The premise of traversing 12,000km across the globe without mobile phones, flights, luxury accommodation, or even bank cards sounds like an impossible feat. Yet, this is precisely the challenge facing contestants on BBC One’s Bafta-winning series, Race Across The World.
For its sixth series, five new civilian pairs are set to embark on a gruelling journey from Palermo, Sicily, to the remote village of Hatgal on the shores of Lake Hovsgol in northern Mongolia. Their ultimate goal is to be the first to reach the finish line and secure a £20,000 cash prize, all while adhering to a strict budget of less than £26 per person per day. The epic route will take them through eight diverse countries: Italy, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia.
