Jewelry making with the Masai – an incredible day

As song and dance is part of the Masai’s everyday life, you will see glimpses or a rich and wonderful culture that is striving to maintain their culture and traditions. The village is less than an hours drive from Nairobi and as you sit in the village and manyatta, you will see traditional Masai herdsmen as they move their cattle and goats searching for fresh pastures.

This tour is unique in that it is undertaken in a traditional Masai home under the tutelage of Masai women who support their families through making jewelry.. The Masai community that you become part is not a tourist attraction. It is a community that goes about it’s days doing what the Masai do everyday. That’s why it is one of the most intimate insights into Masai life and your mementos will be your treasured memories. And you will also get to meet the leader of the tribe who will also introduce you to the perspective of a Masai warrior. Overall a cultural immersion for everybody.

As song and dance is part of the Masai’s everyday life, you will see glimpses or a rich and wonderful culture that is striving to maintain their culture and traditions. The village is less than an hours drive from Nairobi and as you sit in the village and manyatta, you will see traditional Masai herdsmen as they move their cattle and goats searching for fresh pastures.

This tour is unique in that it is undertaken in a traditional Masai home under the tutelage of Masai women who support their families through making jewelry.. The Masai community that you become part is not a tourist attraction. It is a community that goes about it’s days doing what the Masai do everyday. That’s why it is one of the most intimate insights into Masai life and your mementos will be your treasured memories. And you will also get to meet the leader of the tribe who will also introduce you to the perspective of a Masai warrior. Overall a cultural immersion for everybody.

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Stop At: Ngong Hills, Nairobi Kenya

This is an amazing Master Class in jewelry making from the Masai who are the undisputed leaders in creating jewelry which reflect their cultural heritage and role in Masai society.

This class, conducted in a traditional Masai home of mud and earthen floors and with the accompanying singing and dance of the Masai will enable you to be part of something magical. And when you finally leave after a day of enchantment, you will do so with 2 mementos of your time spent under the guidance of the Masai in the form of 2 wrist bands which combine the unique color codes of the Masai.

Duration: 7 hours