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Diani: Giriama Cultural Dance Show and Local Village Tour
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 3h
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Be mesmerised by hypnotic traditional dances and dazzling performances
- Enjoy the laughter and create memories that will last a lifetime
- Experience the joy of 12 Dancers performing in harmony
- Visit the medicine man and the village walk
- Learn the way of life of the Giriama People
Activity location
- Diani Beach
- Diani Beach, Kwale County, Kenya
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Diani Beach
- Diani Beach, Kwale County, Kenya
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Diani: Giriama Cultural Dance Show and Local Village Tour
- 3h
- English
What's included, what's not
- Village tour with traditional healer visit
- Palm wine tasting
- Traditional dances by villagers
- Traditional attire
- Professional photos using your equipment
- Pick-up, wait, and drop-off service is included; however, it has an extra cost of 40 dollars. Please, communicate with the provider.
- Food and drinks
- Tips
Know before you book
- Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs
- Not suitable for: Wheelchair users
What you can expect
Giriama is one of the subtribes of the Mijikenda (9 tribes) people that inhabit the coastal area of Kenya.
This is a unique trip to the African Village for an unforgettable, true, authentic, and un-staged African experience, interact with the locals, eat what they eat, do what they do, and talk as they talk.
The tour will open a door into the daily lives of local villagers, you will understand their way of life from their point of view.
The amazing part about this tour is that it is not rushed, not over-commercialized, and not staged but natural and authentic. The beautiful natural landscape, fresh air, and warm smiles from the kind-hearted villagers will bring about a therapeutic experience for any traveller.
Stop one: Ibiza Market
Once the guide choices your group, you will pass by the Ibiza Market, here you will appreciate how local communities live and do trade. This is an open-air market full of activities. Traders sell multiple things ranging from fish, clothes, and food items.
Stop 2. Local School
You will then pass by a local community school overlooked by a huge Baobab Tree. You will have a chance to interact with joyous school kids depending on the time of the day. If you have any gifts (toys, balls, sweets, clothes, etc) feel free to share them with them.
Stop 3: Madafu and palm tree climbing and ugali preparations.
You will then go to the Madafu section, where the local person will climb a palm tree with you and harvest a fresh Madafu depending on availability and season you will be invited to taste. Depending on the time of the day, you can prepare a traditional meal known as ugali cooking using firewood and cashew nut preparations.
Stop 4: Traditional healer
You will then visit the traditional healer a respected medicine man who used traditional herbs to heal many deceases. Here villagers still subscribe to unconventional medicine that they believe are solutions to most of the ailments. You will have a chance to be taken through how they make the medicine from traditional herbs and how this skill is passed over to generations.
Stop 5: Dance Arena
You will then be guided through the cool narrow streets of Mwamanga village. The next stop will be the dance area where you will dance your problems away. Each dance has a meaning from wedding dances, celebrations dances to funeral dances You will be invited to dance several dances of the Giriama people. The welcoming villagers will allow you to their houses and see how they live.
Welcome into our African simple and happy Lives.
Location
Activity location
- Diani Beach
- Diani Beach, Kwale County, Kenya
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Diani Beach
- Diani Beach, Kwale County, Kenya