Race Across the World is back! Heres what to know about the route [Video]

And why would it? The show, which follows pairs of competitors as they race their way across impossible distances — on an impossibly small budget — is televisual catnip. And that’s before you factor in the £20,000 prize pot and the breakneck speed at which they travel.

Now, it’s back for another season, which is set to air sometime in April. Here’s what we know so far.

It wouldn’t be much fun if every Race Across the World route started in London. Previous series have seen contestants travel across South East Asia, South America and Canada, among others.

This year’s route is still a mystery, but a teaser has dropped on BBC One and indicates that the contestants will once again be heading somewhere tropical. So far, we’ve spotted elephants walking down streets, narrow roads, mountainous terrain and contestants running with rucksacks through a tiny town.

Of course, the internet …