My Day with the Maasai

This is a Maasai cultural tour from Nairobi. Pick up from the hotel at 0900hrs and drive to rural Maasai land in Ngong Hills and living a day the Maasai way. The guests are welcomed on arrival with songs and dances and dressed in Maasai traditional clothes. This is followed by a guided tour by a Maasai elder around their land where they explain how they manage the land, the cattle and cohabit with wildlife. You learn about Maasai values, native herbs and plants that are used for medicinal remedies.

The ladies are invited to help out the women and learn their skills of constructing a new manyatta – a traditional Maasai homestead and time for lunch they join the Maasai mothers to cook up a traditional Kenyan meal over an open-fire. After lunch over stories as they show them how to create their own piece of highly-decorative Maasai beaded jewelry.

The men and the boys meet the young Maasai warriors, or morans, who explain their rites of passage as they become warriors, the defenders of the tribe. They will be taught how to throw a traditional spear, climb speedily up an acacia tree in the event there are predators in the bush, or even the extraordinary jumping dance, which is how they demonstrate their prowess.

Itinerary

What's Included

• Private transport in a Toyota Alphard
• Drinking water in the vehicle
• Cultural activities with the Maasai people
• Light Lunch (local homemade meal of beef or mutton, rice or Ugali and local vegetables). Sandwiches are also available
• Maasai Shuka and beaded necklace for ladies
• Beaded wrist bands for men

Important Notes

• Please advise on dietary requirements in advance
• All excursions require advance booking
• The excursion is done on private basis
• Minimum of 2 people required