Maasai Moja

Sample Maasai Tour itinerary:

DAY 1

- Departure from Moshi at 8:30 am. We will stop in Arusha town for personal shopping at Shop Rite Grocery store, as well as a nearby market where gifts can be purchased for the village.

- One hour lunch stop at Meserani Snake Park, where you can visit the Maasai Cultural Museum, view the snake park, or go for a camel ride.

- Arrival at Monduli Village at approximately 3 pm, after a stop at the local Maasai market, a good place to purchase gifts for the Maasai elders.

- Upon arrival, you will be introduced to the Maasai elders, and dressed in their traditional robes, before taking a tour of the village.

- After a short rest, you will collect firewood for the evening’s bonfire while our cook prepares dinner, which will be served around 7:30 pm.

- After dinner you are free to join the men and women in traditional Maasai dancing and singing – the highlight of the trip, for most!

DAY 2

- After breakfast, the women will join the Maasai women in fetching water and milking the cows, while the men will have a chance to join the Maasai boys, where they will learn to throw spears, and take care of cattle in the grazing fields.

- After a short rest, the Maasai men will perform a very special celebratory custom, the sacrifice of a goat. Witness the precision and care that is taken in ensuring that absolutely no part of the animal goes to waste.

- Lunch, and then a short tour of a Maasai home for an educational lecture on customs and medicines.

- After sharing gifts with the village elders and saying goodbye to the villagers, departure for Moshi.Arrival in Moshi around 7 pm.