Hotsun Safaris Cultural Tours

Tanzania is a country of great diversity, with over 120 tribes (each with its own native language) populating the country. The country has done a fantastic job building unity that few other countries on any continent have achieved. Through Hotsun Safari Company Ltd. you can visit the Islamic influenced Zanzibar, the pastoralist Maasai tribe, to the tribe of the Hadzabe, one of the last true hunter-gatherer tribes left in the world with its unique click based language.

The Maasai, who roam the maasai steppe in and near the Northern Safari Circuit, are the most popular tribe to visit. Traditionally, Maasai live entirely off of animals, tending goats and cattle. Their main diet is milk mixed with cattle blood (by nicking the juglar vein, they cause no harm to the animal) They roam with their herds to wherever the best grazing land is at the present time. Although known as fierce warriors, they are very friendly people who welcome visitors.

The Hadzabe is another very unique tribe to visit. While the women forage for edible vegetation, the males hunt by poison arrows any game ranging from mice to giraffe. The favored meat is babboon. Their shelters are so temporary that often when a large game is killed such as a clothing of the Hadzabe is also opportunistic, wearing anything from donated western style clothing to animal skins. Attempts by the government to change the lifestyle of the Hadzabe have to present failed but their available hunting grounds are diminishing and their lifestyle is in danger. The Hadzabe welcome visitors and males may also be invited to join in a hunt. Be forwarned that if the hunt is successful, as guests of honor, the visitors will be presented with the raw babboon liver.

The Chagga are a tribe that inhabit the lower slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the surrounding villages. Their location makes for a great day trip from Moshi or Arusha. The Chagga are have assimilated into modern society in the cities well and hold many positions of leadership but they still keep many traditions in the small villages. A visit to their banana and coffee plantations the along with visiting one of the beautiful area waterfalls makes for a trip that you will remember fondly.

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