Typical race-weekend conditions
Mild & dry- High / Low
- 19° / 6°
- Humidity
- 50%
- Rainy days
- 1%
Averages from ~10 years of history around race day.
Know before you go
- ✈️ From London
- ~12h20
- 🕐 Time
- +1h vs UK
- 💷 Money
- £1 ≈ R22.19
- 🗣 Language
- English, Afrikaans, Zulu
- 🌫 Air quality
- Poor
- 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+
- Welcoming
- 🛡 Safety
- Caution
Country-level indices: LGBTQ+ via Equaldex · safety via Global Peace Index 2025 . Air quality is recent PM2.5; money is indicative.
The course
Run on dirt tracks through the malaria-free Entabeni Game Reserve, sharing the savannah with lion, elephant and giraffe. A rugged trail course with big climbs, monitored by rangers and helicopters.
Where to stay
Accommodation is in the reserve's safari lodges, usually booked as part of an organised race package.
Getting there
Fly into Johannesburg (OR Tambo), then transfer roughly 3-3.5 hours by road to Entabeni, typically arranged by the tour operator.
That weekend
The package weekend bundles game drives and a pre-race safari briefing; extend with Kruger or a Johannesburg stopover.
Sample 4-day trip
Arrive, explore, race, then head home. A proper weekend, not a rushed fly-by.
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Day 1: Arrive
Fly into Johannesburg (JNB). International runners must book the organiser tour package : it includes the ~3–3.5 hour road transfer to Entabeni. There is no public transport to the reserve.
Treat day one as the start of a safari package, not a DIY city break. Hotels in Johannesburg may feature on longer itineraries before the coach out.
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Day 2: Shakedown Run and Explore the City
Transfer to Entabeni per your package schedule . The weekend bundles game drives and a pre-race safari briefing: attend everything.
If you have a Johannesburg buffer day, use it for city or Soweto tours before the long road transfer. Lay out trail shoes: this is bushveld, not road.
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Day 3: Race Day
Run on dirt tracks through Entabeni with rangers and helicopters monitoring wildlife. Manage effort on the climbs: lion, elephant, and giraffe share the savannah.
Celebrate at your lodge. Transfers and game drives run on set times: plan around the package, not independent taxis.
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Day 4: Final Day
Coach back toward Johannesburg per your package. Four nights here reflects the race-weekend core of a longer safari stay.
Budget for the full tour package, lodge nights, and transfers from JNB , not a standalone half-marathon trip.
