Monday, 6 August 2012

All about the kingdom of Morocco



Morocco is one of the attractive countries that are located in North Africa. It is one of a kind as many people aspire to travel to morocco for their tourism and educational desires. It has a population of approximately 30 million people who occupy a better part of the 446,550 kilometers squared region. One other factor is that this nation administers a better part of its disputed regions that include Western Sahara Region.
However, it is true that its sovereignty is not recognized by the member states of the United Nations. The capital city of Morocco is Rabat and it has one of its largest cities to travel to which is Casablanca amidst Marrakesh, Tetouan, Tanger, Sale, Fes, Agadir, Meknes and Oujda amid many others. This is where many tourists who pay this beautiful nation a visit spend their quality time with family and friends.  

What is the economic state of Morocco?
This is a nation that has a diversified economic state however, it is weak due to the high levels of people in Morocco who can neither read nor write. It is known that about 45% of Moroccan residents cannot read and write and the country is experiencing high levels of poverty and poor health care facilities. There is a high rate in comparison to the number of people who are highly skilled and those that are completely unskilled.

This is what creates a big gap between the poor and the rich. The morocco people speak Berber or the commonly known Moroccan Arabic which service as their mother tongue. There is a language referred to as Hassaniya Arabic which is largely spoken in the southern provinces by a tiny population group. In the year 1912, Morroco was divided into two by the French and the Spanish and finally in the year 1956 they regained back their independence.

What sets apart the kingdom of Morocco?
There are a lot of factors that this nation is set apart in despite the fact that it is enduring the battle of development and economic stability. It is a nation that is well situated in the Sahara Region. It has attractive landscapes that capture your interests all along with the good number of tourism attraction sites.

This is a nation that is filled with friendly people and the feeling of togetherness that is welcoming. Nonetheless, the beauty that is transformed by the desert makes it impossible to leave this nation once on tour. The geographical aspects of Morocco create the image of a savanna that is farfetched from the modern day arid landscapes. Come and pay this nation a visit where you will have a chance to get value of your money on tour.

Monday, 9 July 2012

About Mount Longonot



Among the mountains that are found in Kenya Mount Longonot is one of a kind that attracts many visitors from across the divide. This is because it is a mountain of many ridges as it is referred in the Maasai community ‘Oloonong’ot’ which also means a mountain of numerous spurs. This mountain is located in the Great Rift Valley in the south east of Lake Naivasha. Many people have come up with assumptions that the last time it erupted was in the 1860s and thus leading to the way it appears now and the birth of the geographical term strato volcano.

It is possible to access this mountain by using the tarmac road that runs from Nairobi city approximately ninety kilometers or one hours drive. And the climate around the mountain is conducive with temperature ranging from 20 – 300 c and the rainfall ranging from two hundred millimeters to seven hundred millimeters. The major attraction sites around the mountain include the crater forest, the attractive landscape and the general view of Lake Naivasha and the floor of Great Rift Valley. One other factor is that the park is a den of so many bird species.

Mount Longonot is preserved and conserved in Kenya for the purposes of restoring its value to the country. It has a trail that begins from the entrance of Mount Longonot National park all the way to the centre of the park where it goes round the crater. A tour to this park will cover approximately 9 kilometers which covers roughly five to six hours trekking.

This mountain is covered with forests and vegetation which provide a home to the wild animals like birds, leopards, zebras, giraffes and buffaloes among many more. There are also visible steam vents which are seen widely spaced on the walls of the crater. It is possible to view the animals that are present round the mountains especially the nocturnal ones. However, leopards and hartebeest are difficult to spot.

The number of activities that one can take while on tour to mount Longonot includes hiking, trekking, rock climbing, biking, walking and also catching the view of Lake Naivasha. All the activities involved when on camping or simply gathering with groups, family members or work mates are common on mount Longonot. It is good to travel during the hot seasons but it is favorable all year round. The most important thing to put in mind while on trip to mount Longonot is ensuring that you need to always be in company of a tour guide, carry water to during with you and all the necessary camping equipment.

 It is useful to carry your binoculars, cameras, hats, sunglasses and also guide books to make your trip worth the time.

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

cities to travel to: The life of a Maasai woman is precious like gemsto...

cities to travel to: The life of a Maasai woman is precious like gemsto...: Many women in Africa are taken through hardship and sheer trouble that is as a result of poverty and cultural oppression. Very few Maasai w...

The life of a Maasai woman is precious like gemstone!


Many women in Africa are taken through hardship and sheer trouble that is as a result of poverty and cultural oppression. Very few Maasai women in Kenya get a chance to enrol in schools to the tertiary levels. As a matter of fact despite the set up of the free education approximately 40 percent of Maasai women have gone to school to achieve their education right. From these student percentages only five percentages have the chance to go up to the secondary level.

It is known that the Maasai women are initiated at the age of 11 or 13 then later on they are married off to a man that has been chosen by their own fathers in exchange of heads of cattle. This comes with a lot of restrictions such as no divorce or getting out of marriage despite any brutal treatment. Also they are never allowed to remarry even if in case the husband that was given to her (one who is old) dies of while she is still at her tender age. As a matter of fact, they are mostly inherited by the brothers of the deceased.

In this community there is no much care on the mother’s health, they are supposed to give birth to many children or irrespective of the family ability to take care of them. These are the same women who wake up early every morning to milk the cows and last the whole day in the hot sun in search of water to wash the family’s clothes. Also, firewood is picked by the women in order to prepare food for the entire family and also to be used to warm the house. In a nut shell these women will live a life of less comfort especially getting married to a man that was selected by their fathers.

This is why their life expectancy is an average of 45 years. 
The Maasai community are the most dignified and restored in Kenya and their cultural practises attract a wide range of visitors from the entire world. They have been in a position to safeguard their traditional values despite the pressures of the world in relation to modernity. They value their nomadic lifestyles, they houses (their manyattas) and traditional foods. However, a lot of changes are embraced by this community in relation to educating their girl child and also impact knowledge to their boys.

However much the Maasai women seem forgotten in the society, they still remain the gemstone of Kenya and they play a very big role in putting together the fabric of the Maasai community.

Thursday, 31 May 2012

All about the cultural tours in Tanzania


All about the cultural tours in Tanzania


Tanzania is a tourist attraction site which magnified in a number of ways. This includes the presence of nice landscapes that are conformed by mountains, lakes, valleys, waterfalls and hills. However, it is also known for its exceptional cultural tours that revolve around developmental projects that are within the villages in Tanzania.
Masai Village

Visitors and tourists get a chance to explore the traditional lifestyles of the people of Tanzania back in the rural areas and also participate in different developmental projects in the villages. These cultural tours present different kinds of explorations which include

  • Visiting the local herbalists, 
  • Medicine men, 
  • Cheese factories, 
  • Safaris,
  • Mountain climbing
  • Trekking,
  • Camping,
  •  Learning about the different tribes and 
  • Languages spoken and 

Also exploring the dominant culture of the Masai community. This is exciting!

These tours are transparent and well managed by trustworthy people who ensure that in case of any developmental contributions, a fixed percentage is taken directly to the villages. This help largely the villagers in their domestic projects like building of community cattle dips, schools, medical facilities amid many other pressing needs of the entire member community.

In other cases, gifts and candid offers are accepted which also may include donations that is purposeful for the various projects. As a tourist or a visitor, you are well assured exactly where the money is taken as you will also be involved in the accounting of the same, if need be. All these is in the name of discouraging fraudsters who may be out there to extort money from good people and later on destroy the wonderful culture of the people of Tanzania.

There are a number of places that you can tour in Taznania and enjoy your cultural tour to the maximum. For instance:

  • Longido, 
  • Engaruka, 
  • Mto wa Mbu, 
  • Mulala, 
  • Likiding’a, Babati, 
  • Usambara, 
  • Mamaba and 
  • Marangu, 
  • Pare Mountains to the south and to the North.
These are just a tip of the iceberg for as soon as you find your way to Tanzania, you will get more than you ever imagined.


Cultural tours in Tanzania are willfully for the sake of enhancing social interactions and majorly global interactions among people of different culture. It is a paramount goal for the people of Tanzania to mix freely with visitors and for sure you will be amazed on just how the people here are humble and more than welcoming.

 They drink and eat together with visitors like brothers and sisters.  At one point you will not wish to leave Tanzania. What are you waiting for? Take this time and experience one of the most welcoming cultural tours in Tanzania, one of a kind!