Serengeti Safari Marathon

4.5 (6)
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Tanzania, Tanzania
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat)

Running

5 km, 10 km, 21.1 km, 42.195 km

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20 USD
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About the event

Embark on an athletic adventure at the Serengeti Safari Marathon in the iconic Serengeti National Park. This unique opportunity invites athletes to tackle the diverse terrain of the park's western region, beginning at the Ndabaka Gate. Select from four competitive categories suited to your endurance level:

- Full Marathon (42kms)
- Half Marathon (21kms)
- Executive Run (10kms)
- Fun Run (5kms)

Each route navigates a combination of rugged and paved surfaces, offering athletes captivating views of the park's boundless plains. Starting within the national park, participants will be treated to the awe-inspiring landscape as they race.

The Serengeti Safari Marathon goes beyond a typical athletic event by merging sports with tourism under the theme "TUNZA MALIASILI" (Wildlife Stewardship), promoting sustainable tourism practices. Note that only runners from East Africa can register for the "East Africa Participants" tickets—any attempts by non-local athletes will result in cancellation. Discover the marvels of the Serengeti in this extraordinary marathon experience.

Races offered by this event

You have 35 weeks to prepare

FUN RUN - EAST AFRICAN RUNNERS

From

20 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 03:00
Running

5 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

Full Marathon - Expatriate

From

80 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 06:30
Running

42.195 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

FULL MARATHON - EAST AFRICAN RUNNERS

From

20 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 06:30
Running

42.195 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

FULL MARATHON

From

120 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 06:30
Running

42.195 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

HALF MARATHON

From

120 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 06:45
Running

21.1 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

HALF MARATHON - EAST AFRICAN RUNNERS

From

20 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 06:45
Running

21.1 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

Half Marathon - Expatriate

From

80 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 06:45
Running

21.1 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

Executive Run - Expatriate

From

80 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 07:00
Running

10 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

Fun Run - Expatriate

From

80 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 07:00
Running

5 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

Fun Run - Children 12 Years and below Non E.A

From

50 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 07:00
Running

5 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

Fun Run - Expatriate Children 12 Years and below.

From

40 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 07:00
Running

5 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

Fun Run - East African Children 12 Years and below.

From

20 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 07:00
Running

5 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

FUN RUN

From

120 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 07:00
Running

5 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

EXECUTIVE RUN

From

120 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 07:00
Running

10 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

EXECUTIVE RUN - EAST AFRICAN RUNNERS

From

20 USD
15 Nov, 2025 (Sat) - 07:00
Running

10 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
Nature

Course details

Start address

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Finish address

Tanzania

Route map

route map

What’s included in entry

These are included in your entry
Finisher medal
Event T-shirts
Custom bib number
Toilets
Goodie bag
Cash prizes
Shuttle to Start Line
Nutrition Stations
Parking
Expo entry
Medal engraving
Drink Stations
Timing chip (single use)
Shower
Photo Service
Medical Assistance

Frequently Asked Questions

Reviews

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DOMINIC VICENT
lis 2019
21.098 km

I had a chance to interact with many people and the races were well organized with modern medical services, can't wait this year 2020.

the race points were well designed and turnup point was something funny in design

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Onike null
lis 2019
21.098 km

I loved the routes the services and the crowd...was so lovely

Awesome route

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Gijs de Kort
42.195 km

One interesting Marathon this was :D. Although there are about 400 people or more for the entire event, only about 15 did the full marathon of which 10 fast african runners. The start of all distances except 5km is at 8km inside the park. From there you will run 8km back to the park entrance, you might see a few impalas along this part. The rest is all tarmac road and the full marathon has a different route than the 21k and 10k. This means for the full marathon you will most probably run all by yourself and there will be no audience along the route, the daily african life is there but almost no one will cheer you up. Also the full marathon is 42km in the burning sun (bring suncream!), especially because the start will not be at 6am but rather 7 or 8am. Another point to note is you will only get water along the route apart from at the turning point, where you get coke and fruits. As the finish is hours later than the 21km finish, nobody seemed to notice my finish haha. The communication with the organizers was obviously african style, meaning you need patience :D. In the end I got my racekit delivered around midnight before the race. Now that I am writing I would like to recommend to stay in Bunda at; TEMBEA MARA. Wonderful place to relax, nice host who prepares a LOT pasta for you days before your race and there will most probably be other runners too. Even though it was super tough, I found it an amazingly interesting and nice new marathon adventure :). If you finish this one, you will finish most marathons!

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Annika Milisic-Stanley
21.098 km

The route is basically a long line that doubles back on itself to the main gate of the park. Around 7kms is in the park, and then the rest is a dirt track to the lake and back. The marathon was not well organized, we had to email and call the organizers quite a few times to know where to go to get our T Shirt and Number, and there were no signs in Lamadai town, so it was quite stressful. The race also started a full hour later than they said so we all showed up at 5, moved at 6 and started at 7am. Good provision of water, drinks, glucose, fruit on the route. I would do it again, as the crowd were cheerful and supportive, and the location is stunning.

The route is mostly flat, 4km asphalt. It rained the night before so I used my older running shoes. Not too much mud though. Funny to run past fresh elephant dung!

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Webster Chanai
21.098 km

i had a chance to see some animals like Giraffe, Buffalo etc

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Yohana Mrengi
21.098 km

The rout was good but next time make sure we start early be for the sun

Nice

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Results : Serengeti Marathon

02 Dec, 2014 (Tue)

Credit : Sarah Tzinieris Last Sunday, the Serengeti Marathon was held in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Here are the results. Marathon Results Top 10 Men 1 ABRAHAM TOO KEN 02:07:02 2 JULIUS KILIMO KEN 02:07:59 3 DUNCAN KWEMBOI KEN 02:08:34 4 ANDREW SAMBU TAN 02:08:57 5 GEORGE NYAMOTI KEN 02:11:49 6 STEPHEN NDEGE KEN 02:12:29 7 MWITA KAPILO TAN 02:15:25 8 NONDIN ALFRED KEN 02:15:27 9 DANIELKIPKEMEI KEN 02:19:33 10 GETURI GUMALI TAN 02:24:01 Top 10 Women 1 BEATRICE RUTTO KEN 02:40:07 2 LILIAN CHELIMO KEN 02:40:08 3 DORCAS CHESANG KEN 02:40:40 4 FABIOLA WILLIAM TAN 02:48:15 5 FAITH JEROTICH KEN 02:48:39 6 LEAH KITUYI KEN 03:40:00 7 BANUELIA BRITON TAN 03:48:15 8 SARAH MAIYO KEN 03:51:17 9 DORCAS KWAMBAI KEN 03:53:40 10 REBECA NAKUWA KEN 04:03:40 Half Marathon Results Top 10 Men 1 ALPHONCE FELIX TAN 01:00:40 2 MICAH WAMBULA KEN 01:00:58 3 DICKSON MARWA TAN 01:01:05 4 WILSON KIPROP KEN 01:01:20 5 ISACK KOECH KEN 01:01:44 6 JOSEPHAT JOSHUA KEN 01:02:03 7 VICENT OSOKO KEN 01:02:16 8 SILVESTA SIMON TAN 01:02:21 9 JOSEPH SALEE TAN 01:02:25 10 LAMECK MISIWA TAN 01:02:55 Top 10 Women 1 CATHLINE LANGE TAN 01:10:28 2 FAILUNA MATANGA TAN 01:12:46 3 MARY NAALI TAN 01:13:10 4 GLADIYS TANUI KEN 01:18:18 5 FURAHA SAMBEKI TAN 01:19:44 6 MAGDALENA CRISPIAN TAN 01:22:21 7 FAITH KIPTOO KEN 01:23:12 8 ADELINA AUDA TAN 01:27:32 9 ASMA RAJABU TAN 01:29:26 10 NEEMA MATHIAS TAN 01:33:21
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