ENTRIES FOR 2027 RACE WILL OPEN OCTOBER 1st, 2026
RACE WILL TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST 7th, 2027
ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY
LINK WILL BE POSTED 01 OCTOBER 07H00, 2026
ENTRY OPTIONS CAN BE VIEWED BELOW
SUCCESSFUL ENTRIES DOES NOT INCLUDE ACCOMMODATION / GATE FEES / SANPARKS CONSERVATION FEES
KRUGER PARK MARATHON CLUB DOES NOT ARRANGE ANY ACCOMMODATION
ENTRY OPTIONS:
(Kruger National Park gate fees and conservation fees ARE NOT INCLUDED. This needs to be paid at the entry gate or pre-booked and paid.)
OPTION 1 – Non Refundable Conservation Entry
The only way a runner can insure a place in the race is by entering via this option.
The entry fee is R1500 for our selected nature conservation projects.
Numbers may NOT be transferred to the following year.
Admin fee to be charged separately and, if needed, a TEMP ASA running number (IF YOU DO NOT BELONG TO A CLUB) can be purchased at an additional fee of R150.
OPTION 2 – Non Refundable Lucky Draw Entry
If you choose this option, you will pay a fee of a R100 to enter for the draw.
If you are chosen, an additional R300 must be paid before 30 November 2026.
No late payments will be accepted, late payments will be seen as a sponsor.
You will be notified via email by end October 2026 if you were successful in the Lucky Draw. Please remember that all lucky draw entries must belong to a running club (No TEMP numbers available for this option).
Numbers may NOT be transferred to the following year.
It is NOT KPMC responsibility to remind you of payments to be made.
Welcome to Skukuza Castle Lager 1/2 Marathon
…the organizers of the race amongst the lions.
Members of the Kruger Park Marathon Club have to be residents in the Kruger National Park – no outsiders may join the club. We have 60 members – a small club and host our annual half marathon on the first Saturday of August for 2000 runners.
The next race will be on Saturday 7th August 2026. Entries will open 01 October 2026 @ 07H00 – online only
We are only permitted to have a 2000 runners as per agreement with SANParks. We have two entry options availabe:
OPTION 1 – Non Refundable Conservation Entry
The only way a runner can insure a place in the race is by entering via this option, the entry fee is R1500 for our selected nature conservation projects. Numbers may NOT be transferred to the following year. Admin fee to be charged separately and, if needed, a TEMP ASA running number (IF YOU DO NOT BELONG TO A CLUB) can be purchased at an additional fee of R150.
OPTION 2 – Non Refundable Lucky Draw Entry
If you choose this option, you will pay a fee of a R100 to enter for the draw.
If you are chosen, an additional R300 must be paid before 30 November 2026. No late payments will be accepted, late payments will be seen as a sponsor.
You will be notified via email by end October 2026 if you were successful in the Lucky Draw. Please remember that all lucky draw entries must belong to a running club (No TEMP numbers available for this option). Numbers may NOT be transferred to the following year.
It is NOT KPMC responsibility to remind you of payments to be made.
Kruger National Park gate fees and conservation fees ARE NOT INCLUDED. This needs to be paid at the entry gate or pre-booked and paid.
Full Race
Skukuza Half Marathon
A unique race run in a unique place. The Kruger Park half marathon held in and around the small staff village of Skukuza in the heartland of one of Africa’s greatest wildlife refuges – the Kruger National Park.
Race Info
The Kruger Park Half Marathon held in the small village of Skukuza in one of Africa’s greatest wildlife.
The Course
A thousand athletes line up at the start on the “village green” and are set off by a recording of a lion roar.
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The Kruger Park half marathon held in and around the small staff village of Skukuza in the heartland of the Kruger National Park.