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Olosokwan Adventures (T) Ltd. offers a wonderfully comprehensive range of cultural tourism destination sites that can be combined with safari tours to make your safari experience even better. Cultural Tourism encompasses local tribal traditions, environment and wildlife and might be better described as eco-tourism.
Please go through some of the cultural tourism destinations carefully chosen by Olosokwan Adventures (T) Ltd to accompany your safari options; (click the appropriate link to go to the that specific destination phrase)
Engaruka
Located 63 km north of Mto wa Mbu on the way to Oldonyo Lengai and Lake Natron is one of Tanzania’s most important historic sites, Engaruka. Some 500 years ago, a farming community of several thousand people developed an ingenious irrigation and cultivation system. For unknown reasons, the farmers left Engaruka around 1700. Many questions remain unanswered: who were the people living in Engaruka, how did they come to develop such an ingenious farming system and why did they finally leave Engaruka? This tour may provide some answers to these questions.
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Elkiding'a
You will be shown around a Maasai Boma, the oldest African irrigation system and experience WaArusha culture and enjoy traditional food. You will also have the chance to enter the house of the traditional healer who can answer historical questions. Local craftsmen will be happy to show-off their small wooden stools, jewellery, knives and traditional clothing.
Longido
Close to the Kenyan boarder, Longido is an important Maasai area. With a famous Maasai cattle market and imposing Mt.Longido, there is much to interest the visitor. From climbing Mount Longido, with a chance to see elephant and buffalo that frequent the mountain for water and protection, to visiting a Maasai Boma to see and experience how this famous and unique people live. Camel rides into the bush or walking safaris to see giraffe, gerenuk, elephant, gazelle and much more. And then Longido is wonderful for birders! Longido also has a Maasai Women’s Market where you can bargain for some of the unique artifacts associated with these picturesque people. A day in Longido offers much to the visitor who wants to get close to the people and the wildlife!
Mto wa Mbu
Situated adjacent to Lake Manyara National Park, Mto Wa Mbu is the only point in Africa where 4 languages meet; the Nilotes, Cushites, Bantu and Hamites; a unique cultural feature in the world. A location in Tanzania where anthropology is at its most diverse. Visit to a Maasai boma, see some local dancing, visit the market, view school and community projects. The true experience of a most complex cultural experience in Africa is a gift hard to forget in your life. And it is here where you get a chance to hike the Great Rift Valley wall and view beautiful Lake Manyara, referred to by Ernest Hemingway as ‘the most beautiful in Africa’
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Mamba & Marangu
Mountain climbing enthusiasts will be advised to visit the home and memorial of the late Yohano Lauwo, a Marangu and native who accompanied Dr. Hans Meyer to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1889.
You can also learn about the Chagga (the tribe of Kilimanjaro) culture by visiting a traditional Chagga house. You can visit the Chief Mangi area where the very first court and primary school of the Northern region evolved and are still today functioning. You will be able to pass historical sites of clan wars where the Chagga used large caves to conceal themselves when invaded by Maasai.
Monduli Juu
Situated some 50km north west of Arusha, on the road to Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. A chance to experience walking and trekking on Monduli Mountain range, visit Maasai women who produce the famous jewellery and handcrafts often associated with this romantic, picturesque peoples. The "Kona Saba" escarpment climb, medicinal herbs tour, an evergreen rain forest tour and amazing panoramas overlooking the Rift Valley, Oldonyo Lengai and Lake Natron.
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Pangani
Situated about 50km south of Tanga, this is in the extreme north-eastern corner of Tanzania, on the Indian Ocean Coast. You will have a Pangani Town Tour including visits to historical buildings, a former slave labour camp and slave market site, cruise the vast coconut plantations and fish with local fishermen. Pangani is also popular as a beach destination with glorious sandy beaches.
Gezaulole
Situated on the coast, south of DAR-ES-SALAAM, half an hour drive from Kigamboni ferry side. You will have a chance to experience the village life and enjoy the quiet beaches, superb bird watching and the local village handcrafts.
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