The Amazing Race Asia: Season One: Overview Timeline

Day One (Friday, May 26th, 2006): The ten teams start from Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. They head straight into their first tasks instead of going to the airport, taking taxis to Berjaya Time Square to do a mandatory seven-storey free rappel, then to Kompleks Kraf for the Paint/Pot Detour. From there, they self-drive to City Carting Enterprise where they race go carts, then to the Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve. Teams must walk through the forest, following a marked path to the Pit Stop at Menara Kuala Lumpur (Mardy/Marsio come first and win nothing; Sandy/Francesca arrive last and lose their money).

Day Two (Saturday, May 27th, 2006): Leg 2 begins predawn with teams taking an AirAsia flight to Jakarta, Indonesia. They land around noon and take taxis to Ragunan Zoo for the Snake Pit RoadBlock, then head to either a local school for the Fast Forward (Ernie/Jeena, Sahil/Prashant) or to Taman Mini Indonesia Indah to learn the tari piring (all other teams, later Ernie/Jeena). Non-Fast-Forwarding teams complete the Push/Sell Detour and race to the National Monument, the Pit Stop (Sahil/Prashant come first and win nothing; Ernie/Jeena are eliminated).

Day Three (Sunday, May 28th, 2006): Teams start Leg 3 in the middle of the night, directed to fly AirAsia to Bali (we GET it, producers). Taxis for the remainder of the leg. First to Kuta Beach for the Buried Souvenir RoadBlock (which four teams quit), then to a local internet cafe to Google (sorry, "MSN") TAR Asia. Teams are directed to the Ubud Monkey Forest. Some teams find a correct clue envelope among 200 before it closes...

Day Four (Monday, May 29th, 2006): ...But the monkeys find many more overnight and destroy them, leaving the other teas to continue searching the next morning. The clues inside these envelopes are for the Wet/Dry Detour. Teams head to the Uluwatu Caves for apparently no reason before going to the Pit Stop at Tanah Lot Temple (where Zabrina/Joe Jer's penalty means that Howard/Sahran win the leg and the Sony Handycams; and Aubrey/Jacqueline are eliminated).

Day Five (Tuesday, May 30th, 2006): Leg 4 begins. All teams head to the airport and try to fly to Sydney via Melbourne (shoutout!), but fail, and are instead forced through Singapore...

Day Six (Wednesday, May 31st, 2006): ...arriving a day later than they would have if they had just... never mind. They take taxis to Dawes Point and encounter the wackily-named Elevation/Crustacean Detour, before walking to Mrs. Macquarie's Chair. They travel to the SonyCentral store at World Square to try and record locals singing Click Go The Shears (lyrics provided). Then, ferries to Manly for the Oceanworld Aquarium RoadBlock, and return ferries to Circular Quay, where teams run to the Pit Stop at the Bounty Tallship (Andrew/Syeon arrive first and win nothing; Howard/Sahran lose their money).

Day Seven (Thursday, June 1st, 2006): Extended Pit Stop in Sydney.

Day Eight (Friday, June 2nd, 2006): The teams begin Leg 5 with a clue directing them to Auckland, New Zealand. They land, and travel to Devonport by ferry. Teams waste most of the day searching for a child on a swing, who gives them the Rugby/Rigging Detour. Upon completion, they are told to complete the Sky City Vertigo Climb, and are then to perform the Tower Jump RoadBlock. The final clue sends them to the Auckland Museum, the Pit Stop for this leg (Andy/Laura come first and win nothing; Sahil/Prashant eliminated after a penalty).

Day Nine (Saturday, June 3rd, 2006): Teams are directed to begin Leg 6 by flying to Dunedin. They arrive and self-drive for the remainder of the leg, first to a Caltex petrol station for refueling, then to the Ledge/Luge Detour at Bob's Peak. Teams search the Arrowtown gold mining settlement for their next clue, before heading to Off Road Adventures, where it is closed.

Day Ten (Sunday, June 4th, 2006): Teams race around a marked course on ATVs when Off Road Adventures opens, then head up to the Nevis Highwire Platform for the Bungy RoadBlock, and finally to the Chard Farm Vineyard (Pit Stop; Sandy/Francesa arrive first and win nothing; Sharon/Melody are eliminated).

Day Eleven (Monday, June 5th, 2006): Extended Pit Stop in Central Otago.

Day Twelve (Tuesday, June 6th, 2006): Leg 7 begins with teams flying to Singapore. Arriving at night, they head to a Caltex petrol station on MacPherson road to wash a car, then to the Fountain of Wealth before flying to Bangkok.

Day Thirteen (Wednesday, June 7th, 2006): Teams arrive predawn and head in taxis to Wat Niwet Thamaprawat in Ayutthaya, searching the monstery for the correct cluebox. They head from there back into Bangkok to find the Golden Mount (pictured on a provided coin). There, they perform the Bell RoadBlock and are given the Bacon/Eggs Detour before going to the Pit Stop at Wat Pho (aka Where Momily Lost The Race; Andy/Laura win a year's supply of Caltex fuel; Zabrina/Joe Jer lose their money).

Day Fourteen (Thursday, June 8th, 2006): Extended Pit Stop in Bangkok.

Day Fifteen (Friday, June 9th, 2006): Teams start Leg 8 and spend the day taking buses to Krabi. They head to Nopparat Thara Bay and find the visitor's center, which is closed for the night.

Day Sixteen (Saturday, June 10th, 2006): In the morning, teams either complete the Pranang Bay Fast Forward (Mardy/Marsio) or the Smash/Grab Detour at Koh Poda (all other teams). From there, they head to Raile East 123 Wall for the Rock Climbing RoadBlock, then to Koh Hong Lagoon, and finally to Koh Pak Bia, the Pit Stop for this leg of the race (Mardy/Marsio finish first and win nothing; Howard/Sahran are eliminated).

Day Seventeen (Sunday, June 11th, 2006): Extened Pit Stop in Krabi, the third in a row, and the final one of the season.

Day Eighteen (Monday, June 12th, 2006): Leg 9 begins with teams getting the now-cliche clue directing them to India. When they arrive in Kolkata later that day, teams head to St. Teresa of Avila Church and light a candle for Mother Teresa (though three teams are taken to the church where she is buried). They head to Tollygunge Metro Train Station to complete the Shoeshine RoadBlock, and to the Aaheli Restaurant for a Bengali feast. Teams must wait overnight for their next location, Kanishka's Sari Boutique, to open.

Day Nineteen (Tuesday, June 13th, 2006): Teams search among hundreds of saris in the store for their clue, which is the Carry/Count Detour. They head from their chosen option to the mat at the Kolay Market (Andy/Laura arrive first; Sandy/Francesca last) where teams learn the leg is not over. They walk to the nearby Sealdah Station and take a train to New Delhi...

Day Twenty (Wednesday, June 14th, 2006): ...which arrives the next morning. Teams head to the Red Fort, where Sandy/Francesca force Andy/Laura to Yield, and where the Deliver/Donkey Detour is given. Teams continue to the Garib Gaushala cowshed at the Tibetan Monastery Market for the Dungcake RoadBlock, and to Jain Mandir Dada Bari where they must run barefoot across hot marble searching for the Pit Stop (Sandy/Francesca arrive first and win a Langkawi holiday; Andy/Laura are finally eliminated).

Day Twenty-One (Thursday, June 15th, 2006): The teams fly to Dubai for Leg 10, and take taxis to the Bur Dubai Abra Station, where nobody uses the Yield, and the Golf RoadBlock is given. They head from the golf course to the Leopard of Dubai, a boat at the Dubai International Marine Club, and from there to Ski Dubai, an indoor ski facility, for the Hack/Hike Detour. Teams search for the Modern Jewellery Shop at the Gold Souk before taking a provided vehicle across the Margham Red Dunes to the "Margham Desert Camp", the Pit Stop (in acutality not a desert camp but a theater restaurant; Sandy/Francesca arrive first and win nothing; Mardy/Marsio lose their money).

Day Twenty-Two (Friday, June 16th, 2006): Teams start Leg 11 by riding in their provided vehicles to Desert Area 53 for the Ride/Seek Detour, before returning to Dubai to ride the Eye Of The Emirates ferris wheel numerous times until they find a pod with a correct clue inside. It is the clue for the Brain Eating RoadBlock, which teams complete before searching Sheikh Saeed al-Maktoum's house for their next clue. They ride the Jumeirah Sceirah at Wild Wadi before going to the Pit Stop on Mina A'Salam Beach (Andrew/Syeon arrive first and win a holiday to Australia's Gold Coast; Mardy/Marsio are eliminated).

Day Twenty-Three (Saturday, June 17th, 2006): The final leg, Leg 12, begins with teams solving a jigsaw puzzle to reveal their final country, Malaysia. They fly to Kuala Lumpur, arriving late at night, and return to Menara Kuala Lumpur, where they get instructions directing them to Kucing, Sarawak.

Day Twenty-Four (Sunday, June 18th, 2006): Teams fly to and arrive in Kucing, where they selfdrive for the remainder of the race. First, they must find a clue at one of the city's many cat statues, then to the Old Courthouse, and to their chosen task in the Brains/Brawn Detour. They then drive to the Sarawak Cultural Village and search the longhouses for the right cluebox, before hitting coloured pineapples with blowdarts and performing the Ropes Course RoadBlock at Permai Rainforest Resort. From the resort, they ride boats to Bako National Park and search the boardwalks of the mangrove forest for the finish line (Zabrina/Joe Jer win; Sandy/Francesca finish second; and Andrew/Syeon round things out in third).