Cultural tours Tanzania

Book cultural tours in Tanzania with Africa Adventure Vacations to explore the country’s diverse heritage. Tanzania has about 120 tribes each with unique traditional dances, music, social practices, rituals, art and traditional religious beliefs.

If you are looking at experiencing Tanzania for cultural tours, make sure you visit the following; Olduvai Gorge, visit the Hadzabe Tribe, Kilwa, Mto wa Mbu, Ng’iresi village, Mulala village, Maasai Tribe and their Bomas, Kondoa Rock Paintings, Iraqw Tribe, Visit Bagamoyo, spend time with the Sukuma Tribe and also experience the culture of the Datoga Tribe.

The Mto wa Mbu is one of the best cultural sites in Tanzania for those looking for community interactions and tours. The site was built on the floor of the great East African Rift Valley by the Government of Tanzania in support of SNV and very close to Lake Manyara National Park, the Serengeti, and Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Mto wa Mbu brings together many of Tanzania’s tribes to showcase their own cultural heritage. The site has grown so much that it is now a small town on its own. No other place brings together tribes from almost every part of the country in the way that Mto wa Mbu does.

The main activities done at Mto wa Mbu include; Balala Hill hiking, visiting the local farms, village walks, and checking out the community projects.

Visitors interested in art or wish to buy souvenirs; this site offers crazy discounts on most locally made craft and art products. By the end of your cultural tour to Mto wa Mbu, you would have interacted with the Chagga people, the Sandawe, the Rangi, the Mbugwe among others.

The best season to visit Tanzania for cultural tours is during the long dry season, which happens from July to September. These months are also are considered the best months for safaris, the Great Migration, trekking, and beach holidays in Zanzibar. Of course, these are peak seasons for travel in Tanzania and the entire East African region.