Why Botswana
Africa's best-kept running secret.
Runners already travel across the world for Cape Town, Comrades and Nairobi. Botswana is the next name on that list — and you can be here before everyone else.
- Peaceful & stable
- Botswana is consistently ranked among Africa's most peaceful, stable and well-governed countries.
- Wilderness on a world scale
- Around 40% of the country is protected land — home to the largest elephant population on earth.
- Easy to reach
- Gaborone sits minutes from the South African border and is served by regional flights via Johannesburg and beyond.
- English-speaking & welcoming
- English is an official language and Setswana hospitality — botho — is a way of life.
02 — The Destination
Feel Botswana.
The race is the reason to come. Botswana is the reason you'll never forget it. Peaceful, welcoming and astonishingly beautiful — this is a country made for a running trip.
Nature
The Okavango Delta
A UNESCO World Heritage wetland in the middle of the Kalahari. Few places on earth feel this alive.
Wildlife
Africa, up close
Elephants, big cats, giraffes and endless birdlife across some of the continent's most protected wilderness.
Culture
Botho, the Botswana way
A culture of respect, hospitality and humility. Visitors arrive as strangers and leave as family.
The capital
Gaborone
Modern, safe and easy to reach. A capital city with Kgale Hill on its doorstep and space to breathe.
Food
Seswaa, pap and morogo
Honest, slow-cooked food shared around the table. Recovery meals will never be the same.
Adventure
The Makgadikgadi Pans
One of the largest salt flats on the planet. Silence, stars and horizons that run forever.
Gaborone
A capital city built for a race weekend.
Compact, calm and friendly, Gaborone offers quality hotels, good food, a growing running culture and the Kgale Hill skyline. Everything a visiting runner needs, minutes apart.
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