Velyki Perehony

Sofia Square served as the Starting and Finish Line of Velyki Perehony.

On 23 July 2012, Ukrainian television network 1+1 announced that it had acquired the rights to make a version of The Amazing Race.[1] On 23 November 2012, it was revealed that Ukrainian hip-hop singer Oleksandr "Fozzy" Sydorenko would host the show.[4]

The show began filming on 25 November[4] and lasted for 4 weeks.

The show was produced by Sister's Production (Сістерз Продакшн), in association with ABC Studios. The first teaser for the show was released on 16 January.[5]

Production arrived in the Philippines only a few days before the region was struck by Typhoon Bopha.[lower-alpha 1] The fifth episode makes many remarks about the coming storm, and heavy rainclouds, wind and thunder could be seen while the teams were racing.

Casting for the show was announced on the website of 1+1 on 23 July 2012.[6] Ten teams of two make up the cast. The cast includes a father and son team, Kostyantin and Yakiv Potomkiv. At 72 years old, Vladimir from father and daughter team, Vladimir and Irina Vasilenko is the oldest contestant in Amazing Race franchise history. Other racers including beauty queens, athletes, actors and physicians, etc.[7]

During the eleventh leg, Oleksiy proposed to Olena at the Pit Stop and she accepted.

The series' two sponsors are Carlsberg and Fa.

In the first leg, teams had to have their photograph taken with a local wearing traditional Arab garments to obtain a postcard to send to Kyiv.

Airdate: 13 April 2013

• Kyiv, Ukraine (Sophia Square (in Ukrainian)) (Starting Line)
• Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast (Boryspil International Airport – Terminal F)
• Kyiv (Boryspil International Airport) to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Dubai International Airport)
• Dubai (Burj Khalifa – Observation Deck)
• Dubai (Old Souk Abra Station)
• Dubai (Dubai Gold Souk – Yousuf Abdul Rahman Al Awazi Trading Co.)
• Dubai (Dubai Spice Souk – Al-Arsa Souq or Gold Souq)
• Palm Jumeirah (Atlantis The Palm, Dubai – Aquaventure (Leap of Faith))
• Al Faqa (Al Faqa Desert)
• Dubai (Madinat Jumeirah)

This series' first Detour was a choice between Скло (Sklo – Glass) or Золото (Zoloto – Gold). In Sklo, teams had to assemble ten hookahs to receive their next clue. In Zoloto, teams had to arrange five pieces of jewellery according to cost to receive their next clue.

In this series' first Roadblock, one team member had to drive a dune buggy through a marked course in the desert to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At Sophia Square, teams had to search among pictures of different countries' coats of arms to find the one of the nation they would be visiting, the United Arab Emirates, before they could drive to the airport to find their next clue.
• Before proceeding to Yousuf Abdul Rahman Al Awazi Trading Co. at the Gold Souk, teams had to have their photograph taken with someone wearing the traditional Arab garments. If their photographs were satisfactory, they would be given a stamp for a postcard they would have to choose from. After placing the postcard in a post box for Kyiv, the shopkeeper would give them their next clue.
• At the Leap of Faith, teams had to slide down the water slide, which dropped them six stories down a nearly 90° incline and through a tunnel beneath the aquarium's shark lagoon, to receive their next clue from the lifeguard.

In the second leg, teams had to have their photograph taken with a blue tuk tuk in order to obtain a postcard to send to Kyiv.

Airdate: 20 April 2013

• Dubai (Dubai International Airport) to Colombo, Sri Lanka (Bandaranaike International Airport)
• Kahatowita (Sri Bodhirukkarama Temple)
• Colombo (Cinnamon Gardens Post Office)
• Colombo (Kollupitiya Market or Laundry Depot)
• Colombo (Donegal House)
• Colombo (Sri Lanka Masks Festival)
• Colombo (Seema Malaka)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Гостро (Hostro – Hot) and Брудно (Brudno – Dirty). In Hostro, teams had to carry 50 kilograms (110 lb) of spicy peppers through a market and then mash the peppers into a sauce to receive their next clue. In Brudno, teams had to wash a bag full of dirty laundry, and then hang it on a clothesline to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to spin a large wheel with pictures of various masks on it, memorize the mask on the slot where the wheel stopped, and find the actual mask within the festival crowd to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At Bodhirukkarama Temple, teams had to find a needle in haystack and use it to sew an emblem onto traditional Buddhist clothes to receive their next clue.
• Before proceeding to the post office, teams had to have their photograph taken with a blue tuk tuk while wearing the Buddhist clothes from the previous task. They can then trade this photo for a postcard, which they would have to mail to Kyiv.
• At Donegal House, teams had to retrieve their next clue from the bottom of a basket of cobras.

The Pit Stop for this leg was at the Mount Lavinia Hotel's beach.

Airdate: 27 April 2013

• Colombo (Mahazime Chicken Shop)
• Colombo (Fort Railway Station) to Kalutara (Kalutara South Railway Station)
• Kalutara (Main Street)
• Bandaragama, Kalutara (Wevita Lake)
• Bandaragama (Bandaragama Post Office)
• Panadura (Gangula Devalaya)
• Mount Lavinia (Mount Lavinia Hotel)

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to prepare and sell 20 coconuts to earn at least 500 Sri Lankan rupees in order to receive their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Вода (Voda – Water) or Коржіки (Korzhiky – Cakes). In Voda, teams had to wash the traditional markings off an elephant to receive their next clue. There were only five elephants available, first come, first served. In Korzhiky, teams had to make 150 manure cakes using only their bare hands and put them on a wall to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the Mahazime Chicken Shop, teams had to pick up two chickens in cages and carry them for the rest of the leg.
• After the Detour, teams would be given a yellow shirt with the show's logo on it. Teams needed to have their photograph taken with a local wearing this shirt and with the chickens they had brought with them before proceeding to the post office. If their photograph was satisfactory, they could exchange it for a postcard which they would need to mail to Kyiv.
• At Gangula Devalaya, one team member had to perform one of two tasks. They would either run across a bed of hot coals in their bare feet or lie on a bed of nails for three minutes. After they completed one task, they would then find out that the other team member would have to perform the remaining task. This task was incorrectly presented as a Roadblock.

In Singapore, teams had to have their photograph taken with the Marina Bay Sands in the background to obtain a postcard to send to Kyiv.

Airdate: 4 May 2013

• Colombo (Bandaranaike International Airport) to Singapore (Changi Airport)
• Singapore (Bugis Junction – Fountain)
• Singapore (Clarke Quay – G-MAX Reverse Bungy or Swissôtel The Stamford)
• Singapore (Climb Asia Rock Climbing Wall)
• Singapore (Sentosa – MegaZip Adventure Park)
• Singapore (Raffles Place – Postcard Stall)
• Singapore (Chinese Garden – Rainbow Bridge)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Політ (Polit – Flight) or Похід (Pokhid – Walk). In Polit, teams had to ride the G-MAX Reverse Bungy. While riding, teams needed to spot an umbrella lit with the Amazing Race colours. Once they locate the umbrella at a stall, they could get their next clue from the shopkeeper. In Pokhid, teams needed to go to the 226-metre (741 ft) Swissôtel The Stamford and climb all 73 floors to the top to get their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb an outdoor rock climbing wall to retrieve their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At Bugis Junction, teams had to retrieve their next clue from a clue box surrounded by a dancing fountain.
• On Sentosa, teams had to ride the MegaZip, a 450-metre (1,480 ft) long zip-line, to receive their next clue.
• Before proceeding to the postcard stall in Raffles Place, teams had to have their photograph taken with the Marina Bay Sands in the background. If their photograph was satisfactory, they could choose a postcard from the stall. After having it stamped, they could proceeded to mail the postcard to Kyiv in a nearby post box to receive their next clue from a postman.
• After mailing their postcard, teams had to search for the location of their next Pit Stop and had to figure out was that it was printed on the flyers being distributed by locals in the vicinity.

In this leg's Roadblock, one member of each team had to eat six baluts.

Airdate: 11 May 2013

• Singapore (Changi Airport) to Puerto Princesa, Philippines (Puerto Princesa International Airport)
• Puerto Princesa (Malvar Street)
• Puerto Princesa (Puerto Princesa Public Market)
• Puerto Princesa (Baywalk – Postcard Peddler)
• Puerto Princesa (Sta. Lourdes Wharf) to Honda Bay (Starfish Island or Luli Island)
• Puerto Princesa (San Jose Jeepney Terminal to Sabang Beach)

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to eat six fertilised duck embryos, a local dish known as balut, to receive their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Пляшкі (Plyashki – Bottles) or Рибкі (Rybki – Fish). In Plyashki, teams had to search among thousands of bottles scattered around the island for the bottle containing the message with their next destination written on it. In Rybki, teams had to count the number of fishes inside a basket amidst the distractions of the vendors to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At Malvar Street, teams were instructed to find Delores. What they needed to figure out was that "Delores" was the name of a tricycle roving the street with "DELORES" painted on the front. Once they have figured this out, they could get their next clue from the driver.
• Before proceeding to the Baywalk, teams had to take have their photograph taken with at least one team member and twenty locals. At least four of these locals should be wearing hats, one had to be holding flowers, one had to be holding a large soft toy, and at least one had to be holding a broom. If their photograph was satisfactory, they could choose a postcard from a peddler. Once they affix the stamp and have it mailed to Kyiv in a nearby post box, a postman would give them their next clue.

In this leg, teams visited Puerto Princesa Subterranean River in Palawan.

Airdate: 18 May 2013

• Puerto Princesa (Sabang Beach) (Overnight Rest)
• Puerto Princesa (Puerto Princesa Subterranean River)
• Puerto Princesa (Sabang X Zipline)
• Puerto Princesa (Sabang Beach)
• Puerto Princesa (Karst Mountain – Elephant Cave)

In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to ride an 800-metre (0.50 mi) long zip line and memorize the pattern of four sets of different colours ("green, red, yellow"; "blue, yellow, green"; "red, blue, green"; "yellow, blue, red") being held by fishermen on 4 different boats. Once ashore, that team member had to reconstruct the patterns using coloured rectangular boards to receive their next clue.

In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the first Roadblock had to search through a pile of coconuts, opening them up with a knife until they found one with a red flesh inside to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• On Sabang Beach, teams had to properly assemble the tents they would be sleeping in for the night before receiving a departure time for the next morning.
• At the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River, teams had to enter the river and search for the date of the first visit of Lt. H.G. Warwick to the Subterranean River (18 March 1937). When they see it, teams must photograph it and present it to a boat master in exchange for their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to bungee jump from the 216-metre (709 ft) high Bloukrans Bridge.

Airdate: 25 May 2013

• Puerto Princesa (Sheena Travel Asia)
• Puerto Princesa (Puerto Princesa International Airport) to Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Port Elizabeth International Airport)
• Port Elizabeth (Seaview Predator Park)
• Garden Route National Park (Bloukrans Bridge)
• Garden Route National Park (Khoisan Village)
• Stormsrivier (Storms River Mouth)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Палиця (Palytsya – Stick) or Яйце (Yaytse – Egg). In Palytsya, teams had to throw a traditional South African club called a knobkierie from a distance to shatter three vases suspended in the air and receive their next clue. In Yaytse, teams had to use a straw to fill 12 ostrich eggs with water and then bury them in the sand to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to jump off the highest bridge bungee jump in the world at Bloukrans Bridge to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At Seaview Predator Park, teams had to hand-feed a lion or a tiger with a bottle to get their next clue.
• At the Khoisan Village, teams had to eat a roasted sheep's head known locally as a "Smiley" to get their next clue.
• At Storms River Mouth, teams had to find a local park ranger and take a photograph with him. They could then exchange this picture with a local postcard vendor to get a postcard that they would mail to Kyiv before checking into the Pit Stop.

In this leg, teams needed to photograph the Cape of Good Hope to obtain a postcard to send to Kyiv.

Airdate: 1 June 2013

• Port Elizabeth (Port Elizabeth International Airport) to Cape Town (Cape Town International Airport)
• Cape Town (Table Mountain)
• Melkbosstrand (Melkboss Air Strip)
• Cape Town (Table View – Rietvlei Wetland Reserve)
• Langa (Omega Hair Salon, Laundry & Internet)
• Cape Town (St Georges Mall)
• Cape Town (Cape Town Diamond Museum or Bo-Kaap – 93 Wale Street)
• Cape Town (Rhodes Memorial)

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform a tandem skydive from a height of 9,000 feet (2,700 m) to receive their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between блиск (Blysk – Shine) or Смак (Smak – Taste). In Blysk, teams had to search through a museum, housing hundreds of diamonds, for the first diamond ever discovered in South Africa, named Light Hearts to receive their next clue. In Smak, teams had to cook a traditional South African delicacy, a samosa, to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the top of Table Mountain, teams had to photograph the Cape of Good Hope. If their photograph was satisfactory, they could choose a postcard and after placing the postcard in a post box for Kyiv, a postman would give them their next clue.
• At the Rietvlei Wetland Reserve, teams had to help SANCCOB by preparing a meal with 20 ingredients for African penguins to receive their next clue.
• At the Omega Hair Salon, teams had to shave the heads of two locals to receive their next clue.
• At St Georges Mall, teams had to search for a troupe of gumboot dancers to receive their next clue.

In the ninth leg, teams had to have their photograph taken with the De Gooyer windmill in the background to obtain a postcard to send to Kyiv.

Airdate: 8 June 2013

• Cape Town (Cape Town International Airport) to Amsterdam, Netherlands (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)
• Haarlemmermeer (Schiphol Airport Railway Station) to Amsterdam (Amsterdam Muiderpoort)
• Amsterdam (Melkmeisjesbrug (in Dutch) to Magere Brug)
• Amsterdam (West Market Square)
• Amsterdam (Brouwerij 't IJ)
• Marken (Post Office)
• Marken (Harbour)
• Marken (Paard van Marken)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Сир (Syr – Cheese) or Шарманка (Sharmanka – Hand Organ). In Syr, teams had to don traditional Dutch outfits and use a wooden stretcher to carry cheese from a stockpile to a scale. Once it weighed exactly 400 kilograms of cheese, they receive their next clue. Only one team could use the scale at a time and the first team to place a piece of cheese on the scale would get to use it. In Sharmanka, teams had to find one of three street organs, and then one team member had to run the machine while the other asked for tips. Once they earned €30, the organ grinder would give them their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to eat five soused herrings hanging from a string, while blindfolded and without using their hands, to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At Melkmeisjesbrug, teams had to search among hundreds of bikes for one with a clue attached. They would use these bikes to transport themselves to their next destination.
• From Magere Brug, teams had to travel by boat along the Amsterdam canals to reach their Detour choice.
• At Brouwerij 't IJ, teams had to have their photograph taken with two locals and the entire De Gooyer windmill in the background. If their photograph was satisfactory, teams would receive a postcard to send to Kyiv from the Marken Post Office.
• After the Roadblock, teams had to ride a tandem bike to the Pit Stop.

In the tenth leg, teams had to photograph the Remuh Synagogue to obtain a postcard to send to Kyiv.

Airdate: 15 June 2013

• Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) to Warsaw, Poland (Warsaw Chopin Airport)
• Warsaw (Warszawa Centralna Railway Station) to Kraków (Kraków Główny Railway Station)
• Kraków (Remuh Synagogue)
• Kraków (Klezmer-Hois)
• Kraków (Kraków Barbican)
• Kraków (Main Square)
• Kraków (Main Square or Town Hall Tower and St. Mary's Basilica)
• Kraków (Bishop's Palace)
• Kraków (Wawel Hill – Wawel Dragon Statue)
• Kraków (Sheraton Grand Kraków)

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to complete a jigsaw puzzle of a man on a horse to receive their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Проїхатися (Proïkhatysya – Ride) or Пройтися (Proy̆tysya – Walk). In Proïkhatysya, one team member had to be in the driver's seat of an old Polski Fiat car with a local in the other seat. The other team member had to push the car around the Main Square and was not allowed help from locals. After they are successful, they would be given their next clue. In Proy̆tysya, teams had to count and add up the number of stairs in the Town Hall Tower and one of the towers in St. Mary's Basilica. They were not however required to give the exact number of stairs, 352, and could give any number between 350-354. If they get any number between that, they would be given their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At Remuh Synagogue, teams had to have their photograph taken at the synagogue gates. If their photograph was satisfactory, they would be given a stamp and a postcard. After affixing the stamp onto the postcard and mailing it to Kyiv in a post box outside the Klezmer-Hois, a postman would give teams their next clue.
• At the Main Square, teams had to correctly recite a Polish toungue-twister, Chrząszcz brzmi w trzcinie w Szczebrzeszynie, to a man on a horse (as in the jigsaw puzzle of the Roadblock) to receive their next clue.
• At the banks of the Vistula river, teams had to recreate a story in Polish mythology about the Wawel Dragon. As in the story, teams had to stuff a lamb with sulphur. One team member had to retrieve the sulphur on the other side of the river with a bucket and bring it to their team member with the lamb soft toy. After stuffing and sewing the lamb closed, teams had to have it weighed on a scale near a statue of the Wawel Dragon. If their stuffed lamb balances with another lamb on the other scale, teams would receive their next clue.

In the eleventh leg, teams had to have their photograph taken with a Saint Florian monument in Myślenice to obtain a postcard to send to Kyiv.

Airdate: 22 June 2013

• Kraków (Kanonicza Street)
• Kraków (Kościuszko Mound)
• Wieliczka (Wieliczka Salt Mine) or Tyniec (Tyniec Benedictine Abbey)
• Myślenice (Market Square)
• Czorsztyn (Cape Stylchen)
• Niedzica (Niedzica Castle)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Король (Korol – King) or Монах (Monakh – Monk). In Korol, teams had to travel to the Wieliczka Salt Mine and descend down the mines where they would need to push a minecart down a track and into a cavern. There, they would have to dig through the contents of the minecart to find a crystal key that they could use to open a locked compartment which contained their next clue. After that, they were then instructed to find St Kinga's Chapel inside the mine to find their next clue. In Monakh, teams had to proceed to the Tyniec Benedictine Abbey where they would need to abseil down the cliffs to reach a cave with baskets of food. They would need to transport two baskets back up to the abbey and present them to a monk who would give them their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to shoot a bow and arrow at a target and either had to hit the target five times or hit the apple held in the centre of the target once to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• Teams' first clue directed them to find the oldest street in Kraków: Kanonicza Street.
• At Market Square in Myślenice, teams would have to have their photograph taken with the Saint Florian monument. If their photographs were satisfactory, they would be given a postcard to mail to Kyiv from a kiosk. After placing the postcard in a nearby post box, a postman would give them their next clue.

In Kyiv, teams had to retrieve their postcards at the Central Post Office in nearby Independence Square, pictured left.

Airdate: 29 June 2013

• Niedzica to Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
• Lviv (Market Square – Adonis Fountain)
• Lviv (Lviv Railway Station) to Kyiv (Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi Railway Station)
• Kyiv (Kyiv-Mohyla Academy)
• Kyiv (Protasiv Yar Ski Resort)
• Kyiv (Lviv Handmade Chocolate)
• Kyiv (Mamayeva Sloboda)
• Kyiv (Independence Square – Central Post Office)
• Kyiv (Sophia Square)

For coming last on the previous leg, Alexey & Olena had to gather 50 people in the market square and have them perform the wave before they could continue racing.

In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to snow tube down a hill, memorizing a series of flags from the countries they visited on the way down. At the bottom, they would have to arrange them in the correct order to receive their next clue. The correct order was:

Country	United Arab Emirates	Sri Lanka	Singapore	Philippines	South Africa	Netherlands	Poland	Ukraine
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This season's final Detour was a choice between Глечик (Hlechyk – Pot) and Гарбуз (Harbuz – Pumpkin). In Hlechyk, teams had to knock down six clay pots using a whip. In Harbuz, teams had to slash clean through six pumpkins with a saber in one slash each. At the end of either Detour, teams had to climb a slippery snow hill to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• Upon arrival in Kyiv, teams had to find a marked taxi who would give them their next clue.
• At the library at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, teams had to search the bookshelves for a marked book. They then had to use a stencil to outline certain letters in the book that would reveal a password, which they could use to get their next clue.
• At Lviv Handmade Chocolate, teams had to make 10 cups of homemade chocolate and sell them all to people on the streets, making ₴200, to receive their next clue.
• At the Central Post Office, teams had to retrieve all the postcards that they sent during the season to receive their final clue from a mail carrier.