FOUR DAYS USAMBARA AND MAASAI TOUR
The Usambara has four great tribes(Shambaa,Mbugu,Pare, and Maasai). The Maasai live down the slopes of the Usambaras, near Mombo, and in other places near the Mkomanzi National Park.
Historically, Maasai were semi-nomadic pastoralists who lived in Tanzania and Kenya. Nature and its elements have been and remain central to Maasai religion, even as Maasai lives and livelihoods have changed in response to colonialism, nationalism, development interventions,Christian evangelization, education and other processes.These processes have also exacerbated regional, social, cultural and thus religious variations among and within Maasai sections (large territorial groupings).
Although most Maasai remember and uphold their long-standing history and ideals as semi-nomadic pastoralists by keeping livestock, many now also cultivate small farms, work for wages and pursue other modes of economic diversification.
Their close customary relationship to and dependence on the environment for their sustenance and social reproduction was expressed in many aspects of their religious beliefs and practices including: their concept of their deity (Eng’ai), their sacred symbols and colors, their holy mountains and trees, their attitudes toward wild and domestic animals, and their prayers and praise songs. Although many of their beliefs and practices continue today, this entry is written in the past tense to acknowledge the changing circumstances of their lives.
Friends of Usambara Cultural Tourism Enterprise is offering you a 3 nights 4 days trekking from Lushoto to Maasai village.
Type: Adventure Holiday
Duration: 6 days
Customize: This Adventure Holiday can be customized
Country: Tanzania
Persons:
Accommodation: Local lodge and rest houses, Camping at Maasai Boma
Package: MAASAI CULTURAL TOUR DOWN USAMBARA SLOPE
Activities: Trekking, Maasai Cultural dancing.
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