TANZANIA SERENGETI MARATHON SAFARI

Tanzania is one country that boats with unique tourist attractions such as Mount Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro Crater, The Serengeti Plains, Olduvai Gorge, Selous Game Reserve, Zanzibar the spice island, The Great Migration of Wildebeest and Zebra in search of food and water. UNESCO world heritage sites just to mention a few.

Tourism is playing an important role in the Tanzania national economy activities. However, the recent wave of poaching countrywide has not spared it. Therefore there is an urgent need to protect it by all stakeholders. Using its fame, Serengeti Safari Marathon conceived the idea to conduct an international marathon that will help to create massive publicity on conservation and tourism, both locally and internationally.

Why Serengeti Safari Marathon?

It’s all about bringing to local and international tourists awareness of tourism attractions in Tanzania, healthy and happier society, Culture, Heritage Sites, Resource Mobilization for conservation activities through Go Green Campaigns and Anti-poaching.

Serengeti Marathon is a unique event in the world of Athletes runners, and joggers and anyone that would be part of it, as it is the only marathon that is help at a national park . this event is organized by individual that are Gurus in events organisation in the field of Conservation and Tourism together with their main partners Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) and Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB). This event falls under “Sports Tourism” and it will later expand into other activities in the efforts of promoting the category in Destination Tanzania.

Where does it take place?

Starting Point will be inside Serengeti National Park along the road from Seronera to Ndabaka Gate covering five (5) categories of activities. The activities will combine both rough and tarmac terrains with different routes each one with large part conducted inside the Serengeti National Park. The Starting Point will be inside the park for all marathon categories. Cycling will start from outside the park and ride along the shores of Lake Victoria with Finishing Point for all activities at Ndabaka Gate.

The marathon is going to attract runners and spectators from all areas of East Africa and the whole world in general. The international and local tourists will get an exceptional platform to experience the amazing nature and tourists attractions found in Tanzania. SSM Team is going to work together with other Partners in the form of Sponsorship in making this marathon a very successful one in achieving their core objective of improving Sports, Business, Conservation and Tourism Awareness locally and globally.

First ever Girl Run in Serengeti National Park

Event Location and Date

Serengeti Safari Marathon will take place in the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site of Serengeti National Park. The nearest towns of Lamadi, Busega, Bunda, Bariadi, Musoma and Mwanza will be the major hosts of thousands and thousands of runners and fans.

The marathon for this year is scheduled to take place on Saturday 16^th November 2019.

Event Categories

There are five (5) races that are undertaken;

I.Cycling – 80 Kilometres.

II.Full Marathon – 42 Kilometres.

III.Half Marathon – 21 Kilometres.

IV.Executives Healthy Run – 10 Kilometres.

V.Fun Run – 5 Kilometres.

Itinerary details on the link. contact ZOE: zoenare80@absafaris.ca https://travefy.com/trip/6yw9rqk274jwqz2aa95dwyyeqkrx4ga

Registration Link: http://serengetisafarimarathon.or.tz/sample-page/

Information extracted from http://serengetisafarimarathon.or.tz/