The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013

  is the second season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race Vietnam. This season is the celebrities season, featuring 9 celebrities and their loved ones. A new host is also introduced, Huy Khanh.

Teams

 * Main article: The Amazing Race Vietnam: Cuộc Đua Kỳ Thú 2013 Teams

Results
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Leg 1 - Episode 1 (Ho Chi Minh City)

 * Starting Line : Independence Palace, HCM CityĐinh_doc_lap.jpg of this race]]
 * The player must find the three valid hat to get the next clue
 * : Bitexco skyscraper
 * The player will have to walk from floor 1 to floor 49 of Bitexco skyscraper
 * : BHD Star Cineplex Icon 68
 * The player must find the next clue in the seats of BHD Star Cineplex Icon 68
 * : Food Reavite
 * Eat 6 bowls of "Bun Bo Hue"
 * : Ben Thanh Market - Underground Cafe (STAGE or STREET)
 * If the player chooses the STAGE, they will have to sing 5 songs with: worm, eel, ice and shrew to receive the next clue
 * If the player chooses the STREET, they will have to sell 100 candies, then receive about 500000 Dong to get the next clue
 * : Municipal Theatre, Ho Chi Minh City
 * Linh Chi & Phúc Vinh was the winners of the first leg so they had a Express Pass

Leg 2 - Episode 2 (HCM City → Ca Mau)

 * : Ca Mau Province
 * : Ca Mau steel wire
 * : Nhà Dây Thép Cà Mau (FISHRIES or AGRICULTURE)
 * If teams choose FISHERIES, they will have to catch 20 fish and must be cooking that fishes
 * If teams choose AGRICULTURE, they will have to count the beans in 2 large beans box
 * : Ong Tinh Bridge, Nam Can Town , Ca Mau Province
 * The player must fix a bicycle
 * : Tuong Dai Pier, Nam Can Town
 * They have to find the next clue in the bamboo sticker under the river
 * : Dat Mui Ca Mau
 * One team member must put a python on their neck and walk up the stairs to the top of the observatory.
 * : Ca Mau Cape

Leg 3 - Episode 3 (Cà Mau → Đồng Nai → Bình Thuận)

 * : Mien Tay bus station
 * :Bien Hoa bus station
 * At Biên Hòa Station, teams had to search for a taxi driver who was carrying a bag with the show's logo on it.
 * : Đồng Nai Dairy Company (GRASS or MILK)
 * In GRASS, teams had to cut 20 kg of pasture grass and take it to feed the cows
 * In MILK, teams had to 2 liters of milk from the cows
 * : Resort Romana, Mui Ne , Phan Thiet
 * At the Resort Romana, one team member would be blindfolded. The other team member would have to direct their partner using noise, but not words, and help them hit and break a series of six hanging pots and balloons in the right order.
 * : Mui Yen, Phan Thiet
 * In this Roadblock, one team member had to paraglide down the hills of Mui Yen to a target on the ground.
 * : Huỳnh Thúc Kháng Road
 * Teams received a VND500 000 banknote and had to turn it into change, with the help of locals, until they at had least one of each of the denominations of Vietnamese Dong, including all possible banknotes and coins. They could then exchange this at Huỳnh Thúc Kháng Road for their next clue.
 * : Mui Ne Beach

Leg 4 - Episode 4 (Binh Thuan → Khánh Hòa)

 * : Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province
 * : Resort Amiana, Nha Trang
 * At the beginning of the leg in Resort Amiana, teams had to go to the Bacaro Restaurant and count the number of properly set places at tables (84). If they got the right answer, they would get their next clue. If teams give an incorrect answer, they will be penalized 10 minutes.
 * : Long Phú Wharf
 * In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to snorkel in the water and search for an underwater coconut with the next location inside
 * After the Roadblock, teams would be taken by rowboat to Monkey Island.
 * : Monkey Island
 * : Suối Hoa Lan Ecotourism Zone (BIRDS or FISHES)
 * In FISHES, teams had to pick up a tied up crocodile and deliver it on foot across the ecotourism zone to a marked hut to get their next clue.
 * In BIRDS, teams had to ride an ostrich around a marked course while holding a glass of Sting energy drink with only one hand. If they spilled less than the designated line on the glass, they would get their next clue.
 * After the Detour, one team member had to ride a zipline through the exotourism zone across a pond. The other team member would be standing on an island in the pond and carrying a bucket. The one riding the zipline had to throw the ball into their partner's bucket to get the next clue. If they failed, they would incur a 15 minute penalty and then had to try again.
 * : Sheraton Hotel
 * At the Sheraton, teams had to find the cooking school on the 6th floor. There, they had to properly make a bundle of noodles following a traditional method and use them to make a bowl of phở.
 * After the cooking task, teams made their way to the hotel's pool. There, both team members would have their hands tied behind their back, and they would then have to eat a cake, looking for a passcard to the 30th floor which is baked inside. Once they found this, they would get their next clue.
 * : 30th floor of Sheraton Hotel

Leg 5 - Episode 5 (Khánh Hòa → Đắk Lắk → Đắk Nông)

 * : Buôn Đôn, Buôn Ma Thuột
 * : Ancient house of Ama Kong
 * After getting their clue from the house of Ama Kong, teams had to find a local from the ancient village who would let them sleep overnight at their house. Afterwards, they would be released the next morning in the order they gained approval.
 * : Suspension Bridge Centre
 * At the Suspension Bridge Centre, teams would hear the sound of a gong. They then had five minutes to figure out which gong had been hit.
 * : Cư Jút, Đắk Nông (TREE or SOIL)
 * In Trees, teams had to count the number of coffee trees in a marked area. Using this number and following a selection of information, teams had to solve complex math problems to determine how much raw coffee seeds, dried coffee seeds, processed coffee seeds and coffee powder could be created with this amount of trees
 * In Soil, teams had to use an old cart to transport 250 unbroken bricks along a bumpy road
 * : Đray Nur Waterfall
 * In the Roadblock, one team member had to swim up river to the base of the waterfall and then climb a rope ladder to the top. After getting their clue, they would rappel back down and reunite with their partner.
 * : Đray Sáp Waterfall
 * At Đray Sáp Waterfall, one team member had to rappel down to the bottom of the waterfall, where they would be told a 4-digit combination. They had to shout these numbers to their partner on the other side of the river, amongst the roar of the waterfall. This combination would open up a chest that the team member on the shore has, which contains the next clue
 * : Đray Sáp Longhouse

Leg 6 - Episode 6 (Đắk Nông → Quảng Nam → Da Nang)

 * : Buôn Ma Thuột Airport to Da Nang International Airport
 * : My Son, Quang Nam
 * At the Mỹ Sơn ruins, teams had to search amongst many fake clay toys for five real ones. The real ones could be identified because they could be played as a horn. During this task, team members were forbidden to talk to one another.
 * : Sedge Mats
 * Upon finding the sedge mats, teams needed to deliver three at once to a woman's house using a bicycle. They would then stay there overnight before departing for Da Nang in the morning.
 * : Da Nang Diving Club
 * In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dive to the bottom of a swimming pool and use a set of keys to unlock some boxes. Once they found a bottle of Sting Energy Drink, they could bring it up to the surface. They then were lifted by pulley up to the building's roof, where they had to throw the bottle into a basket. Teams had 1 minute 30 seconds to complete the diving portion, and 1 minute to complete the throwing portion. If either of these time limits expired, teams had to move to the back of the queue
 * : Ba Na Hills (HIGH TOWER or DEEP TUNNELS)
 * In HIGH TOWER, teams had to take a cable car to the highest point of the Bà Nà Hills, where they would enter a castle. They had to climb up thousands of spiraling stairs and take five boards with random numbers one at a time back to the bottom of the stairs so that they came to an exact total of 20 000
 * In DEEP TUNNELS, teams traveled by cable car to the largest wine cellar in Da Nang and had search among thousands of wine bottles for one with a race flag attached to it. During this Detour task, one leg of each team member would be tied together.
 * : Tien Son Sports Stadium

Leg 7 - Episodes 7 & 8 (Da Nang → Quang Binh)

 * : Quang Binh Province
 * :Mẹ Suốt statue
 * At the Mẹ Suốt statue, teams had to listen to a performance of a love song, and then had to learn the lyrics and perform it themselves.
 * :Paradise Cave
 * At Paradise Cave, teams had to count the number of steps in a marked area
 * : A house in Dong Hoi
 * In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to build a traditional broom from scratch.
 * : Cocos Coffee Shop
 * At Cocos Coffee Shop, teams had to look for a man named "Phúc" who would give them their next clue and a gift, which they would later give to Hà Thị Viễn.
 * : Sun Spa Resort
 * : Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park
 * : Bản Đoòng village (STUDY or PRACTICE)
 * In STUDY, teams would have to teach a young child from the village (who did not speak Vietnamese very well) to write out a short Vietnamese poem with good handwriting
 * In PRACTICE, teams had to carry a bucket down to the river, fill it up, and then water some plants to the satisfaction of a local
 * : En Cave
 * : Bãi Cột Từ
 * In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to eat a serving of unpleasant-tasting food, including specially-prepared rice, fish and sauce.
 * :Son Doong cave
 * At Son Doong cave, teams had to build a shelter out of sticks and leaves, then gather firewood to start a fire and heat a pot of water. Teams spent the night in these shelters.
 * In the morning, teams would enter the cave and would have to carefully traverse around a series of ropes. If they disturbed any of the ropes and rang the bells attached to them, they would have to start again. After completing this task, they would receive their next clue from Howard Limbert, a University of Hanoi alumni who explored the cave in 1990
 * Deeper inside of Son Doong cave, teams would have to rappel down 70m into the cave and search the labyrinth inside for their next clue, which was hidden away. They would also meet Hồ Khanh, who discovered the cave.
 * : Én cave Entrance

Leg 8 - Episode 9 (Quảng Bình → Singapore)

 * : Noi Bai International Airport to Singapore Changi International Airport
 * : Merlion Park
 * At the Merlion Park, teams had to look for a lady who had their next clue.
 * : Days Hotel, Zhongshan Park
 * At the Days Hotel, teams would observe a properly made hotel room. Then, they had to properly make another room to the hotel's standards to receive a departure time for the next morning.
 * : Flight Experience Flight Simulator
 * In the first Roadblock, one team member had to properly complete a flight simulation training exercise to receive their next clue
 * : VivoCity Food Republic
 * At VivoCity Food Republic, teams had to make 10 Singaporean powdered cakes.
 * : iFly Center
 * In the second Roadblock, one team member will experience a skydiving simulation inside of a vertical wind tunnel and had to successfully rise to the top of the tunnel.
 * : GMax Reverse Bungee
 * At the GMax Reverse Bungee, teams had to take a ride on the wild bungee ride. Then, once on the ground, they had to thread ten needles within three minutes to get their clue.
 * : Gardens by the Bay

Leg 9 - Episode 10 (Singapore → Hai Phong)

 * : Singapore Changi International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport
 * : Hai Phong Province
 * : Cat Ba (Gia Luận Ferry Landing)
 * Bến Bèo
 * : Cát Bà Main Pier - Cát Cò Beach 3
 * In the race's only Fast Forward, both team members had to completely shave each other's heads. They then had to travel to Cát Cò Beach 3, where they had to stand outside of a box in the sand and headbutt a volleyball to each other five times without letting it touch the ground
 * : Prince Beach 2
 * At Prince Beach 2, teams had to search under many sandcastles for their next clue. Any sandcastle they destroyed, they would have to rebuild.
 * Teams traveled from Prince Beach 2 to Prince Beach 1 and back again by kayak.
 * : Prince Beach 1
 * At Prince Beach 1, one team member would ride a para-sail behind a motorboat and would pass over five basket boats in the water with coloured panels. They would then have to place markers on a board, recalling the order of the coloured panels they saw. The other team member would have to paddle their kayak out to pick them up. If they were correct, they would get their next clue.
 * : Back to Prince Beach 2
 * Upon returning to Prince Beach 2, both teams had to climb on top of a buoyant platform in the water and balance atop it. One team member had to perform a series of poses, while the other photographed them.
 * : Jade Mountains
 * In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to rock climb up the sheer face of a cliff to retrieve a bottle of Sting from inside a basket, retrieving three eggs from baskets along the way.
 * : Monkey Island

Leg 10 - Episodes 11 (Hai Phong → Lào Cai)

 * : Ha Noi Train Station
 * :Ha Noi Capital to Lào Cai, Lào Cai Province
 * : Stone Church - Nhà thờ đá
 * :Vinh Mai Art Shop
 * At the Vinh Mai Art Shop, teams had to dress in traditional outfits from the Red Dao minority group matching a given mannequin within 5 minutes, which they would wear for the rest of the day.
 * : Ly Sai Sen's house
 * In this Roadblock, one team member had to properly sew an intricate floral pattern onto traditional clothing using a needle and thread
 * : Sin Chai, Sa Pa (PLANTS or ANIMALS)
 * In ANIMALS, teams had to chase after a tiny piglet with a number attached and corral it into the corresponding pen. They could not touch it or bribe it with food
 * In PLANTS, teams had to use a carabao to plow a marked section of a muddy field.
 * : Mount Sẻ 2200 m rest station
 * Before ascending Mount Sẻ, teams would pick up provisions from the Ranger Station at the base. Unbeknownst to them, this food would be pig's meat, and teams would have to chop it off of a pig before continuing. The total weight of their provisions had to be exactly 500g. If not, they would have to start again with a new pig. After this, it would be revealed that they would each eat a serving of Thang Co, a traditional stew made with animal entrails.
 * 2200m up Mount Sẻ, one team member would have to throw a traditional toy through a hoop that was extremely high in the air. If it went through the hoop and the other team member could catch it, they would receive their next clue.
 * : Vọng Cảnh Observation Point

Leg 11 - Episode 12 (Lào Cai → Hanoi)

 * Sa Pa Train Station to Hanoi Train Station
 * :Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts
 * Before traveling to the Museum of Fine Arts, teams needed to find a store selling old propaganda posters and purchase one.
 * : Thăng Long Water Puppet Theatre or National Library of Vietnam (WATER PUPPET or LIBRARY)
 * In WATER PUPPET, teams had to learn how to perform a water puppet performance and present it to a panel of judges
 * In LIBRARY, teams received a partially filled key for pigpen cipher and had to use this to translate a series of codes, which they had to use to retrieve certain books from the shelves of the library
 * : Hoàn Kiếm Lake
 * At Hoàn Kiếm Lake, teams needed to properly use calligraphy to draw six Chinese characters. If they drew any incorrectly, they would have to serve a short penalty before trying again.
 * : The Garden Shopping Center
 * In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to participate in a firefighting training exercise. They would use a rope to climb up a building, shimmy around a ledge, and then ascend to the top. There, they would 'rescue' their partner and use the ladder-equipped fire truck to bring them down to safety.
 * : Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long
 * At the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long, teams had to complete a sliding puzzle of all the locations they had visited during the race. Once it was completed, they could proceed to the Finish Line while carrying the puzzle with them.
 * Finish Line : Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long