) to Maun, Botswana (Maun Airport)
• Maun (Maun Airport) to Makgadikgadi Pans National Park (Xhumaga Airstrip)
• Makgadikgadi Pans National Park (Old Xhumaga Road)
• Makgadikgadi Pans National Park (Meno A Kwena Safari Camp)

At the start of the Roadblock, the team member performing the Roadblock selected a group of Kalahari Bushmen who would accompany the team throughout the Leg. The Roadblock required racers to follow the Bushmen to a hole where they would have to dig up a scorpion. After one of the Bushmen put the scorpion into the jar that held the Roadblock clue, he would lead the racer to a stump that held their next clue. The Detour was a choice between Fire and Fowl. Both Detour tasks required teams to mimic the animal sounds and mimicry made by their group of Bushmen while walking to the Detour sites. In Fire, teams traveled with their Bushmen to a nearby village where they had to learn how to properly make fire using two sticks, zebra manure, and grass. Once they had a flame, they had to use it to light the elder Bushman's pipe in order to receive their next clue. In Fowl, teams had to learn how to set up a trap in order to catch a guineafowl, utilizing a series of sticks, string, and eggs. After setting up the trap properly, teams had to act as a guineafowl and trip the trap before receiving their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to travel to "the city of Maun in the Kalahari Desert". They would have to figure out on their own that Maun was in Botswana and tell this to a security guard at a designated travel agency before he would allow them inside to purchase their tickets.
• After arriving in Maun, teams signed up for several charter flights that would take them to the Xhumaga Airstrip in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.
• After the Roadblock, teams drove their group of Bushmen to the Detour clue box.
• After the Detour, teams traveled with their group of Bushmen on foot to the Pit Stop.

Leg 7 (Botswana)

Airdate: March 31, 2013

• Maun (Boro Village – Makoro Poling Station)
• Maun (Royal Tree Lodge Game Preserve)

For the Speed Bump, Max & Katie had to complete a traditional beaded skirt and then wear them while performing a ceremonial seduction dance before they were allowed to continue racing. For the Fast Forward, Bates and Anthony had the chance to water ski for over a mile on the waters of the Okavango Delta, home to dangerous Nile crocodiles. In this Leg's Roadblock, teams had to transport two goats down river to a delivery point by using a traditional dugout canoe known as a makoro. The team member performing the Roadblock had to control the makoro via punting while his or her teammate looked after the goats. Once the goats had been delivered and the team returned to the start point, they would receive their next clue. The Detour was a choice between Brains and Brawn. In Brains, teams had to go on a horseback safari and spot ten wooden cutouts representing animals found in Botswana (zebra, African buffalo, kudu, giraffe, meerkat, boomslang snake, leopard, warthog, ostrich, and hippopotamus with a heron). They then travelled to a nearby campsite where from memory they arranged a set of tiles featuring the silhouettes of the animals they saw in the order they appeared. The catch was that there were tiles for animals they did not see and there was no tile representing the hippopotamus, but there was one for the heron. If teams were incorrect, they had to complete the safari again before being allowed another try at arranging the tiles. In Brawn, teams had to fill a traditional sand sledge with firewood and then, using a carrot dangling from a stick, coax a team of donkeys to pull the sledge to a campsite over a away. Once the wood was unloaded from the sledge, teams would receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• After the Roadblock, teams took water taxis up the Thamalakane River and then took "safari taxis" to the Royal Tree Lodge Game Preserve where they could find their next clue.

Leg 8 (Botswana "?"? Switzerland)

Airdate: April 14, 2013

• Maun (Maun Airport) to Zurich, Switzerland (Zurich Airport)
• Zurich (Zurich Airport railway station) to Grindelwald (Grindelwald railway station)
• Grindelwald (Kirche Grindelwald)
• Grindelwald (Grindelwald railway station) to Kleine Scheidegg (Kleine Scheidegg railway station)
• Kleine Scheidegg (Hotel Bellevue des Alpes)
• Kleine Scheidegg (Kleine Scheidegg railway station) to Jungfraujoch (Jungfraujoch railway station)
• Jungfraujoch (Sphinx Observatory)
• Jungfraujoch (Jungfraujoch railway station) to the Eiger (Eigerwand railway station)
• Eiger (North Face)
• Eiger (Eigerwand railway station) to Grund (Grindelwald Grund railway station)
• Grund (Lütschine Brüggli Bridge)
• Grindelwald (Bodmi Snowboard and Ski School)

In this Leg's Roadblock, teams made their way to Eigerwand railway station's observation deck where one teammate had to traverse the north face of the Eiger where they would pick up their "climbing buddy": the Travelocity roaming gnome. Once they were back inside the observation deck, they could read their next clue found on the bottom of the gnome.

Additonal tasks

• Upon arriving at Zurich Airport, teams had to find a conductor in a red hat who would give them their next clue.
• At Grindelwald, teams had to wait at the Kirche Grindelwald for an Alpine shepherd who would give them their next clue.
• At Kleine Scheidegg, teams had to pick a "Swiss rescue companion" (a St. Bernard dog) outside the Hotel Bellevue des Alpes, who they would take with them to Jungfraujoch, Europe's highest railway station.
• At Jungfraujoch, teams had to deliver their St. Bernard to a mountain rescue guide before searching the Sphinx Observatory for their next clue.
• Once teams arrived in Grund they had to cross the Lütschine Brüggli Bridge, then follow the sound of a Swiss alphorn to receive their next clue.
• In the Switchback, teams revisited the Swiss cheese carrying task of The Amazing Race 14. This time, teams used a traditional Grindelwald sled to transport a total of four wheels of cheese downhill to a barn. Once they delivered all four wheels of cheese, the cheese meister would give them their next clue.

Leg 9 (Switzerland "?"? Germany)

Airdate: April 21, 2013

• Interlaken (Interlaken West railway station) to Basel (Basel SBB railway station)
• Basel (EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg) to Dresden, Germany (Dresden Airport)
• Dresden (Saxon State Ministry and Finance )
• Berlin (Brandenburg Gate)
• Berlin (Park Inn Berlin)
• Berlin (Deutsches Technikmuseum or Alexanderplatz and Buchstabenmuseum )
• Berlin (Salon Zur Wilden Renate)
• Berlin (Kurfürstendamm " Joachimstaler Platz)

In this Leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Train Trials or Font Follies. In Train Trials, teams drove themselves to the Deutsches Technikmuseum where they had to build a model train track circuit using all of the provided pieces in such a way that the circuit fit on a provided platform. Once the train made one full lap on the circuit without falling apart, derailing, or hitting any pieces of scenery, the conductor would give them their next clue. In Font Follies, teams had to travel to Alexanderplatz, pick up two large neon alphabet letters, and transport them on foot to the Buchstabenmuseum. Once they arrived at the museum with two intact letters, the museum curator would give them their next clue. For this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to answer a question " "Who said 'Ich bin ein Berliner'"? (John F. Kennedy) " and then enter a labyrinth located beneath a nightclub in old East Berlin, searching for the white room that held their next clue on its walls.

Additional tasks

• At the Saxon State Ministry and Finance, teams had to pick up a Ford Fusion and answer three questions asked on the MyFord Touch system to find out their next destination: (1) Who said "tear down this wall"? (Ronald Reagan); (2) Who did he say it to? (Mikhail Gorbachev); and (3) Where did President Reagan say it? (the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin).
• At the Park Inn Berlin, both team members had to BASE jump from the top of the building before receiving their next clue from the jump master.

Leg 10 (Germany "?"? Scotland, UK)

Airdate: April 28, 2013

• Berlin (Berlin Tegel Airport) to Edinburgh, Scotland , United Kingdom (Edinburgh Airport)
• Longniddry, East Lothian (Gosford House)
• Edinburgh (Craigmillar Castle)
• Edinburgh (Duddingston)
• Edinburgh (Duddingston " Duddingston Kirk)
• Edinburgh (Old Town " Niddry Street South)

For this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dress in the uniform of the Royal Scots regiment and learn to play a drone on a set of bagpipes while marching with the Royal Scots pipers in Gosford House's Marble Room for two minutes. When the bagpipes instructor was pleased with their performance, he would award them their next clue. For the Speed Bump, Mona & Beth had to play a game of Skittles, a traditional British form of ten-pin bowling. Once they managed to score a "floorer" (a strike), they would be able to continue racing. In this Leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Tasty Puddin' or Whiskey Rollin'. In Tasty Puddin', teams travelled to the Sheep Heid Inn in Duddingston where they had to prepare haggis with oatmeal and ox intestine, in the presence of a Robert Burns impersonator who recited Burns' poem "Address to a Haggis". Once they each prepared four portions of haggis and had a taste of one, they would be given the next clue. In Whiskey Rollin', teams rolled eight barrels of Scotch whisky up a slope, delivering them to a party. Once they delivered all eight barrels, a Scottish country dancer would give them their next clue.

Additional tasks

• Upon landing in Edinburgh, teams used a Ford Fiesta to drive themselves to their first Route Marker at Gosford House.
• At Craigmillar Castle, teams had to search the castle's fireplaces to find their next clue.

Leg 11 (Scotland, UK "?"? Northern Ireland, UK)

Airdate: May 5, 2013

• Edinburgh (Edinburgh Waverley railway station) to Stranraer (Stranraer railway station)
• Stranraer (Port of Stranraer) to Belfast, Northern Ireland (Port of Belfast)
• County Armagh (Peatlands Park)
• Belfast (Thanksgiving Square " Beacon of Hope)
• Belfast (Titanic Quarter – Titanic Dock & Pump House or T13 Skatepark)
• Belfast (Ulster Hall)

For this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to bog snorkel. After donning full snorkelling gear, including complete wet suit and flippers, the racer had to cannonball into a muddy pool, then swim one lap in the bog within 4 minutes. When they finished in time, the bog snorkelling official would award them their next clue. In this Leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Tray It and Spray it. In Tray It, teams had to go to the drydock where the RMS Titanic was built, where they had to prepare and serve the ship's last five-course dinner to a group of first-class passengers. Using the provided menu as well as a seating chart, teams had to choose the proper dishes for each course from a table full of unmarked plates and serve them to the passengers in the dining room in the drydock. When the waiter was satisfied that each passenger received the correct order for each course of the dinner, the team was allowed to move on to the next course. Once all five courses were served correctly, a Captain Edward Smith impersonator would give them their next clue. In Spray It, teams had to go to a skate park located in a warehouse where they had to finish half of a graffiti painting using a photograph as reference. When the crew approved of the job, teams would receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• Upon arriving in Belfast, teams used a Ford Fiesta to drive themselves to their first Route Marker at Peatlands Park.
• After completing the Roadblock, teams were told to return to Belfast and find "The Thing With a Ring", leaving them to figure out that it referred to the Beacon of Hope sculpture.

Leg 12 (United Kingdom "?"? United States)

Airdate: May 5, 2013

• Belfast (Port of Belfast) to Liverpool, England (Port of Liverpool)
• Liverpool (Liverpool Lime Street railway station) to London (Euston railway station)
• London (Euston Tap)
• London (London Heathrow Airport) to Washington, D.C., USA (Washington Dulles International Airport)
• Washington, D.C. (Lincoln Memorial)
• Washington, D.C. (1100 Pennsylvania Avenue)
• Washington, D.C. (Tidal Basin)
• Washington, D.C. (Nationals Park)
• Washington, D.C. (Hains Point)
• Mount Vernon, Virginia (Mount Vernon)

In this Leg's Roadblock, teams participated in a Switchback to the spy Roadblock from the Family Edition. One team member had to take the briefcase they received from the marked car, and then find one of fifty "spies" around the Tidal Basin who would respond to their given code phrase with another supplied code phrase (Max & Katie: "Where can I get a good half-smoke with chili?" / "I've heard there's a great place on U Street."; Bates & Anthony: "I did not dress warm enough for this weather." / "Perhaps you would like to borrow my gloves."; Mona & Beth: "The cherry blossoms are beautiful here in April." / "I'll have to bring my mother next spring."). The team member would then swap briefcases with the spy, and the spy would tell them that the combination to open their new briefcase was their final placements in New Zealand (Leg 3), Indonesia (Leg 4), and Vietnam (Leg 5); their next clue was inside the briefcase.

Additional tasks

• At the Euston Tap, teams needed to order a pint of beer for each of them to receive their next clue.
• Upon arriving in Washington, D.C., teams had to head to where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, leaving them to figure out it was at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Once they found the spot on the steps where he gave the speech, a man nearby would give them their next clue.
• The clue received at the Lincoln Memorial instructed teams to go to 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, location of the Old Post Office Pavilion. Once there, they would be escorted by a "Secret Service agent" and were told they were to have their photograph taken with President Barack Obama. In reality, they were taken to a souvenir photography studio where they posed for a photograph in which their face was superimposed over a photograph of someone else meeting President Obama. Their next clue was located on the back of the photograph.
• At the Tidal Basin, teams had to search for a marked car near the paddle boat docks. After knocking on the rear passenger side window three times, the car's occupant would give them a briefcase, holding their next clue.
• The Roadblock clue told teams to head to "The Home of the Nats", leaving teams to figure out that their next destination was Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals.
• At Nationals Park, one team member had to ride a zip line across the stadium and toss a baseball, while the other, dressed in a baseball mascot costume, had to try to catch it, as the ball was their next clue.
• At Hains Point, teams had to enter a giant ball pit to find globes marked with the various countries they had visited on the Race. Only one team member was allowed in the pit at one time, with their partner taking the globes passed to them and putting them in the order in which they visited them. Once their order was correct, another globe would open revealing their last clue.
• The clue received at Hains Point directed teams to "The Home of the First President", leaving teams to figure out that this was a reference to George Washington's Mount Vernon.

Ratings

No episode aired on April 7, 2013, due to CBS and CTV's broadcasts of the Academy of Country Music Awards.

U.S. Nielsen ratings

#	Airdate	Episode	Rating	Share	Rating/Share	Viewers	Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
1	February 17, 2013	"Business in the Front, Party in the Back"	5.5	8	2.5/6	9.57	1	1	13	14
2	February 24, 2013	"Loose Lips Sink Ships"	4.0	6	1.9/4	6.95	2	2 (tie)	<25	<25
3	March 3, 2013	"Like James Bond Again"	5.4	8	2.5/6	9.24	1	1	15	15
4	March 10, 2013	"I Love Monkeys!"	5.5	9	2.4/7	9.27	1	1	14	13
5	March 17, 2013	"Your Tan Is Totally Cool"	5.3	8	2.3/6	8.91	1	1 (tie)	16	13
6	March 24, 2013	"Scorpion King Hunter"	5.6	8	2.4/6	9.33	1	2	14	17
7	March 31, 2013	"Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow"	5.6	9	2.3/6	9.24	1	1	14	20
8	April 14, 2013	"My Cheese Is Out of Control"	6.0	9	2.3/6	9.76	1	1 (tie)	19	18
9	April 21, 2013	"The Ultimate Fun House"	5.4	9	2.4/7	9.16	1	1	14	10
10	April 28, 2013	"Working Our Barrels Off"	5.4	9	2.4/7	9.32	1	1	18	14
11	May 5, 2013	"Beacon of Hope"	5.5	9	2.4/7	9.10	1	1	21	18

• Episode 2, "Loose Lips Sink Ships", aired on the same night as the 85th Academy Awards.
• Episode 7, "Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow", aired on Easter Sunday; the broadcast was subsequently delayed by 41 minutes in the Eastern/Central market due to the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's Midwest Regional and South Regional final matches.
• Episode 8, "My Cheese Is Out of Control", was delayed by 56 minutes in the Eastern/Central market due to the 2013 Masters golf tournament.

Canadian ratings

Canadian broadcaster CTV also aired The Amazing Race on Sundays. Episodes aired at 8:00 p.m. Eastern, Central, and Atlantic (9:00 p.m. Pacific and Mountain), with two exceptions. The broadcast of the second episode conflicted with CTV's broadcast of the 85th Academy Awards; The Amazing Race was instead shown at 8:00 p.m. in the Atlantic time zone, at 7:00 p.m. in the Eastern time zone, and at 6:00 p.m. in the Central time zone, and immediately after the broadcast of the Oscars in the Pacific and Mountain time zones. The broadcast of the ninth episode conflicted with CTV's broadcast of the 2013 Juno Awards; The Amazing Race was instead shown at 7:00 p.m. in each time zone across the country.

#	Airdate	Episode	Viewers (millions)	Rank (Week)
1	February 17, 2013	"Business in the Front, Party in the Back"	2.283	3
2	February 24, 2013	"Loose Lips Sink Ships"	1.825	11
3	March 3, 2013	"Like James Bond Again"	2.447	2
4	March 10, 2013	"I Love Monkeys!"	2.230	4
5	March 17, 2013	"Your Tan Is Totally Cool"	2.499	2
6	March 24, 2013	"Scorpion King Hunter"	2.409	3
7	March 31, 2013	"Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow"	2.056	3
8	April 14, 2013	"My Cheese Is Out of Control"	2.345	2
9	April 21, 2013	"The Ultimate Fun House"	1.950	3
10	April 28, 2013	"Working Our Barrels Off"	2.400	3
11	May 5, 2013	"Beacon of Hope"

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