Running · Active · Small Group
Run with Ethiopia's Champions
Altitude trails on Entoto, and the highland town of Bekoji that has produced a string of Olympic champions.
The Journey
5 nights, designed around the hours that matter
A running holiday built around the two places that explain Ethiopia's dominance of distance running: the forest trails of Entoto above Addis Ababa, around 3,000 metres up, and Bekoji, the small farming town at about 2,800 metres that is the birthplace of Derartu Tulu, Kenenisa Bekele and the Dibaba sisters. In late November it can be timed to the Great Ethiopian Run.
Places
- Addis Ababa
- Entoto
- Bekoji
Tailor-made journey
Priced to your plans
Quoted individually once we know your dates, lodges and group size.
- Duration
- 6 Days · 5 nights
- Best season
- Oct – May
- Group size
- 2 – 10 runners
- Style
- Running · Active · Small Group
Final pricing depends on season, room category and group size. No deposit is taken until the itinerary is right.
Day by Day
The itinerary, as it usually runs
A working draft rather than a fixed schedule — we move days around for weather, festivals and how you are feeling.
Day 1
Arrive Addis Ababa
Arrival and an easy shake-out walk — at 2,300 metres the first days are for adjusting, not training hard.
Day 2
Entoto
A dawn run on the eucalyptus trails of Entoto among the city's runners, at a pace that suits you, then breakfast and an afternoon at rest.
Day 3
Longer on the high trails
A longer session on Entoto's dirt roads with your running guide, and a talk on how Ethiopian runners train.
Day 4
South to Bekoji
About 212 kilometres south through Asella to Bekoji, at around 2,800 metres, with an easy evening run through the farmland.
Day 5
The town of runners
A morning run on the routes around Bekoji, time in the town that has produced so many champions, and the afternoon free.
Day 6
Back to Addis Ababa
A last easy run, the drive north, and an evening departure — or stay on for race day in late November.
What Is Included
- A local running guide throughout, with sessions paced to each runner
- A private vehicle between Addis Ababa and Bekoji
- Five nights of accommodation
- Breakfast daily and post-run meals
- An optional race entry for the Great Ethiopian Run, when dates align
Not Included
- International flights and Ethiopian visa fees
- Travel insurance (required)
- Running kit and personal equipment
Enquire
Make Run with Ethiopia's Champions yours
Send us your dates and we will confirm availability, quote precisely, and suggest the two or three changes we would make if it were our own trip.
Runs Oct – May · 2 – 10 runners · priced to your plans
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