CULTURAL TOURS

There is much more to Tanzania than wildlife.  There are 120 different tribes, each with their own language, culture and traditions.  If you are coming to Tanzania to see wildlife, why not also take a little time to discover the interesting and diverse people that co-exist in this wild and untamed African landscape.

Let Nyika take you to the Pare Mountains to visit a local Pare village.  Here you will see a school and how people farm the steep mountain slopes.  You can also visit the local women's project - a pottery and learn how to make Tanzanian pots.
 
 

Another interesting tribe to visit are the Maasai.  Traditionally pastoral people, they herd cows and goats on wide open plains and in the Ngorongoro Highlands.  Nyika can be your guide to this fascinating culture.  We can arrange for you to see a marriage and other interesting ceremonies.  We can take you to stay in a boma (village) where you can participate in the daily life activities of the Maasai, such as firebuilding, spear making and making beaded jewelery.

One of our more popular trips is to the village of Mto wa Mbu where we spend an entire day roaming around with the local people.  We'll take a short nature hike and see local irrigation practices.  We'll visit local women's projects, weavers and the pottery.  The local witch doctor is available for consultation and we'll visit the town market.  To wrap up the day, we'll take you to a Maasai home so you can see exactly how they live their pastoral lifestyle.

There are too many opportunities to list here, but with Nyika, you can see the Nairuzi fire dance, a celebration of the new year on Zanzibar.  We can take you to see bull fights in Pemba, a tradition passed down from the Portugese.  If you want to learn traditional dancing and arts, let us show you Bagamoyo, the oldest town in Tanzania where there is the oldest slave market, now preserved as a historical site.

If you have any other ideas or ambitions, please let us know.  We are happy to arrange custom trips and to take you to see anything you want to see.