Babati and Hanang

Babati  District is located  along  the Arusha-Dodoma  road in  the  Rift Valley, south of the Lake Manyara Park  and west  of Tarangire. In both Babati and the  nearby  Hanang District, the people follow their  tribal culture and traditions  closely and visitors can mix  freely  with  them to observe  their  lifestyle.The area  also has  a rich  birdlife  with  over 400 species.

The highlights of a tour to the area are:

1. A special Barbaig cultural insight hike

2. An exclusive Mount Hanang climb

3. A fishing Adventure with local canoes on lake Babati  while viewing hippos

4. A chance to participate in local brick and pottery making and beer brewing

5. A visit to a development projects like cattle and goat dairy farming, piped water project, bio-gas energy project

6. Cycling expedition through remote areas

There are various tour options:

Half day tour
You  visit  Managhat  village, original home of the Gorowa tribe, to see dairy  farming  activities, farming with ox ploughs,  a bio-gas system, local  Gorowa huts and optionally a  Killer  Bee-keeping  project  at the  bottom  of Mount Kwaraa.

One day tour 
You  walk  to Managhat  village and climb  Bambaay Hill  from  where  you  see  beautiful  Rift  Valley  landscape with Lake Babati and  Lake Manyara and the  Maasai Steppe to the east. Later, visit  a  respected  Gorowa tribesman, Mzee Kwaraa, for an  insight on  Gorowa  culture, marriage  ceremonies,  rain prayers, burial, religious and circumcision  rituals.
Optionally,  you can row,  fish and view  hippos on Lake  Babati  using  local canoes.

Three day special Barbaig tour
This  tour  enables  you  to  mix  with the  Barbaig tribals  and  gain cultural  insight on their  marriage  procedures, burial rites,  local taboos,  way of making  ornaments  and goatskin  dresses, and their  daily  activities. Try to herd cattle or fetch water the  Barbaig  way and take  pictures  with  them.

Mount Hanang trekking tour and God's Bridge walk are other  interesting  options.

All  tours  can be combined  and  cycling  expeditions  organized  on request. For birdwatchers, exclusive  safaris are  designed. A combination  of  national park  and  cultural  safari is  possible.

Getting There:

A regular bus service operates between Arusha  and  Babati starting at 7:30 am. It  takes  about  4 hours (2 hours by private car)  to reach  Babati  centre.

(Income from tourist visits will be used to rehabilitate the primary school.)

For further information contact:
Babati / Hanang
Tel: +255 784 397477
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Website: www.kahembeculturalsafaris.com