Mirerani is a small village located 39 km South-East of Arusha. It is a 100% Authentic Maasai Culture and Tanzanite experience.
It takes 15 minutes to drive from Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) and 1-1.5 hours from Moshi and Arusha, which are approximately 65 km away.
The small town of Mirerani, surrounded by beautiful hills, is the only place in the world where Tanzanite is mined.
This makes it a destination in its own right, where authentic Masai culture blends with the Tanzanite mining industry.
What to do in Mirerani?
- A Tanzanite mining experience tour
- A visit to the Tanzanite local market, dominated by Maasai people.
- A visit to a Maasai village
- Schools visit
- A visit to an orphanage centre
- A volunteering experience in schools, orphanage centres and health projects
- Learn how to prepare traditional African cuisines
- Visit a vegetable market and interact with local businesspeople
- Participate in daily African home chores in a family of your choice
Mirerani village tour
A welcome to Mirerani will take you to a Tanzanite gallery, where you can see cutting demonstrations and various gemstones on display. The tour will proceed to the mining area on the hills, where you will learn how mining is conducted.
Here, one will identify other gemstones found near these blue rocks, such as Green garnet, moonstone, and red garnet.
Your walk through the tunnels to the blue rock surface is a lifetime adventure where you will learn how Tanzanite is extracted from such hard rocks, then collected, ready to be sold in local markets or processed for export.
From the mining area to the local Tanzanite market, one will be amazed by the beautiful view of Mount Meru and the roof of Africa, Kilimanjaro.
Maasai Village Cultural Walk
You will proceed to an authentic Maasai village, where you will stay for a couple of hours to learn about and experience the Maasai way of life. You will also take a walking safari in the Maasai territory, where an encounter with local people participating in their daily activities is guaranteed.
Learn how people are linked to wildlife and the environment from which they obtain food and medicine. On your way back, stop by a local school for a brief interaction with students and teachers.
Mirerani Tanzanite local market visit
You will walk to our tanzanite gallery, where gemstones are cut and displayed. Then take a short walk in Mirerani village to the Tanzanite daily operating local market, where one will have the opportunity to interact with local miners, brokers, and buyers from various areas.
Get to know how the Tanzanite business operates in this rural setting
Location
Mirerani is about 65 km from the towns of Moshi and Arusha, a 1.5-hour drive away. Via Kijenge road-Mbuguni, Mirerani is 39 km away from Arusha, where a 1-hour drive will lead you to this unique destination with friendly people.
