If you have been travelling in
Africa before coming to Tanzania, you’ll meet a somehow different culture and
lifestyle here. You will meet a country without tribalism and rivalry like in
the neighbouring countries.
Tanzania is full of history and culture;
you might choose to visit the Stone Age findings in Isimila, Iringa, or the
Kolo paintings, ancient rock paintings south of Tarangire National Park.
The people you meet, from one of the
120 tribes in the country, or from the small but economical significant numbers
of Asians and Arabs, will all do they best to teach you the importance of
greetings and respect, which for all Tanzanians are highly occupied with for
all everyday life.
After only few days of your visit
here or even hours, you’ll probably have some new “brothers” or “sisters” here
– Tanzanians have a very extended, including and sharing family perspectives.
You’ll find that although many are poor, few are starving, and the little they
have, they will gladly share with you.
Handshakes are a part of greeting,
and you’ll get a strange feeling in the beginning when your new brother keeps
holding your hand throughout a good portion of your conversation.
The Maasai people
On your journey in Tanzania, you
will most likely meet the tall, slender built and colourful dressed people of
the Maasai tribe. This nomadic people still very much live by their old
traditions, herding cattle and goats, and living on a diet based on milk, blood
and meat from their herds.
In the north of Tanzania there are many
established tourist culture villages, but many find them too touristic. We will
always do our best to include the more genuine and authentic experience when we
introduce you and your fellow travellers to these pastoralist and proud
warriors, for many one of the most known ethnic groups in Africa.
Upon your wishes and desires, it is
possible to set up your travel with us to include visits, even overnight, at a
real Maasai “Boma” – their name for the family’s set of cow dung huts, to
really get under the skin of their culture and lifestyle.
Another of our most popular short tours is the
Maasai tribe safari, which is based around a visit to a traditional Maasai Boma
(dwelling). This tour is led by a local guide and you will be told about tribal
customs and the methods in which they build their dwellings. The village we
visit still preserves the traditional Maasai way of life and you will be
enthralled by the truly wonderful and inspiring tales that these people will
tell you about their history and way of life. You will also get a chance to learn
how the Maasai women make their beautifully coloured and intricate jewellery.
The money raised from the sale of their traditional jewellery goes directly
back into the local community. In addition, when you join our Maasai Mara
safaris you will be able to watch a traditional welcome dance – something truly
special that is sure to become a lifelong memory.
Longer tours and walks can also be
organised when you book a Maasai safari tour. These walks take place in the
Ngorongoro Highlands. The Maasai’s knowledge of nature and their unique link to
this beautiful land will captivate you. Being up close and personal with nature
while walking with a Maasai guide along the deeply spiritual trails their
predecessors have trodden for hundreds and hundreds of years is an experience
that will surely become the highlight of your visit to this magnificent
country.
If you want to book a Maasai Boma
safari in Africa, be sure to contact us here as we are the experts when it
comes to professionally guided tours of the area!
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