Best Travel Guide To Samburu Tribe/People In Northern Kenya

Best Travel Guide To Samburu Tribe/People  In Northern Kenya
 
Traditionally, the Samburu are known for their striking dress, hairstyles, and strong warriorhood. Music, singing, and dancing are important elements of their culture and can be experienced at the annual Lake Turkana Festival in Loiyangalani, Turkana County.
 
Take a journey through the desert landscape to visit a Samburu village. It is a remarkable privilege to meet members of this ancient and proud tribe as they welcome you with a traditional meal and a walk through the manyatta (homestead). Sit in the central meeting place to see the stalwart Samburu warriors as they share a traditional dance, jumping higher and higher to outdo each other. Learn all about the stunning beaded necklaces worn by the Samburu women and listen to stories passed down for generations.
 
Visiting the Samburu
Tribe in Northern Kenya is a fantastic way to briefly take a step into the world of the Samburu who, to this day, continue to live a semi-nomadic and traditional lifestyle that is largely untouched by the modern world.
 
 
Samburu people still retain many of their traditions as they live largely untouched by modern-day civilization, in areas surrounding Samburu National Reserve and to the South of Lake Turkana. The visit to a Samburu village is a chance to interact with Samburu people and get a glimpse into their culture, and unique way of life, and see firsthand some of their customs and practices.
 
About Samburu People:
 
Like the Maasai, the Samburu are semi-nomadic pastoralists. This means that their way of life revolves around their cattle (as well as sheep, goats, and camels). Samburu lives in ''manyattas'' made up of a cluster of huts, consisting of four to ten families; a village is generally not permanent; it settles in one place for two months at most, and after this, it moves to other places, in the constant search for new pastures for livestock.
 
Like the Maasai, the Samburu follow the rain in search of fresh pasture and water for their cattle, camels, goats, and sheep. You’ll join the women in the beading workshop. Learn how the colorful collars reveal subtle clues about their wealth and status. This is the place to buy an authentic souvenirs as you know it will directly help these women support their families.
 
 
Samburu People Diet:
 
Samburu diet primarily consists of milk and on occasion the blood from their cows. (The blood is collected by nicking the cow’s jugular vein and then the wound is quickly sealed with hot ash.) Meat is mainly eaten only on ceremonial occasions.
 
Samburu Traditional Dressing:
 
Females tend to wear bright solid-colored dresses (a few had pretty patterns on them) and they are decorated with elaborate beaded necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. The men’s clothing primarily consists of brightly colored red cloth that is wrapped around their body like a skirt, with a yellow cloth wrapped around their chest like a sash. There too also some jewelry but it tended to be simpler.
 
 
Samburu Traditional Dances and Singing:

Singing and dancing are extremely important in the Samburu culture.

Their traditional dance involves the men taking turns jumping as they all sing. This looks the same as the famous Masaai dances.

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