The Amazing Race 6 could be traded for their next clue. Airdate: January 25, 2005 The Detour was a choice of two trunks, namely Tree Trunks or Elephant Trunks. In Tree Trunks, teams traveled by tuk-tuk to a coconut plantation. Once there, each person had to climb to the top of a tree to retrieve a jug filled with tree sap, which each person must pour into a container to receive the next clue. In Elephant Trunks, teams traveled by tuk-tuk to an elephant polo field, where each team member had to ride an elephant down the length of the field, hitting a polo
Elephant Festival The most beautifully decorated elephant is awarded. Elephant polo, Elephant race, the tug-of-war between Elephants and 19 men and women are the featured events of the festival. The elephants are also outfitted in ear danglers and brocade scarves to embellish their ears and necks. The Mahouts, who are known as the caretakers of the elephants, decorate the foreheads of the animals with head-plates as well as garnish their tusks with gold, silver bracelets and rings. Other events that take place during the festival include a polo match and a tug of war contest, where the strongest elephant is chosen to