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Cultural tours vary from tribe to tribe, which means their customs are different from every tribe. Tanzania’s people are among the most welcoming and approachable people on earth with diverse and unique cultures ready to be shared with visitors. Cultural tourism allows local people such as Maasai, Hadzabe, and Datoga to offer tours that educate about their culture, sacred places of worship, and economic activities such as farming, and pastoralism.
With more than 100 resident different tribes there is affluence of local history and complexion to be found in all areas of Tanzania. The entire country communicates via one common language ‘The Swahili language’ though they speak their mother tongue. Cultural tourism is beneficial to everyone, the tourists get unforgettable and unique experiences while the local people generate income that improves their standard of living.
Maasai people are well known as warriors and cattle-rustlers, they are likely scattered in many regions in Tanzania and are pastoralists by nature. One of their greatest characteristics is the firmness they posse. During wildlife safari, you will get a chance to visit their Bomas and learn more about their culture. Essentially there are twenty-two geographic sectors or sub-tribes of the Maasai community each one having its custom, appearance, leadership, and dialects.
During your safari, you will have the opportunity to visit some Maasai bomas and learn about their culture, medicinal plants, local tools, and interact with their nature. You will be enticed to purchase some of their cultural products.
Datogas are skilled farmers and craft people, they are Nilotic and live around Lake Eyasi as well in the semi-arid area of Tanzania. Datoga are also warriors and to prove themselves, the young men kill the enemy of the people as a way of proving themselves. The Datoga practice polygamy and marry outside their clans and their society’s decisions are made by a council of the elder who imposes fines and curses.
Datoga will teach you things other than farming and agriculture. They are skilled blacksmiths, and they keep a fire burning behind their houses, which they use to establish objects such as knife blades, arrow tips, and various ornaments. You will have the opportunity to learn about their way of life, which will enhance your journey.
The Hadzabe are hunter-gatherer people living in northern Tanzania. The Hadzabe remains an important study focus for anthropologists, as they represent a modern link to ways of human existence and survival largely abandoned by most of humanity, they are highly dependent on each other for survival. The Hadzabe have no domesticated livestock, nor do they grow or store their food.
Interaction with the Hadzabe tribe is one of the most interesting life experience you can have while on safari in Tanzania. They are the last of the hunter-gatherer tribes, and going on a hunt with them transfers you to some other era. You will also be able to go on a short walk with the women and observe how the households function.
