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Pékin Express
GenreReality competition
Created byLudo Poppe
Theme music composerBrian Tyler
Country of originFrance
Belgium (Wallonia)
Switzerland
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons11
No. of episodes120 (+8 planned)
Production
ProducersID 9 Production (season 3)
Studio 89 Production (seasons 3-10)
GTNCO (seasons 5-present)
Label Aventure (season 7-present)
Production locationVarious countries
Original release
NetworkM6
Plug RTL
TV5Monde
Évasion
Release15 January 2006 (2006-01-15) –
present
Related
The Amazing Race

Pékin Express is a French reality game show based on the DutchFlemish format Peking Express. The game, in similar fashion to "The Amazing Race", follows six to ten teams of two people (usually couples, friends or members of the same family) as they hitchhike across a continent, with the winner usually receiving a prize of up to €100,000. As of July 2018, 10 seasons (including 1 celebrity special) have been completed, and the 11th is being aired on Thursdays on private French television channel M6. The program is also broadcast on Belgian-Luxembourgish channel Plug RTL, worldwide francophone channel TV5Monde and on French Canadian channel Évasion since its 5th season. First aired from 15 Janaury 2006 to 18 June 2014, it got cancelled by the M6 direction in 2014 due to record-low ratings. After 4 years of absence, the program has returned on 12 July 2018 with a new season, still aired on M6.

Theme

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The music used during the opening titles and throughout the episodes is "Summon the Worms" from Brian Tyler's soundtrack to the 2003 miniseries Frank Herbert's Children of Dune.

Format and rules

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The program puts 6 to 10 teams of two people against each other on a 10,000 km long race divided in 8 to 13 stages (depending on the seasons). Each of them are given €1 per day/per person, which they can only spend in order to feed themselves (from season 2 and onwards). To move, they must hitchhike; means of transport which aren't free of charge (in example, taxicabs) aren't allowed. Every night, teams must seek a shelter and has to get in touch with the population. If they don't find one, they are obligated to sleep outside.

Episodes are usually divided into two distinct races; the first one permits to the three teams that arrived the earliest to take part in an immunity challenge. The winner of the challenge is assured to go through the next stage, regardless of its position in the stage ranking. The second race, to the finish line of the stage, decides the stage ranking, in function of each team's order of arrival. The team arrived in first place receives a black amulet usually representing €7,000 (it can also represent €10,000 in some seasons). The team arrived in last place usually gets eliminated from the race, unless the stage is not eliminatory.

Rules

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With every new season, Pékin Express had some of its rules changed. New rules have also been added to make stages more exciting.

  • Disadvantages (Handicaps) can be given to one team if they came last on the previous (non-eliminatory) stage, except in season 9 where everyone regardless of the stage ranking could get one. It can be a wide range of things such as a bicycle, a bag full of cotton, one hen and her eggs, cacti, a souvenir of the country the candidates are currently in (a moai replica in Chile during season 5 or sombreros in Mexico during season 9), or even sometimes a person (in example, a Mongolian wrestler, an old Ecuadorian woman and her 24 canaries, an Indian priest). In season 8, these teams had to share the stage with a French celebrity, which could be the only one in the team to hitchhike.
  • The black envelope (L'enveloppe noire), first used in season 4, contains a piece of paper telling if the stage is eliminatory or not. It is opened at the end of every stage.
  • The red flag (Le drapeau rouge) is a big advantage permitting to the team who grabs it first to control the race. Each time this team meets another one on the road, they can, if they wish, immobilise them for 15 minutes by waving the flag. There is no limit on how much it can be waved by one team. It has been present in every season so far.
  • The black flag (Le drapeau noir) is a dangerous disadvantage. The team arriving with it at the stage's finish line ends up moving down one place in the stage ranking, exposing them to possible elimination. For one team to get rid of the black flag, they must pass it on to another team stopped on the road, while being in a circulating vehicle.
  • Mixed teams (Les équipes mixées) can be formed during one particular stage, consisting of a pousseur (pusher) which tries to go as fast as possible to qualify his own team, and of a ralentisseur (puller) whose job is to slow down the pousseur. The pousseur arriving in last place at the finish line of the stage will eliminate his regular team.
  • Divided teams (Les équipes divisées) puts apart one teammate who competes in the immunity challenge, and the other one who hitchhikes his way to the stage's finish line.
  • The checkered flag (Le drapeau à damier) obligates the candidates to quit their vehicle to use another mean of transport imposed to them by the production. After only being used in seasons 4 and 5, it has made sort of a comeback in season 11 with the Vehicles forbidden sign (Le panneau Voiture interdite), which works the same way.
  • The hidden team (L'équipe cachée) is a second chance given to an eliminated team to return in the race. They must arrive in the Top 2 at the end of the stage to officially reintegrate the competition, while managing to not be discovered by other teams. It has appeared in seasons 4 and 5. In both cases, hidden teams have failed their mission.
  • The infernal beacon (La balise infernale) rule appeared in season 5, and made a second appearance in season 7. During a stage, the beacon that every team has got for the production to localise them and for knowing when the race is over, can ring at random times, obligating the teams to stop the race and get out of their vehicle. The teams must then wait for the beacon to ring again to restart hitchhiking. It is planned to come back in season 11.
  • The green race bib (Le dossard vert) has only appeared once in season 7. The team in its possession could play it to save themselves from elimination, if they felt like they've arrived in last place. It could only be played once.
  • Grouped teams (Les équipes groupées) were formed in season 7, season 10 and season 11. Teams of 2 people have been fused together for one stage in order to form teams of 4 people.
  • The untouchables (Les intouchables) is a rule that appeared for the first time in season 8, and made a second appearance in season 9. During one special stage, the team arrived in first place of the first race is classified as untouchable; they are qualified for the next stage and are exempted from doing the following races. Then, they choose between the two teams that arrived the earliest in the second race, who will join them as the untouchables, and so on until four races have concluded. The teams remaining vulnerable then engage in a final sprint to the finish line.
  • The cursed chest (Le coffre maudit), during season 9, permitted to the team which arrived in first place during one stage to attribute disadvantages to other contestants.
  • The final duel ('Le duel final) is a new rule used in season 11. It permits to the last team that arrived at the finish line to choose a team to compete against in a final, 20km long one-versus-one race, with a challenge to conclude halfway. The first candidate returning to the finish line saves his team, while the remaining one risks elimination.

Routes

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Season Road name Starting line Finish line Countries visited
1
2006
La Route du Transsibérien
The Trans-Siberian route
France Champ de Mars, Paris China Gulou, Beijing  France
 Russia
 Mongolia
 China
2
2007
La Route de l'Himalaya
The Himalayas' route
China Temple of Heaven, Beijing India Bollywood studios, Mumbai  China
 Hong Kong
   Nepal
 India
3
2008
La Route des Incas
The Incas' route
Brazil Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro Peru Plaza de Acho, Lima  Brazil
 Bolivia
 Peru
4
2009
La Route des dragons
The dragons' route
Vietnam Hạ Long Bay, Hạ Long City Indonesia Lotus Garden Café, Bali  Vietnam
 Cambodia
 Laos
 Thailand
 Indonesia
5
2010
La Route du bout du monde
The edge of the world's route
Ecuador Point on the Equator, Nueva Loja Argentina Martial Mountains, near Ushuaia  Ecuador
 Chile
 Argentina
6
2010
None India Beginning of the Himalayas, Bhatwari India Bharati Park, Pondicherry  India
7
2011
La Route des grands fauves
The big cats' route
Egypt Great Pyramids, Giza South Africa Rhodes Memorial, Cape Town  Egypt
 Kenya
 Tanzania
 Lesotho
 South Africa
8
2012
None South Korea Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul Australia Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney  South Korea
 Philippines
 Australia
9
2013
None Cuba El Capitolio, Havana United States Bayfront Park, Miami  Cuba
 Mexico
 United States ( Louisiana)
 United States ( Florida)
10
2014
None Myanmar Shan Mountains, Man Lwae Sri Lanka City Port, Colombo  Myanmar
 India
 Bhutan
 Sri Lanka
11
2018
None Malaysia Kuching International Airport, Kuching Japan TBA, Tokyo  Malaysia ( Sarawak)
 Philippines
 Japan

Although all the places listed as "starting lines" above are the official ones, on three occasions the competition factually started elsewhere:

  • In season 5, teams, scattered around a small part of the Amazon rainforest, had to find their way through the vegetation in order to arrive at a checkpoint. First team to arrive would directly qualify for the stage's immunity challenge and would get the privilege to spend one day with the indigenous Hoaorani tribe. Then, all 10 teams were led to a platform standing on the Equator.
  • In season 7, teams, installed in taxicabs in downtown Cairo, had to prematurely start the competition and leave their taxicab. They had to go to the Great Sphinx of Giza in order to win the green race bib (see above).
  • In season 8, teams, located in different stations of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, had been given two transport passes to go to the starting line, the Gyeongbokgung Palace. In addition, one contestant in each team had to keep their blindfold on, only advancing thanks to his teammate's instructions. The first team to arrive would be given an advantage consisting in slowing down a team of their choice.

Places visited

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Continents

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On 11 seasons, Pékin Express has visited all 6 inhabited continents. However, no season has entirely unfolded in Europe or Oceania (In 2012, the host of the show, Stéphane Rotenberg, said in an interview in 2012 that a season entirely in Europe was one of his desires).

Rank Continent Seasons visited
1 Asia 7 (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
2 South America 2 (3, 5)
3 Europe 1 (1)
Africa 1 (7)
Oceania 1 (8)
North America 1 (9)

Countries

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On 11 seasons, Pékin Express has visited 34 countries or autonomous territories. The country the competition has visited the most times is India, with 3 seasons, including one that entirely unfolded in the country.

Series overview

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Season Premiere Final Winners & Prize Teams Stages Notes
1
2006
January 15, 2006 (2006-01-15) April 1, 2006 (2006-04-01) Fathi & Médi
€31,000
11 12
2
2007
March 20, 2007 (2007-03-20) May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22) Nadine & Sylvie
€52,000
3
2008
January 22, 2008 (2008-01-22) April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08) Gérard & Cédric
€46,000
10 13
4
2009
April 24, 2009 (2009-04-24) July 10, 2009 (2009-07-10) Albert & Laurence
€100,000
12
5
2010
April 13, 2010 (2010-04-13) June 29, 2010 (2010-06-29) Cécilia & Mathieu
€69,000
6
2010
November 6, 2010 (2010-11-06) December 25, 2010 (2010-12-25) Taïg Khris & Chloé
€30,000
6 8 Celebrity version of the game show. Candidates from the previous season also were part of the cast (Chloé and Hoang)
7
2011
April 20, 2011 (2011-04-20) July 6, 2011 (2011-07-06) Jean-Pierre & François
€7,000+€3,000
10 12
8
2012
April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25) July 11, 2012 (2012-07-11) Ludovic & Samuel
€100,000
8 First All stars season, with 8 teams from the 5 previous seasons.
9
2013
April 3, 2013 (2013-04-03) June 26, 2013 (2013-06-26) Salim & Linda
€74,220
13
10
2014
April 16, 2014 (2014-04-16) June 18, 2014 (2014-06-18) Caroline & Sabrina
€47,495
10 Second All stars season, with 8 candidates from previous seasons teaming up with another person they know.
11
2018
July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12) September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13) TBD
TBD

Season 1 : La Route du transsibérien

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The first season was aired on M6 on Saturday nights at 20:50 and on Sunday evenings at 18:30. It premiered on January 15, 2006 and resumed on April 1 of the same year.

Teams

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Names Ages Relationship Length Stages won Immunity wins Notes
France Fathi & Médi 34 / 27 Friends 12 stages 3 3 Winners
France Patrick & Christophe 59 / 39 Father & son 12 stages 1 1 Finalists
France Paul & Louis 65 / 64 Brothers 11 stages 3 3 Semi-finalists
France Carolina & Stéphane 22 / 35 Married couple 9 stages 2 None 6th eliminated
Switzerland Nina & Daisi 22 / 21 Roommates 7 stages 1 None Withdrew
France Nicolas & Nancy 24 / 23 Fiancés 6 stages 1 1 5th eliminated
France Ernest & Odile 42 / 41 Lovers 5 stages 1 1 4th eliminated
France Steeve & Emmanuelle 32 / 36 Friends 3 stages None 1 3rd eliminated
France Aude & Alexandra 26 / 35 Strangers 2 stages None None 2nd eliminated
France Christophe & Pascal 27 / 29 Friends 1 stage None None 1st eliminated
France François & Dalila ? Lovers No stages None None Withdrew

Stages

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Stage Country Starting line Immunity challenge Finish line
1  France
 Russia
France Champ de Mars, Paris
Russia Pskov
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Moscow
2  Russia Moscow Red Army training field, Klin Kazan
3 Kazan Miass Yekaterinburg
4 Yekaterinburg Sanatorium of Petukhovo Omsk
5 Omsk Katun River, Eleanda Krasnoyarsk
6 Krasnoyarsk Coal mine of Cheremkhovo Irkutsk
7 Listvyanka Lake Baikal Ulan-Ude
8  Mongolia Sükhbaatar Amarbayasgalant Ulanbaatar
9 Ulanbaatar Jorgalthaan steppe Choir
10 Choir Ooshin Else dune, Gobi Desert Sainshand
11  China Datong Great Wall, Simatai Chengde
12 Chengde Beijing

Season 2 : La Route de l'Himalaya

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The second season was aired on M6 on Tuesday nights at 20:40. It premiered on March 20, 2007 and resumed on May 22 of the same year.

Teams

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Names Ages Relationship Length Stages won Immunity wins Notes
France Nadine & Sylvie 43 / 39 Cousins 12 stages 4 1 Winners
France Rosalyne & Candice 25 / 25 Friends 12 stages 4 4 Finalists
France Nelly & Fabien 28 / 22 Brother and sister 11 stages None 2 Semi-finalists
France Thomas & Élie 20 / 21 Classmates 9 stages None 1 6th eliminated
France Geoffroy & Denis 30 / 40 Friends 6 stages 3 1 Withdrew
France Tibert & Nicole 63 / 59 Retired couple 7 stages None 2 5th eliminated
France Guillaume & Nathalie 30 / 38 Strangers 6 stages None None 4th eliminated
France Monique & Séfora 57 / 18 Mother and daughter 5 stages None None 3rd eliminated
France Émilie & Sébastien 24 / 32 Lovers 3 stages 1 None 2nd eliminated
France Cécilie & Georges 28 / 69 Artistic father and daughter 2 stages None None Withdrew
France Mehdy & Laurent 31 / 26 Friends 1 stage None None 1st eliminated

Stages

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Stage Country Starting line Immunity challenge Finish line
1  China Beijing Lotus Park, Baoding Xibaipo
2 Xibaipo Medieval city of Pingyao Xi'an
3 Wanyuan Yangtze River, Wanzhou Yichang
4 Yichang Tuojiang River bank, Fenghuang Longcheng
5 Longcheng Li River, Xingping Guangzhou
6  Hong Kong ( China) Hong Kong Promontory on the Hong Kong bays
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
7    Nepal Kathmandu Polo field, Bharatpur Lumbini
8  india Gorakhpur Ganges river bank, Varanasi Khajuraho
9 Khajuraho Ram Raja Temple, Orchha Jaipur
10 Jaisalmer Dangri oasis, Thar Desert Palanpur
11 Palanpur Salt mine, Jhinjhuvada Vadodara
12 Mumbai

Season 3 : La Route des Incas

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The third season was aired on M6 on Tuesday nights at 20:40. It premiered on January 22, 2008 and resumed on April 8 of the same year.

Teams

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Names Origin Ages Relationship Length Stages won Immunity wins Notes
France Gérard & Cédric Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Nice 46 / 20 Father and son 13 stages 3 2 Winners
France Pauline & Aurélie Nord-Pas-de-Calais Lille 22 / 28 Sisters 13 stages 2 2 Finalists
France Jean-Pierre & Joël Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Toulon / Marseille 61 / 37 Strangers 12 stages 4 2 Semi-finalists
France Maïté & Cynthia Aquitaine Biarritz 54 / 25 Mother and daughter in law 11 stages 2 1 6th eliminated
Belgium Yasmin & Harold Brussels Brussels 45 / 44 Couple 9 stages None None 5th eliminated
France Christila & Delphine Languedoc-Roussillon Perpignan 28 / 26 Nurses 8 stages None 2 4th eliminated
France Térence & Olivia Île-de-France Paris 27 / 28 Couple 7 stages 1 1 Withdrew
France Morta & Loulou Île-de-France Asnières-sur-Seine 35 / 62 Father and son in law 5 stages 1 None 3rd eliminated
France Éric & Pierre Aquitaine Oloron-Sainte-Marie 39 / 43 Rugbymen 3 stages None 1 2nd eliminated
France Guillaume & Karine Aquitaine Bordeaux 25 / 28 Brother and sister 1 stage None None 1st eliminated

Stages

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Stage Country Starting line Immunity challenge Finish line
1  Brazil Rio de Janeiro Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Tiradentes
2 Tiradentes Emerald mine of Minas Capoeirana Diamantina
3 Diamantina Parking lot for buses in Brasília Rio Verde
4 Rio Verde Fazenda Prata ranch, Paranaíba Campo Grande
5 Campo Grande Pantanal, Cacimba de Pedra Corumba
6  Bolivia Santa Cruz de la Sierra Aiquile Sucre
7 Sucre Mine in Potosi Uyuni
8 Uyuni Uyuni Salt Flat Oruro
9 Oruro Streets of La Paz Copacabana
10  Peru Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca Abra la Raya Cuzco
11 Cuzco Sacsayhuamán Quisapata
12 Abancay Nazca Desert Nazca dunes
13 Lima

Season 4 : La Route des dragons

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The fourth season was aired on M6 on Friday nights at 20:40. It premiered on April 24, 2009 and resumed on July 10 of the same year.

Teams

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Names Origin Ages Relationship Length Stages won Immunity wins Notes
France Albert & Laurence Languedoc-Roussillon Lézignan-Corbières 46 / 35 Lovers 12 stages 3 3 Winners
France Jean-Luc & Caroline Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille / Languedoc-Roussillon Perpignan 43 / 27 Strangers 12 stages 1 4 Finalists
France Marcelle & Nicole  Corsica 29 / 42 Stewardesses 11 stages 4 2 Semi-finalists
France Jacky & Alexia Midi-Pyrénées Fonsorbes 49 / 24 Father and daughter 10 stages 1 1 6th eliminated
France Hocine & Sébastien Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille 28 / 30 Friends 9 stages 1 1 6th eliminated
France Christopher & Anthony Île-de-France Paris 22 / 23 Friends 7 stages None 1 5th eliminated
France Marlène & Corinne Île-de-France Paris 60 / 53 Sisters 5 stages 1 None 4th eliminated
France Hervé & Olivier Languedoc-Roussillon Montpellier 24 / 29 Brothers 4 stages 1 None 3rd eliminated
France Thérèse & Claudine Nord-Pas-de-Calais Sars-Poteries 68 / 68 Twin sisters 2 stages None None 2nd eliminated
France Lionel & Pauline Rhône-Alpes Lyon 24 / 22 Couple 1 stage None None 1st eliminated

Stages

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Stage Country Starting line Immunity challenge Finish line
1  Vietnam Hạ Long Bay A cave in Phong Nha Hoi An
2 Hoi An Coffee plantation in Dat Ly Ho Chi Minh City
3  Cambodia Phnom Penh Angkor Wat Phnom Santuk
4 Phnom Santuk Kouk Char Stung Treng
5  Laos Vientiane Karst mountains in Vang Vieng Luang Prabang
6 Luang Prabang Oudomsay Huay Xai
7  Thailand Chiang Mai Golden Triangle jungle Sukhothai
8 Sukhothai Bangkok
9 Phuket City Island of Koh Mook Khanom
10  Indonesia Jakarta Borobudur temple Pasuruan
11 Kampong Winong Kawah Ijen crater Ketapang
12 Island of Rinca Bali

Season 5 : La Route du bout du monde

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The fifth season was aired on M6 on Tuesday nights at 20:40. It premiered on April 13, 2010 and resumed on June 29 of the same year.

Teams

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Names Origin Ages Relationship Length Stages won Immunity wins Notes
France Cécilia & Mathieu Languedoc-Roussillon Montpellier 32 / 25 Lovers 12 stages 6 4 Winners
France Yousra & Randa Île-de-France Paris 33 / 32 Sisters 12 stages None 2 Finalists
France Frédéric & Jessica Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille 40 / 27 Internet lovers 11 stages 1 4 Semi-finalists
France Solange & Hervé Rhône-Alpes Thoiry 61 / 58 Mountaineer grandparents 10 stages 3 1 6th eliminated
France Hoang & Quyen Île-de-France Trappes / Élancourt 26 / 28 Brother and sister 9 stages None None 5th eliminated
Belgium Fabrice & Nicolas Wallonia Dinant 22 / 26 Civil partners 8 stages None None 4th eliminated
France Sabine & Stéphanie Nord-Pas-de-Calais Onnaing / Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille 44 / 34 Aunt and niece 6 stages None None 3rd eliminated
France Chloé & Anne-Marie Languedoc-Roussillon Bagnols-sur-Cèze / Aquitaine Lacanau 27 / 61 Strangers 5 stages 2 None Withdrew
France Christophe & Florian Midi-Pyrénées Millau 43 / 20 Restaurant owning father and son 3 stages None None 2nd eliminated
France Patrick & Nino Centre-Val de Loire Tours 22 / 25 Friends 1 stage None None 1st eliminated

Stages

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Stage Country Starting line Immunity challenge Finish line
1  Ecuador Nueva Loja Plaza San Francisco, Quito Baños de Agua Santa
2 Baños de Agua Santa Market of Riobamba Cuenca
3 Cuenca Puerto de Simon Bolivar, Machala Guayaquil
4  Chile Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Copper mine in Calama Río Grande
5 Mantachilla Atacama Desert Antofagasta
6 La Serena La Sebastiana, Valparaíso Santiago de Chile
7  Argentina Uspallata Pass Mendoza wineyards Córdoba
8 Alta Gracia Estancia Los Algarrobos, Monte Buey San Antonio de Areco
9 San Antonio de Areco Buenos Aires Tigre
10 Puerto Madryn A creek of Bahía Bustamante Los Antiguos
11 Perito Moreno Glacier Rio Gallegos Punta Loyola
12 Gable Island Ushuaia Martial Mountains

Season 6 : Duos de choc

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The sixth season was aired on M6 on Saturday nights at 20:40. It premiered on November 6, 2010 and resumed on December 25 of the same year. It was a celebrity special.

Teams

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Names Origin Nickname Charity Length Stages won Immunity wins Notes
Algeria Taïg & France Chloé Algeria Algiers / Languedoc-Roussillon Bagnols-sur-Cèze Strangers UNICEF 8 stages 4 2 Winners
France Frédéric & Victoria / Hoang  Île-de-France Son and daughter of... / The new team Face au monde 8 stages 2 2 Finalists
France Stéphane & Belgium Sandrine Île-de-France Suresnes / Wallonia Verviers M6 TV hosts CHEM, 30 millions d'amis 8 stages 2 3 Finalists
France Alain & Jeanne Île-de-France Paris / Picardy Amiens Caméra Café team Ligue nationale contre le cancer 7 stages None None Semi-finalists
France Emmanuel & Albert  Île-de-France Dandys Action Innocence 5 stages None 1 2nd eliminated
France Isabelle & Christian Île-de-France Paris / Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Toulon Experts Perce-Neige 3 stages None None 1st eliminated

Stages

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All stages take place in  India.

Stage Starting line Immunity challenge Finish line
1 Bhatwari Vishwanath Temple, Uttarkashi Rishikesh
2 Rishikesh Geevan Puri Temple Delhi
3 New Delhi
4 New Delhi Taj Mahal, Agra Datia
5 Orchha Khajuraho Temple Jabalpur
6 Jabalpur Khawasa Nagpur
7 Bangalore Tiruvannamalai Chennai
8 Chennai Mahabalipuram Pondicherry

Season 7 : La Route des grands fauves

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The seventh season was aired on M6 on Wednesday nights at 20:50. It premiered on April 20, 2011 and resumed on July 6 of the same year.

Teams

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Names Origin Ages Relationship Length Stages won Immunity wins Notes
France Jean-Pierre & François Aquitaine Pau 43 / 38 Quirky bourgeois 12 stages 2 4 Winners
Belgium Ludovic & Samuel Wallonia Paliseul 29 / 31 Hectic brothers 12 stages 3 2 Finalists
France Karim & Leïla Île-de-France Argenteuil 28 / 27 Newlyweds 11 stages 3 3 Semi-finalists
France Ingrid & Nicolas Pays de la Loire Angers / Nord-Pas-de-Calais Lille 27 / 30 Single strangers 10 stages 1 1 7th eliminated
France Denis & César Lorraine Vittel / Aquitaine Neuvic 54 / 48 Opposed strangers 9 stages None 2 6th eliminated
France Luc & Clémence Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille 60 / 62 Ambitious retired 8 stages None None 5th eliminated
France Pierre et Isabelle Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Sanary-sur-Mer 39 / 37 Divorced couple 7 stages 1 2 4th eliminated
France Laëtitia & Dianéba Picardy Amiens 32 / 25 Stepsisters 5 stages None None 3rd eliminated
France Julie & Nathalie Languedoc-Roussillon Aumes 19 / 44 Mother and daughter 3 stages 2 None 2nd eliminated
Belgium Damien & Noëlla Wallonia Saint-Nicolas 49 / 48 Atypical couple 1 stage None None 1st eliminated

Stages

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Stage Country Starting line Immunity challenge Finish line
1  Egypt Cairo / Giza pyramid complex Qaitbay citadel, Alexandria Port Said
2 Port Said Souq of Cairo Meidum
3  Kenya Usenge, Lake Victoria Tambach Nakuru
4 Nakuru Masai Mara Nairobi
5 Nairobi Sisal plantation, Voi Mombasa
6  Tanzania Kilimanjaro Climbing up the Kilimanjaro Same
7 Same Tanga Dar es Salaam
8 Zanzibar
9  South Africa Johannesburg Pilgrim's Rest Newcastle
10 Newcastle Shakaland Bethlehem
11  Lesotho Butha-Buthe Mokhotlong Maseru
12  South Africa Cape Town Cape of Good Hope Rhodes Memorial, Cape Town

Season 8 : Le Passager mystère

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The eighth season was aired on M6 on Wednesday nights at 20:50. It premiered on April 25, 2012 and resumed on July 11 of the same year.

This is the first All stars season of the show.

Teams

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Names Origin Ages Relationship Length Stages won Immunity wins Notes
Belgium Ludovic & Samuel (Season 7, Finalists) Wallonia Paliseul 30 / 32 Hectic borthers 12 stages 5 3 Winners
France Marcelle & Nicole (Season 4, Semi-finalists)  Corsica 32 / 45 Corsican stewardesses 12 stages 3 2 Finalists
France Frédéric & Jessica (Season 5, Semi-finalists) Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille 42 / 30 Exes 11 stages 1 1 Semi-finalists
France Jean-Pierre & François (Season 7, Winners) Aquitaine Pau 44 / 39 Friends of the Southwest 10 stages 3 3 4th eliminated
France Cécilia (Season 5, Winner) & Joël (Season 3, Semi-finalist) Languedoc-Roussillon Montpellier / Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille 42 / 34 The new team 8 stages None 2 3rd eliminated
France Gérand & Cédric (Season 3, Winners) Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Nice 50 / 25 Father and son 7 stages None 3 2nd eliminated
Belgium Damien and Noëlla (Season 7, 10th) Wallonia Saint-Nicolas 50 / 49 Atypical couple 6 stages None None Withdrew
France Morta & Loulou (Season 3, 8th) Île-de-France Asnières-sur-Seine 40 / 67 Father and son in law 3 stages None None 1st eliminated

Stages

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Stage Country Starting line Immunity challenge Finish line
1  South Korea Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul Namdaemun Market, Seoul Jeonju
2 Jeonju Bulguksa Temple, Gyeongju Taebaek
3 Taebaek Taebaeksan Incheon International Airport
4  Philippines Salaman Beach San Felipe, Bani, San Juan, Bangar Cervantes
5 Cervantes Rice field in Bontoc Tarlac City
6 Magalang Pinatubo Quezon City
7 Quezon City Coconut palm plantation in Candelaria Talisay
8 Talisay Lake Taal, Cavite City, Las Piñas City, Manila Manila
9  Australia Noosa Byron Bay Beach Tamworth
10 Tamworth Opal mine in Lightning Ridge Bourke
11 Outback, Bourke Dubbo Katoomba
12 Blue Mountains Sydney

Season 9 : Le Coffre maudit

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The ninth season was aired on M6 on Wednesday nights at 20:50. It premiered on April 3, 2013 and resumed on June 26 of the same year.

This season had the particularity of concluding with a "Champion's final' (finale des champions), opposing the season's winners, Salim & Linda, to the previous season's, Ludovic & Samuel. After a tight race in Miami, Ludovic & Samuel eventually won the episode.

Teams

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Names Origin Ages Relationship Length Stages won Immunity wins Notes
France Salim & Linda Rhône-Alpes Grenoble 33 / 33 Travelling lovers 12 stages 2 2 Winners
France Julie & Denis Corsica Sari-Solenzara 30 / 28 Corsican team 12 stages 3 6 Finalists
France Laurent "Lolo" & Laurence "Lolotte" Poitou-Charentes Angoulême 47 / 46 Charentais couple 11 stages None 2 Semi-finalists
France Tarik & Fabien Lorraine Nancy 26 / 51 Father and son 10 stages 1 2 5th eliminated
France Cyrielle & Constance Midi-Pyrénées Toulouse 26 / 24 Toulouse dentists 8 stages 4 2 4th eliminated
Belgium Sarah & France Denis (Season 7, 5th) Brussels Brussels / Lorraine Vittel 29 / 55 Strangers 7 stages 1 None 3rd eliminated
France Roger & René Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille 69 / 64 Marseille grandfathers 4 stages None None 2nd eliminated
France Charline & Aurore Aquitaine Mourenx 36 / 31 Fighting friends 2 stages 1 None 1st eliminated

Stages

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Stage Country Starting line Immunity challenge Finish line
1  Cuba El Capitolio, Havana Varadero beach, Cárdenas Santa Clara
2 Santa Clara Cigar factory in Trinidad Jagüey Grande
3 Zapata Swamp Playa Larga, Zapata Swamp Havana
4  Mexico Tulum Mérida Chetumal
5 Chetumal Xpujil Ciudad del Carmen
6 Ciudad del Carmen Ocuiltzapotlán, Teapa, Col los Lotes, Chiapa de Corzo Hacienda las Cruces
7 Hacienda las Cruces Santa Ana del Valle Puebla City
8 Mexico City
9  United States Henderson Cotton plantation in Frogmore New Orleans
10 New Orleans Ranch in Pensacola Tallahassee

Season 10 : À la découverte des mondes inconnus

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The tenth season was aired on M6 on Wednesday nights at 20:50. It premiered on April 16, 2014 and resumed on June 18 of the same year. It is the second _all stars_ season of the show. Eight past participants had to invite someone else that their original partner.

During this season, the show was boycotted by several associations due to the large promotion the program gives to Myanmar, a country in which the Rohingya people are persecuted and hunted down. In addition, the production and candidates had got problems with Indian authorities, which led them to relocate two stages to Sri Lanka.

Teams

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Names Origin Ages Relationship Length Stages won Immunity wins Notes
France Caroline (Season 4, Finalist) & Sabrina Languedoc-Roussillon Perpignan 32 / 31 Ex-best friends 12 stages 1 3 Winners
Switzerland Daisi (Season 1, 5th) & Natascha Valais Sion 30 / 30 Swiss lovers 12 stages 4 1 Finalists
France Frédéric (Season 5 & 8, Semi-finalist) & Chantal Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Marseille 45 / 44 New lovers 11 stages 4 2 Semi-finalists
France Aurélie (Season 3, Finalist) & Christila (Season 3, 6th) Nord-Pas-de-Calais Lille / Languedoc-Roussillon Perpignan 34 / 34 Young mothers 8 stages None 2 5th eliminated
France Jacky (Season 4, 4th) & Christian Midi-Pyrénées Toulouse 55 / 44 Brothers in law 7 stages None None 4th eliminated
France Denis (Season 9, Finalist) & Jean-Dominique "Jean-Do" Corsica Sari-Solenzara 29 / 29 Crosican friends 6 stages 1 None 3rd eliminated
Belgium Noëlla (Season 7, 10th / Season 8, 7th) & Éric Wallonia Saint-Nicolas 52 / 44 Belgian team 4 stages None None 2nd eliminated
France Jean-Pierre (Season 3, Semi-finalist) & Laura Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Toulon / Rhône-Alpes Grenoble 67 / 19 Strangers 2 stages None None 1st eliminated

Stages

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Stage Country Starting line Immunity challenge Finish line
1  Myanmar Man Lwae Taw-ya monastery, Myo Gyi Ywa Ngan
2 Ywa Ngan Lake Inle Pindaya
3 Kalaw Thit Hla Taung Oo
4 Taung Oo Pya Tha Da temple, Bagan Mandalay
5  India Khidima Khonoma Guwahati
6  India
 Bhutan (bonus)
Guwahati Manas National Park, Barpeta Road Cooch Behar
7  Sri Lanka Marawila Anuradhapura monastery Sigiriya
8 Sigiriya Market of Negombo Galle
9 Galle Udawalawe National Park, Denuwela, Embilipitiya, Adam's Peak, Nuwara Eliya Kandy
10 Kitulgala Marapana, Parakaduwa, Wadduwa, Moratuwa, Udahamulla, Mount Lavinia Colombo

Season 11 : La Course infernale

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The eleventh season is aired on M6 on Thursday nights at 21:00. It premiered on July 12, 2018 and will normally resume on September 13 of the same year.

Teams

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Names Origin Ages Relationship Length Stages won Immunity wins Final duels won Notes
France Maxime & Alizée Île-de-France Neuilly-sur-Seine 26 / 25 BCBG lovers 3 stages 2 None None TBD
Belgium Estelle & Estelle  Wallonia 27 / 24 Belgian friends 3 stages None None None TBD
France Mehdi & Oussama Île-de-France Saint-Ouen 42 / 30 Friends 3 stages None None None TBD
France Maurice & Thierry Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Nice 80 / 54 80-year-old father and his son from Nice 3 stages None None None TBD
France Christina & Didier Île-de-France Paris 33 / 38 CEO and her employee 3 stages None 1 1 TBD
France Florian & Gabriel Lorraine Saint-Nabord / Île-de-France Paris 32 / 22 Strangers 2 stages None None 1 TBD
France Martin & Laeticia  Île-de-France 44 / 37 Couple 2 stages None None None 2nd eliminated
France Vanessa & Audrey Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Toulon 35 / 37 Toulon colleagues 1 stage None None None 1st eliminated
France Élodie & Gaëlle Lorraine Bruyères / Île-de-France Paris 37 / 33 Strangers 1 stage None None None Withdrew

Stages

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Stage Country Starting line Immunity challenge Finish line
1  Malaysia Kuching International Airport Kampung Mujat Batang Ai National Park
2 Batang Ai National Park Kampung Telian Bintulu
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4  Philippines
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6
7  Japan
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9
10 Tokyo