How to go on your own Race Across the World

The BBC hit show is inspiring fans to choose low-budget adventures

Race Across the World's 2025 contestants at the start line
Race Across the World's 2025 contestants at the start line in Huanghuacheng, on the Great Wall of China
(Image credit: BBC / Studio Lambert)

BBC One's Bafta-winning "Race Across the World" has become one of the channel's hottest properties, spawning an inevitable celebrity spin-off and even a live experience in London.

The show follows two-person teams racing to get to a finish line that is often in a far-flung part of the world. This year, the five teams are covering 8,700 miles, from the Great Wall of China to the very south of India in a bid to win £20,000.

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