Sport Tourism

Kenya hosts many marathons throughout the year in locations as diverse as the highlands, the beach and the wilderness. The annual Lewa Safari Marathon combines the best of community conservation and sports tourism, organized to support major conservation and community projects. Also host to the KCB Safari Rally held annually.
Nairobi plays host to the annual Safari Sevens, a major rugby tournament featuring top international teams. The Sevens rank as one of the world’s best rugby competitions, and each year event is a major highlight on the Nairobi social calendar.
The Kenya Open Golf Tournament, is held annually at the Muthaiga Country Club. It features a repertoire of local and international competition, and promises plenty of exciting action on the greens.
Also, the Kenyan coast is a paradise for beach sports such as deep-sea fishing and water surfing in the Indian Ocean. The coast has the best hotels and on the beaches, guests can go scuba diving and snorkeling. Lake Victoria is another great place for water surfing and deep-sea fishing in its islands — Mfangano, Takawiri and Rusinga.
The country has attracted world sport stars. In 2009, Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world in the 100m and 200m, visited Kenya for charity work as did world tennis star Serena Williams in 2010.