8 Days Tanzania Cultural Tour
A well planned 8 days Tanzania cultural tour offers a great opportunity for travellers to discover the untold African secrets of African people in Tanzania. The trip includes a visit to Chaga tribes, Masai tribes, and Hadzabes Bushmen tribes. Small groups of hadzabe Bushmen live around Lake Eyasi. Their language resembles the click languages of other bushmen further south in the Kalahari. Their small population was seriously threatened, in particular during the period when Julius Nyerere tried to introduce his Ujuma policy. The tribe resisted the forcible settlement policies and nowadays most of their children have never seen a doctor or school – the bush provides for all their needs.
Quick tour details
Number of people: Tailored
Number of days: 8 days (7nights)
Availability: All year round
PLACES TO VISIT: OLPOPONGI, TENGERU, MONDULI JUU, LAKE EYASI, NGORONGORO, OLDUVAI GORGE, MTO WA MBU
Tour Overview – 8 Days Tanzania Cultural Tour
- Day 01: Arrive- Olpopongi Masai Village
- Day 02: Olpopongi Masai Village
- Day 03: Olpopongi Masai Village- Tengeru Village
- Day 04: Monduli Juu Cultural
- Day 05: Lake Eyasi – Cultural Interaction
- Day 06: Lake Eyasi – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Day 07: Masai Village Visit- Olduvai Gorge
- Day 08: Mto wa Mbu – Arusha
Day by day detailed itinerary for 8 days Tanzania culture tour
DAY 01: OLPOPONGI MASAI VILLAGE
Arrive at Kilimanjaro international airport. Drive to Olpopongi in the West Kilimanjaro region, 74 kilometres from the airport taking us through the beautiful outback of West Kilimanjaro. Depending on the season, you can see games like zebras and elephants. On a clear day, you will have amazing views of Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. We arrive at Olpopongi Maasai Village a group of Maasai where the Village Chief welcomes you with refreshments
Meals: all meals included
DAY 02: OLPOPONGI MASAI VILLAGE
Following breakfast, we go on a walking safari where your guide will explain the past and contemporary life of the Tanzania Maasai. Get more information about the culinary culture of the Maasai while sampling a traditional tea (chai) prepared on the wood fire. A tasty lunch with a variety of local food highlights will end the activities inside the village.
Maasai warriors will guide you along their paths and explain typical medicinal plants, extraordinary trees, tracks and the local wildlife. Also learn to use local tools, hunting techniques and fire preparation as part of your bush excursion. At sunset, a group of Maasai men and women will gather around for traditional singing & dance performances. A great BBQ-Buffet at the campfire will provide you with an unforgettable evening under the starry sky.
You will spend an overnight stay at a private Maasai house with traditional beds.
Meals: All meals included
DAY 03: OPPOPONGI – TENGERU VILLAGE
Following breakfast, we depart for Tengeru village for a day of a cultural tour. In the village, there are two primary schools. One is for handicapped children and the other is a teaching practice primary school.
While here, you have the chance to play with the kids and get to know their way of life. We also visit an old stone quarry site developed after WWII where more than 100 refugees from Poland were brought to Arusha. Most of them died of malaria and influenza and were buried in this area. Later in the evening, you head back to Arusha for overnight and dinner.
Meals: All meals included
DAY 04: MONDULI JUU CULTURAL
After breakfast, we depart from Arusha with picnic lunch boxes and drive to Monduli. We start walking from there through a forest where an armed ranger will be guiding us. Buffalos, Elephants, and other wildlife can be seen in this forest. After lunch, we proceed to the summit of Monduli Mountain and enjoy the great views of Mount Kilimanjaro and Meru.
Meals: All meals included
DAY 05: LAKE EYASI – CULTURAL INTERACTION
After breakfast, we traverse the rough road to Lake Eyasi, another soda lake in the rift valley. We arrive in afternoon for a cultural interaction with the Tatoga tribe (a very interesting tribe). Our Tatoga guide at the village will lead the tour. We explore the dry and rugged landscape area on foot, which is still inhabited by a small group of Bushmen: the Hadzabe or Watindiga. These tribes still live in bands, hunting with bows and arrows; gathering roots, tubers and wild fruits, just as how humans did to survive 10,000 years ago. Another interesting tribe in this area is the Datoga (also called the Barabaig or Mang’ati). Initially, they were exercising a lot of rivalry over grazing land with the Maasai tribe.
Meals: All meals include
DAY 06: NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA
We start early in the morning for a hunting tour with the bushmen then back to the lodge for breakfast. Afterwards, we depart for Ngorongoro Crater seeing wildlife en route. You’ll stop briefly on one of the viewpoints on the rim of the crater to enjoy it splendid views
Meals: All meals included
DAY 07: MASAI VILLAGE VISIT – OLDUVAI GORGE
Drive to the Masai village with an optional stopover at Olduvai Gorge – a famous historical site for a visit. A resident anthropologist will give a lecture about human evolution and life at this place 20milion years ago.
Meals: All meals included
DAY 08: MTO WA MBU – ARUSHA
After breakfast, drive to Mto wa mbu for a cultural tour. Mto Wa Mbu Village has a very active cultural programme that seeks to show visitors the traditional way of life of the villagers through various activities and also a range of community projects that are in place. You can visit top spots in the area, taste Tanzanian foods and experience authentic cultural interaction. There are a number of excellent walking, hiking and biking tours offered in the village ranging in length from a couple of hours to a full day. In the afternoon, we drive back to Arusha.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
End of 8 Days Tanzania Cultural Tour
