Kilimanjaro Marathon

The logistics of the operation are run by the Kilimanjaro Marathon Club and the members of both the Tanzania Amateur Athletics Association (TAAA) and the local Kilimanjaro Amateur Athletics Association (KAAA). Travel arrangements and packages to access the race are being provided by Wild Frontiers, the official tour operator, a South African, Tanzanian and Ugandan based tour operator, who are experienced in Tanzania travel and logistics and who are members of the South African Tour Operators Association and ASATA, and who is the largest tour operator into Tanzania from South Africa. The Runners Interest in this race is extremely high, with both the Tanzanians and Kenyans being keen to enter teams and individuals. The Athletics Associations of Ethiopia and Uganda are being approached to enter this race, as well as other countries in the region. The competition to win this race is calling some of Africas best marathon runners to Tanzania. The Media Apart from local print and TV, this race will be covered extensively in South African and possibly international TV and radio, and of course athletics magazines। The whole event is being filmed by a contracted company for inclusion in TV channels after the event. The Sponsors The main sponsor has been secured as Tanzania Breweries Limited, and the official sponsor is the Kilimanjaro brand of beer! Other sponsors, to be finally confirmed, will be contributing to the medals, the watering points and also fully sponsoring their own teams. The Packages A "basic" package, consisting of flights Johannesburg / Kilimanjaro / Dar es Salaam / Johannesburg on Air Tanzania, transfers to and from the airport, the race entry and the medals/T- shirts etc, 3 nights hotel accommodation in Moshi and 1 night accommodation in Dar es Salaam, returning to Johannesburg can be viewed in our Travel Packages section.