Asia Express Season 9 sets off on the Silk Road, through Uzbekistan and China

The ninth season of Asia Express begins on the “Silk Road,” an epic route that will take contestants through Uzbekistan and China, on a journey that is not just about distance and challenges, but about the meeting of two worlds with vast cultural differences—about people and traditions seen beyond tourist clichés.

Romania is the second country in the world that will explore China through the nine teams competing in this race. Eight stages of the route will be dedicated to this country, which has so much to offer!

The challenges of season nine will be even more unexpected along this route: contestants will not only face traditional tasks and classic trials, nor will they only encounter idyllic landscapes and ancient customs, but they will also be confronted with ultra-modern systems—from highly developed cities to high-tech solutions that will raise questions from many perspectives. It will be about adaptability in a world where tradition and innovation intersect at every step.

Asia Express Season 9 — The Silk Road — will bring back to life the idea of a route that, for centuries, connected East and West, showing how commercial, cultural, and technological influences continue to shape the people and places it crosses. The Silk Road did not just connect continents; it reshaped human travel itself, leaving behind such a profound legacy that the world was never the same. This is also what the Asia Express experience promises: a journey that changes perspectives—a journey after which, on a personal level, you are never the same again.