Maasai Village Experience Day Tour
Description
Ethical Impact: We are likely the only company that pays every participating villager individually. Using an online register, your guide records attendance, and payments are sent directly to each person via M-Pesa immediately after the visit. Through the Happy Tribe Foundation—a legally registered NGO in Kenya—we sponsor school fees for children from underprivileged families and support girls escaping early marriage or FGM. We also buy rain water storage tanks for the villagers among other needs. Your guide will provide details on how to donate and how we communicate the impact of your contribution to you. Responsible & Sustainable Tourism: We kindly ask that you dress and behave modestly during your visit. If you smoke, please step away from the group and the villagers, and ensure that cigarette butts are disposed of properly. Any photos taken in the village to be used for personal memories only and not for commercial purposes. You can post them on your socials to promote the tribe.
Tour Options
Itinerary
This is the first town along the way outside of the Nairobi Metropolitan area and is predominantly Inhabited by the maasai people. Travelers get to see the vast plains of Kajiado, hills and the extensive vegetation. They also get to see herds of animals e.g. goats, donkeys and cows. Like any town in Kenya, all forms of economic activities are seen here.
If you happen to make this tour on a market day(Monday or Friday), then you get to see firsthand the booming livestock market full of animals for sale. Maasai beadwork, herbs and attires are also traded. In the midst of the beautiful chaos, you will always find souvenirs as you interact with the unique Maasai culture.
Maasai village experience: Get to learn Maasai words, learn beadwork, milk a goat, get into a manyatta and cook some basic meal,dance and sing with the village members.
View and take photos of the beautiful landscape of Kajiado. Spot some Maasai headers with their animals on the move looking for pasture. See women carrying firewood on their back.
We stop at Kitengela Mall for clients to either use the bathroom or buy some snacks/tea/coffee/lunch or stop at an ATM.
We pass through the local primary school to see the activities of the school and drop some donations.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
1. Read Carefully: Please take a moment to read the full experience description so you know exactly what to expect. 2. Travel Time: We drive approximately 2.5 hours each way to reach the village. 3. Return Times: For the 8:00 AM tour, we return by 3:00 PM. For the 11:00 AM tour, we return by 7:00 PM. 4. Photography Policy: Professional cameras are discouraged to prevent the commercialization of this experience. If you share photos of the community, please ensure your publicity reflects them with dignity and contributes to their well-being. 5. Pickup Details: Please be patient; we will send your specific pickup information the night before your tour, no later than 9:00 PM. 6. Donations: If you wish to donate, feel free to carry cash or purchase dry grains, flour, snacks, or school supplies. 7. Breakfast: Please ensure you have eaten breakfast before your scheduled pickup. 8. Pickup Window: Depending on traffic and the location of other guests, you may be picked up up to one hour earlier than the tour start time. 9. Dress Code: We kindly ask that you dress modestly. To show respect for local customs, the less skin shown, the better. 10. Pickup Radius: We offer a Free Pickup Radius. If you are outside this area, please contact us for directions to a meeting point or to arrange a special pickup (a small fee may apply). 11. Connectivity: Please remain reachable via internet/phone until we notify you of our arrival at your pickup location. 12. Airport Pickups: If you are staying near JKIA, please meet us at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel to avoid airport entry formalities and additional parking charges. 13. Last-Minute Bookings: If you book within a few hours of the tour start time, please text us immediately to confirm. 14. Cultural Tolerance: We ask all guests to be patient and considerate of one another. Please do not take cultural differences personally; respect the views of others even if they differ from your own. While we encourage open exchange, we maintain a zero-tolerance policy for racism or discrimination.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Kindly wear closed shoes and dress decently/Modest preferable in pants for all genders. Kindly cover-up.
- We allow donations - clothes, school supplies, kids toys, teaching aids, food items(cooking oil, maize flour, dry grains etc.), and any other items helpful to a needy community.
- Carry money incase of donation or purchase of souvenirs.
- Be flexible with time especially when in a group though we try to be back at Nairobi before 3p.m or 7pm for the 11am start. Traffic and bathroom/coffee/lunch breaks affect our timing.
- There is no bathroom at the village. We make 2 bathroom stops along the way.
- Your security is guaranteed. We don't drive deep in the bush or pass through very remote areas