A Guinness World Record has been broken and it’s a big one! Dr Ali Irani and Sujoy Kumar Mitra have broken a previous world record for the fastest time to travel to all seven continents by accomplishing it in just four days! Yes, that’s right.

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Irani and Mitra travelled to the seven continents of the world, including Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, and Oceania, in four days or three days, one hour, five minutes, and four seconds to be precise. Starting on December 4, 2022 in Antarctica, Dr Irani and Sujoy Mitra finished their epic journey in Melbourne, Australia, on 7 December 2022.

Meet the iconic duo 

Both Mitra and Irani are avid travellers.

Dr Irani, aged 64, has also been the physiotherapist for the Indian Cricket Team and is a well-known name in his field. He has travelled to over 90 countries so far.

Sujoy Mitra followed his calling in travel and moved on from corporate life to pursue his passion by starting an entrepreneurship venture in travel. Sujoy hopes to add another feather to his cap by becoming the most travelled Indian – he is well on his way, having covered 172 countries out of a total of 198 countries worldwide.

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“Travelling transcends boundaries and unites people around the world. Breaking a world record for something we both are so passionate about is a very satisfying feeling. We are humbled by this achievement and hope it will contribute in some way to get more people to travel and explore our beautiful world,” said Irani on the remarkable feat.

Mitra said, “It is an honour to be Guinness world record holders but we also believe that records are meant to be broken. This journey may have ended but there are many more milestones for us to achieve. Today, we may have been successful in breaking a record, tomorrow someone else will break our record. So, enjoy the struggle, cherish the hardships, aspire to fail better and the magic will happen!”.

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Previous best record

According to the Guinness World Records, the previous best was three days, 14 hours, 46 minutes, 48 seconds by Dr Khawla AlRomaithu from United Arab Emirates (UAE). Her record ended in Sydney on 13 February, 2020. Irani and Mitra’s journey culminated in Melbourne on December 7, 2022.  

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