Mihingo Charity Run
and Mountain Bike Event
on Saturday 4th June 2016 adjacent to
Lake Mburo National Park.

Join us for a fun weekend just outside Lake Mburo National Park on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th June 2016 at the Mihingo Lodge campsite. Friday 3rd June is a public holiday so you can leave Kampala in the morning and enjoy an exciting weekend at Lake Mburo National Park.

This is the ONLY run in Uganda where you have the chance to run alongside zebras and impalas, and perhaps even topi and warthogs.

Nothing feels better than running Wild!

All participants should be at the Mihingo start line by 7.30 a.m. on Saturday 4th June. The races will start at intervals.

5 km Fun Run/ Walk
Adults $20 Children $15
10 km Run, Half or Full Marathon or 21 km Mountain Bike Race
Adults $30 Children $15
Mountain Bike 5 km Relay (4 in a Team) per Person $15

Children fees apply for under 15’s and all fees include water, t-shirt and a MCF donation. All profits go to MCF and directly benefit the community and conservation.

Camping at Mihingo (Friday & Saturday) at $10 per person per night. Food will be provided at $5 per dinner (Friday & Saturday), $5 per lunch (Saturday only) and $3 for breakfast (Saturday & Sunday). The food will be simple and good, but nothing fancy, not like the Mihingo Lodge food.

You are also welcome to stay at Mihingo Lodge. All registered runners will receive a 10% discount.

There is a New Road to Mihingo that enables you to drive straight to Mihingo without having to enter the Park. If you want to save on Park fees please take the turning at Akageti which is a dirt road and takes you through the little village of Akashenshero straight to Mihingo Lodge (19 km from the main road).

All Proceeds go to Mihingo Conservation Foundation. Please contact us on conservation for further information and registration. Only registered participants will be accepted. Registration forms and fees can also be processed at Banana Boat Kisementi.

This is the 4th Mihingo Charity Run supporting Mihingo Conservation Foundation. MCF, with the help of Christel Orth, Zina Linch and Iddy Farmer, has financed the building of Steven’s School which teaches 180 children. A total of over UGX20 Million has been spent on the school last year alone to build 2 classrooms and toilets. MCF has also paid secondary education for several children from the local area.

Last year MCF compensated 153 livestock (122 cows and 31 goats), of which 130 were killed and 23 injured by leopard and hyena. We pay the farmers compensation and remove the carcases in order to prevent the predators from being poisoned. Last year alone we spent UGX 30,291,000. We have also helped farmers to improve kraals to prevent livestock being killed. The hyena population has made a wonderful recovery and Lake Mburo now has one of the highest leopard concentrations ever recorded.

We would love to do more and with your support will be able to achieve this. Iddy Farmer, who lives at Mihingo, is in charge of all the MCF projects and works to ensure that your money is well spent and that these projects really do help the surrounding communities and the animals that share them.