{"id":460,"date":"2012-05-04T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=460"},"modified":"2012-05-04T10:00:50","modified_gmt":"2012-05-04T08:00:50","slug":"an-insight-into-masai-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/04\/an-insight-into-masai-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"An Insight into Masai Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Their unique lifestyle, jewelry and their deep love of cattle is a true insight to African culture. We can visit a Massai village in the Masai Mara, Kenya and in Arusha, Tanzania A truly interactive, informative and educational culture experience!<\/p>\n<p>The Masai\u2019s distinctive culture, dress and strategic territory along the game parks of Kenya and Tanzania have made them one of East Africa\u2019s most internationally talked about tribes. Here\u2019s how they got there:<\/p>\n<p>The Masai speak Maa, a Nilotic ethnic language from their own origin in the Nile region of North Africa and it is said that they migrated south along the Nile valley arriving Northern Kenya in the middle of 15th century. They continued southward conquering all the tribes, steeling the cattle that were in their paths of movement and only arriving around the Rift Valley, South Kenya and near the capital of Tanzania around 19th century, where they settled to graze their cattle.<\/p>\n<p>On the turn of the new century tragedy struck with an epidemic disease that attacked and killed large number of cattle. This was quickly followed by a huge drought that lasted years where half of the Massai tribesman and their cattle perished during this period. Not long after this, more than two thirds of the Massai\u2019s land in Kenya was taken away by the British and the Kenya government created \u201cranches\u2019 for the settlers to move around Kenya and Tanzania\u2019s wildlife reserves and parks of which we can visit these tribes in and around the park areas today living traditional lives, herding their cattle and teachings to their children. They are certainly true warriors!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the tours on offer that go to the Massai culture villages:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"South East Adventure 24 Days\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acacia-africa.com\/acacia_overland\/south_east_adventure_24_days_2012.php\">South East Adventure \u2013 SEA24<\/a> | <a title=\"Gorillas and Gameparks 28 Days\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acacia-africa.com\/acacia_overland\/game_parks_and_gorillas_2012.php\">Game parks &amp; Gorillas \u2013 GAG28<\/a> | <a title=\"Kenya and Tanzania Adventure 13 Days\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acacia-africa.com\/acacia_overland\/kenya_and_tanzania_adventure_2012.php\">Kenya &amp; Tanzania Adventure \u2013 KTA13<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/RMcCaig_Kenya_048-800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-463\" title=\"RMcCaig_Kenya_048-800\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/RMcCaig_Kenya_048-800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Image \u00a9\u00a0Rebecca McCaig\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Their unique lifestyle, jewelry and their deep love of cattle is a true insight to African culture. 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