Cultural Tourism in Tanzania, Walking over the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Marangu area.

Cultural Tourism in Tanzania package is designed with the tourist in mind. We believe tourists should leave Tanzania with the best possible personal tour experience.  To make sure this is happening, AGEMA Tours and Safaris connect tourists through cultural tourism program with Tanzania local people to observe  and learn Tanzania local traditions, taboos and cultures.

Interact with distinctive Tribes and Cultures of Tanzania’s coasts and villages. Behold the stories of mankind’s most aboriginal people and be astounded by some of their long standing morals and rituals. From the Stone Age, Tanzania possesses a plethora of rich history to learn from.

In brief, Tanzania is marveled to have more than 120 tribes in an area of around 937,062 square kilometers. AGEMA Tours and Safaris and Tours would like to share with tourists some of our best selected tribes and villages to give you the ultimate exposure to our people cultures and lifestyles.

Once you are in Tanzania viewing the wonders in the bush, you should also meet Tanzanians and experience their good hospitality. AGEMA Tours and Safaris and Tours can organize travels to the most culturally attractive locations.

We advise you to read the details of cultural tourism sites below and choose which ones you find most interesting.  Then we will together design your cultural tour to your site(s) of interest..  All of the mentioned villages can be easily reached and a tour can take anywhere from one to three days or longer if so desired.

Below is a list of some of the available Cultural Tours Sites that we can offer you:

Engaruka Cultural Tourism Program                                                                                                                    

Guided by Maasai warriors, walk through the mysterious city of Engaruka and the surrounding scrubland.  Located at the foot of the great rift valley escarpment, Engaruka remains one of Tanzania’s most important historic sites.  Over 500 years ago, a community of farmers developed a unique irrigation and cultivation system channeling water from the rift escarpment into stone canals and terraces.

Although abandoned in the 1700s Engaruka illustrates a once highly specialized and integrated agricultural community which has been investigated by archaeologists’ worldwide.

Tour activities include:

  • Day walks for bird-watching at the foot and slopes of the rift valley

  • Historic visits to sites from the German colonial period

  • A climb of Oldoinyo Lengai, one of the most active volcanic mountain in the World

  • Take a look into the Maasai culture, the tribe which continue to vividly preserve traditions and norms even in this world of new  orders

  • Longido Cultural Tourism Program

A cultural tour to Longido will give you the opportunity to experience traditional Maasai culture and interact with Maasai warriors.  Spend a day walking around the extensive plains of Longido Mountain and get some insight into traditional African culture.

Tours activities can include:

  • Walking safaris with Maasai warriors over the slopes of Longido Mountain

  • A climb up the impressive Longido Mountain, through dense natural forest

  • A view into the culture and daily life of the Maasai

  • Attend to one of maasai traditional event like circumcision, traditional dances, etc

  • Sipping tea with Maasai people in a real Maasai Boma

  • Explanation of various plants in the surrounding area by a local guide

Machame Cultural Tourism Program:
Welcome and explore the life of the Chagga people living on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Machame area. The Machame area is scattered by waterfalls, coffee and banana farms, historical sites for early explorers caves etc.

Tour Activities can include:

  • A visit to a local Chagga household.

  • Hikes through dense natural forests and water falls.

  • A visit to local and very interesting coffee irrigation and have a cup of coffee

  • A visit to historic sites like old church made by Redman (Old German Explorer)

  • A visit to historical underground caves