10 Days Uganda Running Tour

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10 Days Uganda Running Tour

A 10-day running/training camp tour in Uganda can offer a unique and enriching experience for athletes and running enthusiasts, allowing them to train in a beautiful and diverse natural setting.

Departure & Return Location

Entebbe International Airport 

Departure Time

3 Hours Before Flight Time

Price Includes

  • 9 Nights Hotel Accomodation
  • Entrance Fees
  • All transportation in destination location
  • All meals
  • 4X4 Landcruiser extended

Price Excludes

  • Driver Service Fee
  • Any Private Expenses
  • Room Service Fees

Complementaries

  • Umbrella
  • Sunscreen
  • T-Shirt
  • Entrance Fees
What to Expect
Highlights
  • Get running tips from the champion runners
  • Dine with the running Champions
  • Enjoy Umatched Nature and beauty of Kapchorwa and Mt Elgon
  • On request run in Mt Elgon Trails
  • Enjoy the culture with unmatched story tells of the Sabinyi
  • Support the Community
  • Run close top Ugandan Athletes
Itinerary

Day 1Journey Entebbe to Kapchorwa 

8.00am: Pick-up from your Entebbe hotel for a 8-hour journey to Kapchorwa

‘Stretch your legs’ stop-overs @ Javahouse in Jinja and Endiro Coffee in Mbale

4.00pm: Check-in @ Home of Friends Gueshouse in Kapchorwa

6.00pm: Dinner at Home of Friends

8.00pm: Campfire sharing and get-to-know our local team with your guides for the week

Day 2Explore Kapchorwa and its surroundings 

6.45am: Easy morning run ‘Champion’s loop’ with local coach & guide David

9.00am: Breakfast at Home of Friends (possible to take coffee from 6.30am onwards)

10.30am: Explore Kapchorwa Town & surroundings during a two-hour walk

1.00pm: Lunch at Home of Friends

Afternoon: Settle in and relax from the Guesthouse

Optional: Meet & greet with our athlete development group @4.00pm for a jogging session

6.30pm: Dinner at Home of Friends

Day 3Immerse further into the Land of Champions:

6.30am: Track session with our athlete development group

8.30am: Breakfast at Home of Friends

10.00am: Explore beautiful caves, waterfalls & viewpoints during our Kapchorwa Nature Walk

2.00pm: Lunch at Home of Friends

Optional: Relax in our hammock and/or go for a jogging session with our athlete development group @ 4.00pm

7.00pm: Dinner at Home of Friends

Day 4Sipi Day!

Optional: Enjoy the early morning’s beauty of nature on a bike ride or via a guided run @ 7.15am

8.30am: Breakfast at Home of Friends

9.30am: Departure to Sipi

10.00am: Hike to the famous Sipi waterfalls

1.00pm: Lunch at Endiro Sipi

2.30pm: ‘From seed to cup’ coffee tour in Sipi Falls

7.00pm: Dinner at Home of Friends

Day 5Waterfall loop & Cooking with the Kapchorwa Mama’s

6.30am: Guided run ‘waterfall loop’ with David and the athlete development group

8.30am: Breakfast at Home of Friends

11.00am: Cooking with the Kapchorwa mama’s – learn how to prepare a real champion’s meal!

1.30pm: Lunch at Home of Friends

4.00pm: Evening jogging session with our local athletes

7.00pm: Dinner at Home of Friends

Day 6Discover the roots of the champions

7.30am: Breakfast at Home of Friends

8.30am: Departure to Mengia waterfall (one-hour drive)

10am: Morning walk / run through the Mengia & Mosopisiek Community including visit to Kapchelal training hill

1pm: Lunch with the local running Community

2pm: Explore Mukuuso, the largest cave on Mount Elgon followed by a bamboo basket weaving activity with Mosopisiek women

5pm: Departure back to Home of Friends (one-hour drive)

7pm: Dinner at Home of Friends

→ Read for more background information our article on page 14 of the Adventure Tourism magazine

Day 7Bike challenge day! 

6.45am: Easy run with the athlete development group

8.00am: Breakfast at Home of Friends

Optional for the morning: A relaxing moment of massage with Eliza @ 10am or a simple nature walk

2.00pm: Lunch at Home of Friends

4.00pm: The ultimate Strava mountain bike / running challenge to Teryet (600 meters climb)

7.00pm: Dinner at Home of Friends

Day 8Fartlek & culture day:)

6.15am: Fartlek session on the Kapchorwa plains in Cheptoi (45 minutes drive to and from)

9.00am: Breakfast at Home of Friends

10.00am: Activity of choice: go for a nature walk or relax on the compound

1.00pm: Lunch at Home of Friends

4.00pm: Evening jogging with the athlete development group

7.00pm: Dinner at Home of Friends

8.00pm: Sebei cultural storytelling around the campfire (at Home of Friends)

Day 9The final (running) challenge! 

6.45am: Breakfast at Home of Friends

7.30am: Community relay race & fun closure event with the athlete development group

1.00pm: Lunch at Home of Friends

3.00pm: Saying goodbye to your lifelong running friends and selecting your top photo(s) for our Wall of Runners

7.30pm: Dinner at Home of Friends

Day 10 Journey back to Entebbe 

7.00am: Breakfast

8.00am: Departure back to Entebbe

Stop-overs at Java house Jinja and/or Via Via Guesthouse in Entebbe 

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