Race · Late February
Kilimanjaro Marathon
Race in Moshi with the mountain over your shoulder, then climb it.
Moshi, at the foot of KilimanjaroPeak: Race weekend — the last Sunday in February
The event
Full marathon, half and 5km through the coffee country below Kilimanjaro. We handle Moshi logistics, race-week acclimatisation, and the safari or summit climb that follows.
The Kilimanjaro Marathon runs out of Moshi Stadium and loops through banana and coffee shambas on the mountain's southern slopes, with Kibo's snowcap in view for most of the course. It sits at around 800–1,000m, so the altitude is honest rather than punishing — but the sun is not, and the second half climbs.
We build race weekends as a package: airport transfer, a Moshi base within walking distance of the start, race registration support, a shakeout run with a local guide, and post-race recovery. Then the part most runners actually come for — either a Kilimanjaro summit attempt on legs that are already fit, or a northern-circuit safari to recover on.
Runners who intend to climb afterwards should allow two rest days between finishing and the trailhead; we schedule this automatically.
What you actually get
- Full, half and 5km distances through the coffee shambas
- Moshi accommodation walking distance from the start line
- Registration and bib collection handled for you
- Add a Kilimanjaro summit climb on race-fit legs
- Or recover on a Tarangire and Ngorongoro safari
Timed to this event
Journeys built around it
These itineraries run in or overlap the Late February window. Dates flex to your flights — tell us your arrival and we route backwards from it.
Climbs timed to it
Elsewhere on the calendar
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The Great Migration
Between June and October roughly two million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle push north through the Serengeti and pile up at the Mara River. We camp where the herds actually are and move as they move.
- Season
- June to October
- Where
- Serengeti
- Journeys
- 4 built around it
January to March
Calving Season on the Ndutu Plains
On the short-grass plains around Ndutu the wildebeest drop nearly half a million calves inside a few weeks. It is the most concentrated wildlife spectacle in Africa and the best big-cat action of the year.
- Season
- January to March
- Where
- Southern Serengeti & Ndutu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Journeys
- 4 built around it
Hold your place for Kilimanjaro Marathon
Late February fills earliest. Tell us your window and we will confirm what is still open.