Ilkiding’a Cultural Tourism
Our driver/guide will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha and transfer you to Ilkiding’a village, which lies at the foot of Mount Meru, 10 km North of Arusha town. It is a 30-45-minute drive from your hotel to the village. Upon arrival, after signing the visitor’s book, you will receive a briefing on the Waarusha people and Maasai culture in general. From here, the tour starts.
The people of Ilkiding’ a will offer you the following:
- A warm welcome in a local household.
- The largest waterfalls in Arusha are about 70m high.
- You will visit the primary school (you may bring pens, books, etc)
- Walk to a view into the culture of the Wa-Arusha.
- You will visit Boma and gain an understanding of how the Maasai live with cattle in the same house.
- Visits to artisans and a traditional healer.
- Visits the blacksmith (knife makers) and learns how to make Maasai knives and their uses.
- Walk through farms where people grow crops such as Coffee, Bananas, and vegetables.
- You will take a rest at impressive viewpoints overlooking Arusha town.
- You will enjoy a traditional lunch prepared by the women in the village.
- Walk along narrow footpaths, cross a canyon and the Ngarenaro River, and climb a small hill.s
- A performance from the Maasai Cultural Dancing Group
- Visit Orpul, where you will witness how Masai slaughter goats and sheep, and participate in preparations, as well as eating and drinking soup mixed with traditional medicines
Ilkiding’a Cultural Tourism program offers tours ranging from 2 hours to 3 days of hiking, and you will see entirely different things. The profit from your visit is used to improve the primary school. Your visit helps provide the children of Ilkiding’a with a better education, the foundation for a good life.
We also invite you to explore other cultural tours.
