Primal Quest is an expedition-length adventure race. Each race lasts up to ten days, with winning teams completing the course in approximately six days. Each team is required to have four members and must be co-ed. With a prize purse of $250,000, it is one of (if not the most) lucrative of all expedition races.


Each team is required to carry a GPS device allowing race organizers and spectators to track each team real-time via the Internet on the Primal Quest website.