Friday, September 28, 2012

Maasai Cattle Market Tour-Ngaramtoni



Maasai Cattle Market and Village Tour   
Client will be able to see selling domestic cattle also see different commodities  like non processed material like green banana ,tomatoes ,second hands like clothes , shoes .Also see maasai  wearing like blanket  and other material of maasai. 

time it depends  according to the option example going to Ngaramton it take half an hour to reach the place and stay there  for 2hours or 4hours down here is the root of maaasai market

·         Oldonyo sambu on Saturday is located 36 km high way to Nairobi

·         kisongo on Wednesday  located 12km from arusha

·         Ngaramton on Thursday  &on Sunday si located 7 km  from  arusha

·         Monduli juu on Thursday is located 50km from arusha

·         monduli chini   on Sunday  located 40km from arusha

·         Longido  on Sunday&wedsday located 80 km  from arusha

·         Meseran on Friday&teusday   located 15 km from arusha

·          lokii on Friday





On Maasai markets, many Maasai gather to buy and sell cattle and all kinds of goods.
It is a social gathering for them as well.
You can get a first glimpse of Maasai life here, look at traditional tools, jewelries,
Enjoy the colourful outfits, get an insight in traditional Maasai medicine, see how cattle is being inspected and sold, observe the goat being slaughtered, and taste the “nyama choma” (grilled meat).
This visit can always be combined with an interesting walk in the surrounding villages and countryside.
You pop in a daladala (collective local bus) together with your guide, depending on your destination this bus ride takes 30 to 60 minutes.
Six villages near Arusha have Maasai markets:

(i) Kisongo – Wednesdays
(ii) Ngaramtoni – Thursdays and Sundays
(iii) Oldonyo Sambu – Saturdays
(iv) Monduli – Sundays
(v) Tengeru - Wednesdays and Saturdays
(vi) Longido – Wednesdays