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Riding with the Maasai: Cultural Motorbike Tour

Do more than just a ride on your motorbike, discover the beautiful heritage of the Maasai people on motorbike tours. Immerse yourself in Maasai culture on a motorbike tour. Experience their way of life and learn about their traditions.

Riding with the Maasai

One of the fascinating experiences on a Safari is to explore the wilderness of Kenya on motorbike tours. You can ride around the Maasai Mara National Reserve as it is the most outstanding reserve in Kenya. Riding among the Maasai people /warriors is a rewarding feeling as they well know the wilderness because they are mostly hunters. Ride around the Maasai Mara on a motorbike as it is so rich in wildlife and get to encounter different wild animals in their natural habitat. The Maasai people best know the places with beautiful views and landscapes and also where to find animals as they mostly live near the game parks.

Exploring the unique Maasai culture on two wheels

The Maasai people are among the most known local people internationally due to their unique culture, custom dresses and residence near the many game parks of Kenya. Ride on our motorbike tours and get to explore the unique Maasai culture and traditions. The Maasai are semi-nomadic people and their lifestyle centers around their cattle which is their primary source of food. Also, a man’s wealth is measured in the number of cattle, children and wives. One who has plenty of one but not the other is considered poor. You can also camp with the Maasai people of Kenya and get to learn about their body modification. Piercings and stretching of earlobes are common among the Maasai as both men and women wear metal hoops on their stretched earlobes. This was also done as a way to enhance beauty. The Maasai people also practice circumcision as a ritual of transition from boyhood to manhood. The Maasai warriors are the only members of the community who are allowed to wear long hair which is braided in thin strands. Any other member is to wear theirs short or shaved. While exploring the Maasai culture on two wheels, you can also get to learn about their music and dance. When many Maasai women gather together, they sing and dance among themselves. The Maasai dance involves high jumping up and down. Their clothing symbolises ethnic group membership and social position within the life cycle of the Maasai. The jewellery an individual wears can tell whether an individual is male or female, married or single. They wear Maasai shuka that is wrapped around the body. You can learn these and many more unique Maasai culture on two wheels.