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Tunnels:  In South Africa, Teams must travel 50 miles to underground caves and rappel 45 feet into the earth, searching the underground labyrinth for their next clue. Brian & Greg, Uchenna & Joyce, Ron & Kelly and Meredith & Gretchen chose Tunnels.

Tribes:  Teams must drive 40 miles to the Lesedi Cultural Village, home to five different native tribes. Once there, they would find six traditional items, only five of which correspond to the five tribes in the village. To earn their next clue, Teams must deliver each of the items to the tribe that owns it. Lynn & Alex and Rob & Amber chose Tribes.

In Soweto, South Africa, one Team member had to search a marketplace and purchase five items for a local orphanage to earn their next clue. Kelly, Greg, Lynn, Amber, Uchenna, Gretchen went shopping for their Teams on this leg.


For this first of only two Fast Forwards on the entire Race, Teams must travel 26 miles to the town of Soweto, South Africa, and make their way to the top of a cooling tower. Then, balancing 30 stories above the ground, they must cross a narrow suspension bridge to receive the Fast Forward pass. Ray & Deana won this Fast Forward.


No Team used the Yield on this leg.