Kenya Vacation Guide

Kenya Cultural Visits.

Further inland, you will find the Akamba, a Bantu speaking people who were famous traders in the past. Their land is dry and hence relied on trade. They have developed an advanced craft industry where they make many artifacts that are popular with tourists.

Moving further inland, you will reach Central province and the Mount Kenya highlands. This is home to other Bantu Tribes, the biggest being the Kikuyu, Embu and Meru. The Masai also live in the central region of Kajiado, near Nairobi city.

After the central highlands, you will reach the Rift Valley province, home to the Nilotic tribes like the Masai and Kalenjin tribes. There are also many Kikuyu and Kisii people living in the Rift Valley.

In the Western part of the country, you will encounter the Bantu tribes of Luhya and Kisii living next to the Nilotic tribe of Luo. All these peoples speak different languages and have different customs and practices

In the Northern part of Kenya, you will find several nomadic tribes, biggest of who are the Samburu, Turkana, Rendille and Somalis. These people practice a nomadic lifestyle due to the dry climate in the area which is only suitable for cattle herding.

African Culture. Kikuyu woman in traditional dress*

African Culture. Masai women in traditional dress**

Visitors come to Kenya to learn about the different african cultures that exist here. This is usually done through cultural visits and tours where visitors live with local people for several days or weeks and learn about their way of life.

Sometimes, many life-long friendships are developed between visitors from foreign countries and their kenyan hosts.

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