FIND YOUR RACE
Three days. Fourteen events. One extraordinary setting.
Run, walk or ride beneath Mount Kilimanjaro, with events for children and beginners through to experienced endurance athletes.
Race registration and festival entry are purchased separately, except for the Kilimanjaro Trail Ultras, which include full festival entry and camping.
*Prices shown are valid until increases on 30 January 2027.
FRIDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
KILIMANJARO TRAIL ULTRA 75K
Trail running | 05:30 | USD $340
Climb to 4,170 metres at Kilimanjaro’s Moir Camp in the festival’s highest and most demanding race.
For exceptionally fit and very experienced ultra runners.
KILIMANJARO TRAIL ULTRA 65K
Trail running | 05:30 | USD $340
Run from Simba Farm to Cathedral Point at 3,850 metres, crossing farmland, rainforest and high-altitude moorland.
For experienced runners prepared for altitude, climbing and unpredictable mountain weather.
KILIMANJARO TRAIL ULTRA 50K
Trail running | 05:30 | USD $340
Climb to Shira 1 on Kilimanjaro’s Shira Plateau at 3,510 metres before descending to Simba Farm.
Our most accessible Kilimanjaro ultra—but still a serious high-altitude challenge.
SATURDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
KILI TRAILS HALF MARATHON
Trail running | 21 km | 07:00 | USD $60
A beautiful singletrack loop through the old-growth forest of West Kilimanjaro.
Open to ages 14+.
FOREST TRAILS RUN
Trail running or walking | 10 km | 07:30 | USD $30
A welcoming forest race for runners and walkers looking for a shorter off-road challenge.
Open to ages 12+.
KILI TRAILS XCM
MTB or gravel | 70 km | 08:00 | USD $70
A fast and demanding cross-country marathon through Elerai village and West Kilimanjaro Forest.
For experienced, self-sufficient cyclists only. Open to ages 16+.
WEST KILI FOREST XC
MTB | 40 km | 08:45 | USD $50
A combination of gravel roads and forest singletrack for cyclists with good endurance who do not want to spend the entire day racing.
Open to ages 16+. Younger riders may participate with a parent or guardian.
RAFIKI RUN
Children’s run | 1.5 km | 12:30 | FREE
A fun loop within view of the race village for children aged 12 and under.
Registration is required for children receiving a race number and finisher medal. Parents and older children may join without registering.
SIMBA FARM XCC
MTB | 4.5 km | 13:00 | USD $5
Three fast, spectator-friendly laps within view of the race village.
Designed for children and beginning cyclists.
MASAWANGA MINI XCO
MTB | 10 km | 14:00 | USD $30
A single lap through Simba Farm and West Kilimanjaro Forest.
For determined beginners ready to test themselves.
SUNDOWNER STROLL
Social walk | 17:30 | FREE
Walk to the viewpoint with friends and a favourite drink as the sun sets over the plains.
No registration required. Bring your own beverage.
SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
KILI TRAILS 6-HOUR ULTRA
Trail running | 06:00 | USD $60 per solo runner or team
Complete as many five-kilometre laps as possible in six hours.
Race individually or with a relay team.
MASAWANGA XCO
MTB | 20 km | 08:00 | USD $40
Two laps alternating between West Kilimanjaro Forest singletrack and Simba Farm.
E-bikes are welcome.
SWALA SPRINT
Running or walking | 5 km | 10:30 | USD $10
A friendly five-kilometre loop around Simba Farm.
Suitable for walkers, families and runners of most ages.
NOT SURE WHICH EVENT TO CHOOSE?
A short guide:
Something fun for children or families?
Try the Rafiki Run, Swala Sprint or Simba Farm XCC.New to trail running?
Start with the Forest Trails Run 10K.Ready for a longer trail race?
Choose the Kili Trails Half Marathon.Prefer a loop or team challenge?
Enter the Kili Trails 6-Hour Ultra individually or as a relay team.Want to race on Kilimanjaro?
Choose from the 50K, 65K and 75K Kilimanjaro Trail Ultras.New to mountain biking?
Try the Simba Farm XCC or Masawanga Mini XCO.Want a substantial but manageable MTB race?
Consider the Masawanga XCO 20K or West Kili Forest XC 40K.Looking for the biggest cycling challenge?
Choose the Kili Trails XCM 70K.Rather not race at all?
Join the free Sundowner Stroll.
FOUND YOUR CHALLENGE?
Register for your race, and choose the festival entry that suits your plans.
“The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.”
— Arthur C. Clarke