CULTURAL TOUR
CULTURAL TOUR
Overviews
Cultural tours can be half-day excursions or customized to longer stays for a couple of days among local people in their home villages and towns. Depending on how much time you have and your interest. With over 120 resident different tribes, there is plenty of local history and colour to be found in all areas of Tanzania
Tanzania’s people are among the most welcoming and approachable on earth with diverse and unique cultures ready to be shared with visitors. It is a rewarding experience to leave your vehicle behind and walk through scenic resident villages with the greatest cultural landscapes in Africa. Spend part of your time to meet friendly faces of Africa and learn about their ways of life
POPULAR TANZANIA CULTURE
Cultural tour of Mto Wa Mbu town
The name Mto wa Mbu means ” Mosquitoes’ River “. Mto wa Mbu has an area of 3,600 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi) of which 1,800 square kilometres (690 sq mi) is for cultivation. Mto wa Mbu is estimated to be in the midway between the neighbouring Karatu and Makuyuni towns. It is one of the towns in the rift valley in the northern part of Tanzania. It close to lake Manyara and Manyara national park.
Banana is the common and largest agricultural product in the town and the surrounding area. Mto wa Mbu is a local agricultural hub, the town is famous for its crops of rice and the distinctive red bananas that Tanzania is known for. A half-day tour of the town in the company of a local guide gives travellers the opportunity to interact with local farmers, as well as artisans, craftsmen and painters. A sampling of the local banana beer adds a unique taste of local flavour.
Maasai cultural visit
This wonderful cultural excursion will immerse you in the fascinating ancestry of these noble people. At the Maasai village you will have the opportunity to meet with a Maasai family, visit a traditional boma, the village huts made of cow dung and clay plastered over stick frames, and perhaps venture to a local school.
The most famous of Africa’s people, these fierce warriors are still practicing their ancestral way of life and are known for their pastoral traditions, living off their herds of cattle, sheep, goats, and donkeys. Since time immemorial the Maasai moved nomadically in search of water and pasture for their herds. Today they have established permanent settlements, and many of the Maasai do not roam. They still exist on a diet of milk, blood, and meat, however, it is becoming very common place to supplement their diet with grain. The few Maasai left today still coexist collectively with the profuse wildlife.
Cultural visit to the Hadzabe Bushmen
The Hadzabe are a modern hunter-gatherer people living in northern Tanzania. They are considered one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes in Africa with approximately 1,300 tribe members. Their native homeland includes the Eyasi Valley and nearby hills. Spend the half day with the Hadzabe people and witness their unchanged, traditional way of life and harmony with the earth. Guests have the opportunity to engage with the Bushmen and learn all about their time-honored hunting techniques, survival skills, food preparation and cultural norms.
Hadzabe men search for food alone, and return home with honey, sweet fruit, wild game when, and if available. Women go out in large groups and forage for bright berries, baobab fruit, and tubers, depending on availability. In the rainy, wet season, sweet honey is the main staple of their diet along with colorful fruit, tubers, and sometimes meat. Adjusting their diets to the seasons this tribe are incredibly skilled, selective and opportunistic seekers and searchers. They have only themselves to rely on to feed their families and tribe.
