Tour Overview

The Maasai are among the local semi-nomadic population inhabiting the northern Tanzania. They are best known as the fierce WARRIORS of East Africa for their residence near many National Parks of the African great Lakes and their distinctive customs in life style

They still exist on a diet of milk, blood, and meat; however, it is becoming very common place to supplement their diet with grain. The Maasai travel in clans living off their cattle herds along and build their family homes in circular enclosures protected by thorny makeshift fences. They often keep their cattle in an enclosure in the centre of the ‘BOMA’ (home).

Maasai are a fascinating ancestry group of noble people with a beautiful and interesting culture stories every visitor would never want to miss. Their cultural distinctiveness is now accessible to Eco-tourists in Tanzania. Preservation of their proud traditions has set the Maasai apart from other indigenous groups in the country, and embodies a side Pure African cultural history a few outsiders can contact.

Olpopongi Maasai Cultural Village & Museum is the first authentic Maasai Boma and Museum with overnight facilities in Tanzania. Olpopongi provides a unique Maasai & wildlife experience in the West-Kilimanjaro Maasailand, Just 74 km from Moshi While at the village you will share the authentic Maasai life & culture.