Kenya -Tanzania: November 23 to December 2/6, 2024
Solidarity Run Against Gender-Based Violence

Solidarity Run Against Gender-Based Violence

November 23 to December 2/6, 2024

Múltíkúltí Travel organizes a trip from November 23 to December 2/6 to Kenya (Nairobi and Kisumu) and Tanzania (Mwanza) and optional Zanzibar. The main purpose of the trip is to participate in the Solidarity Run against Gender-Based Violence.*

The run is also part of the World March for Peace and Non-Violence (https://en.theworldmarch.org/) which will take place in Africa around the same time.

The run will be 5 km long and is open to both beginners and more experienced runners, as participants can choose to run, jog, or walk the distances.

Participants on the trip can choose to run/walk one, two, or all of the runs, as the cheering team is just as important.

Tegla Lourupe, a world-renowned marathon runner from Kenya, will participate in the entire Solidarity Run.

She is an international ambassador for UN Women.

Tegla's running history includes her victory at the Goodwill Games in 1994 and 1998, where she ran a difficult 10 km sprint barefoot. At just 21 years old, she won the New York Marathon in 1994 and repeated the same feat in 1995. Between 1997 and 1999, she won the Rotterdam Marathon three times in a row, becoming one of the leading long-distance runners of the 20th century. Other marathons she has completed include: London Marathon, Rome Marathon, Lausanne Marathon, Cologne Marathon, Leipzig Marathon and Hong Kong Marathon as well as numerous half marathons and marathons around the world.

Her achievements also include world records in the 20 km, 25 km and 30 km races as well as the world record in the marathon (42 km).

*The International Days for the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence take place annually from November 25 to December 10 (https://www.who.int/campaigns/16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence).

Itinerary:

November 23: Fly from Iceland to Nairobi, Kenya.
November 24-25: Explore Nairobi: Karen Blixen Museum, Maasai Market, etc.
November 26: 5 km run against gender-based violence in Nairobi with Kenyans.
November 27: Drive from Nairobi to Kisumu by bus, passing through the beautiful tea-growing regions of western Kenya in the Rift Valley.
November 28: 5 km run against gender-based violence in Kisumu with Kenyans. After the run, drive to the Kenya-Tanzania border and stay overnight at the border.
November 29: Drive to Mwanza and stay at a beautiful hotel on Lake Victoria.
November 30: 5 km run against gender-based violence with Tanzanians (and possibly Kenyans).
December 1: Relax in Mwanza, with options to explore the city or visit Saanane Island, a small national park near Mwanza.
December 2 (Option A): Fly back to Nairobi and then return home. Or:
Option B: Fly to Zanzibar and relax for four nights, then fly home on December 6 with a layover in Nairob

Price A: ISK 341,000 (based on 2 people per room) Price B: ISK 439,000 (based on 2 people per room)

Included:

All flights to and from Iceland and Mwanza to Nairobi (or Zanzibar-Nairobi).
All accommodation.
Breakfast at hotels.
Participation in the runs and a marked t-shirt.
All transportation as per the trip itinerary.
Guidance and organization during the trip.
Visa fees.
A portion of the price goes to organizations in Kenya, Tanzania, and Iceland (Women's Shelter) that fight against gender-based violence.

Not included: