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Welcome to Sierra Leone
The small, West African country of Sierra Leone is a largely undiscovered tropical paradise. Renewed efforts to develop eco-tourism and make travellers aware of the country’s many assets is under way. At Africa Marathons we believe strongly that these efforts deserve the unreserved support of the worldwide running community.
The Sierra Leone Marathon - described as ‘the world’s most worthwhile marathon’ - is the only high profile running event in the country. The run is based around the city of Makeni on both urban and rural roads. The majority of these are hard-packed mud roads, but there is also some tarmac. It takes in some of the most beautiful scenery of northern Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Marathon was founded in 2012 and is organised by Africa Marathons' charity partner, Street Child. Africa Marathons will donate a portion of the proceeds from each booking made through this site to the charity. Pre-marathon, runners have the chance to witness first-hand the amazing work the charity undertakes.
You can find out much more about the Sierra Leone Marathon by following the link below. But before you do, we want you to consider making the most of your visit to Sierra Leone and enjoy the many other attractions we can make available to you through our parent company Tailormade Africa.
Bucket List Items
Visit an 18th Century Slave Castle (Bunce Island)
Climb Mount Bintumani (Sierra Leone)
Spot Rare Rainforest Birds (Gola Forest)
Visit a Chimp Rehab Centre (Sierra Leone)
Laze on White Sand Beaches (Sierra Leone)
Trek the Endangered Pygmy Hippo (Tiwai Island)
Stories from Sierra Leone
Hands up if you’re excited to @comradesmarathon 🙌
It’s like we build up to @totalsportstwooceansmarathon , execute an incredible trip and then BAM, Comrades is a matter of weeks away. The prep is officially in peak across race and run and we cannot wait to return for another down year even if the distance is the longest it’s ever been.
Over the coming weeks we’ll be sharing more from our runners, but for now sit tight and know if you’re not running, it’s likely you’ll want to be for 2026 😉
Five Countries, Six Marathons
The founders and directors of Africa Marathons have over 35 years of combined experience in the Africa travel industry. We promote and offer packages to running events in 5 African countries at present.
Get In Touch
Whether you are an experienced or novice runner, looking for a new challenge or simply thinking about visiting the continent for the first time, we would love to speak to you!
Our first aim is to get to know you, your running experience and aspirations, so we may best advise on which events would challenge you whilst giving you a high chance of success. So please get in touch. We look forward to speaking to you.
E: [email protected]
T: +44 7791 360170 (Rob)
T: +44 7809 726266 (Clyde)