The Amazing Race Australia - Season 5

The Amazing Race Australia is about to set off! 14 teams will criss-cross the nation taking part in heart-stopping and stomach-churning challenges, all with their eyes on the $250,000 prize.

Working alongside our Aussie lifeguards in red and yellow, the teams take on some of the toughest surf conditions and complete a rigorous series of challenges to receive their next clue.

Seeking help from the locals for an iconic outback challenge - the dunny derby, their newfound friends must take their place on the 'throne' for a race across town.

The teams take on new heights when they touch down in Townsville, where one team mate must conquer all fears and abseil down a 100 metre cliff face to capture the clue.

They might be in a tropical island paradise but it's not all sunshine and rainbows as the teams endurance is put to the test in an epic challenge of strength and resilience on a barge off the shore.

Like castaways left at sea, the teams are left with only a simple treasure map and a cryptic message in a bottle to guide them towards the finish line at the sixth pit stop of the competition.

At the start of the day, the teams are left speechless when Beau reveals a shock twist that will change the state of play for the entire race.

The race accelerates to new heights when the teams must attempt an epic underwater helicopter escape challenge in one of the most terrifying tests of the race so far.

When strong winds take a stunning hot air balloon ride off course, the teams brace themselves for the twists and turns of the ninth leg of the race.

Travelling in style, the teams arrive in Coober Pedy via the legendary train expedition, The Ghan and are confronted by a huge surprise that will change the game.

A detour has the teams explore the historic German town of Hahndorf as they must choose between slap of snag in a hilarious Bavarian bonanza.

The teams must brave the freezing cold water in an ambitious challenge that sees them work alongside research scientists who are studying the endangered Australian sea lion.

In an epic challenge of brains versus brawn, a Detour divides the teams as they are faced with a challenge that tests their physical, mental and tactical skills in order to receive their next clue.

The teams must complete a painstakingly meticulous task in order to receive their next clue in the race.

The teams are faced with completing a puzzling game of cat and mouse as they must follow the map that will unlock the key towards the next Pitstop of the race.

For their first challenge, the teams make their way to Australia's first legal casino and take a gamble at building an epic house of cards that must be five storeys high.

At the impressive Strathgordon Dam, the teams must embrace their inner athlete and dunk a basketball into an oversized hoop on the Dam wall in order to receive their next clue in the race.

Starting in Hobart, the teams head back in time at the historic town of Ross as they must compete in a gruelling challenge of strength and stamina while shackled and dressed as convicts.

Then in a series of quirky challenges, the teams' patience is tested as completing the peculiar tasks is the only way to reach their next clues in the Race.

A final nail bitting Road Block forces the teams to walk across a suspended ladder bridge that hangs 80 metres off the ground and into the abyss of the mountains.

In their first challenge, the teams are locked up in the Old Dubbo Gaol. To receive their next clue they must plan the ultimate prison break and evade the ever vigilant guards.

An ultimate Aussie challenge is the only thing standing in the teams' way, as they all must hilariously do an epic shoey out of a women's high-heeled boot in the race to the next Pit Stop.

In the race to the next Pit Stop, the teams need to muster the courage and embrace their inner performer as they hit the stage singing, dancing, and even completing one hell of a Hollywood stunt.

In the final leg of The Amazing Race Australia, the teams travel from Sydney, to Canberra and then to up to the Snowy Mountains for the epic race to the finish line.