For visitors to KwaZulu - Natal, one of the destinations in this week's most popular South African annual Reed Festival of Dance provides an opportunity to discover the beauty of nature and the King of the Kingdom of Zulu, combined with the phenomenon that bright. Zulu cultural life and landscape. Visit the rolling hills and valleys of Zululand, a landscape rich in memories of a heroic battle of the Anglo-Zulu War took place over 100 years.
Independent travel is a wonderful opportunity to visit Kwa - Zulu Natal in the exciting journey through a landscape that is historic in the history of Africa, led by leading experts and user surveys the battlefield, the experience of the landscape. The beauty of the unique and spectacular Safari - see the Big 5 (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, black and white, Buffalo) and over 380 species of birds very closely.
Once a year in the heart of South Africa Kingdom of Zulus, the thousands of people made the long trip to one of the King of the living King of the Zulu in KwaNyokeni palace here, in Nongoma, early every September, a young woman. take part in the Zulu culture, colorful festivals, Royal Reed Dance festival.
The Maasai, Maasai, or Masai Masai are an East African ethnic group native to the plains in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. Despite their comparatively small proportion of the population are largely retained the Maasai for their semi-nomadic lifestyle, her striking attire and residential area near the national parks probably the best-known ethnic group in East Africa. Although they hold a hand to the old ways of life, they understand the other hand, to promote their culture. Has a literary monument to them David Read and others. set with his novel The Waters of Sanjan.
East African residents will be about half to one million Maasai actual number of them are not very ethnic groups in the census of the population in Kenya, Maasai, many races of them, not because they are afraid of. discrimination in Tanzania is not taken into account. The Maasai, who live in southern Kenya.
Society of the Maasai were divided into subgroups called 16 Iloshon these four sub-groups who live mainly in Tanzania, mainly in Kenya found mostly in the Serengeti in Tanzania and the Masai Mara. and Amboseli National Park in Kenya.
The language of the language family Nilo - Saharan's Maasai and Samburu in the language of the Nilotic group of languages, both groups consider themselves as Maa Maasai language, many people also speak English and Swahili. In Swahili, called the Masai Mmaasai or Wamaasai
Of cooperative Linguistic to a conclusion about the origin of the ancestor of the move. Pastoral Maasai people of Southern Sudan and the Nile Valley in Kenya and Tanzania.
The Masai are a warrior and cattle herders famous. Due to the increasing sprawl of the nomadic lifestyle of the Maasai of Kenya is increasingly hindered. Nature Reserves Masai Mara, Tsavo, Amboseli and Serengeti restrict this freedom of movement as well. Their culture revolves around the beef. A "good" Massai has no fewer than 50 cattle. The drinking of cow blood, sometimes mixed with milk, is part of life and to the ceremonies. Here the cattle of the head is held with an arrow and placed in the jugular vein to swell scored - but not severed. After collection of up to two liters, is connected to the beef and lives. After adding the milk, the vessel is shaken for a long time to prevent a "blood clot". It is fresh - and drunk is the main food of the Masai - but even after a maturity period of two days. It is called saroi.
The Maasai do not hunt like so well. They mainly feed on the flesh of their sheep and goats. Sometimes, though Massai warriors hunt lions and elephants, to show their own strength.
The cabin Masai is made of dried cow dung, forming a family of several huts enkang. They are often mistakenly referred to as manyatta, but says the huts of the warrior and not kraalartigen, honeycomb-shaped mud-dung houses without a grass roof. Around the huts, which sleep in even small animals, is considered a hedge of thorns. At night the cattle, sheep and goats in these protected areas.
There are many ceremonies. Very well known is the crux of the dancing men. The young Masai Morani jump, while on the spot as high as possible and prove so their strength. The killing of a lion was once a prerequisite to be able to have a wife. There are signs that this is in remote areas still celebrated today. Similarly, the young men often had to live for years in a specially built village of them. Instead, there is no more room.
Maasai boys after circumcision in a black robe
Maasai huts near Amboseli
In men, circumcision is practiced. The boys will be summarized every 7 to 15 years age class and then clipped together, which is celebrated with a big party. Thus, the age varies significantly in an age group. The mother shaved her son for the circumcision ritual, first bald skull. Tribal members depend on the young man the ceremonial olaibatak a black robe. For months after the ceremony, the circumcised boys black dress. Dance all night and sing the song Morani the circumcision in honor of new members. On the morning comes the pruning, the only boy pours milk over her head and then separated without anesthesia and with different tools and other hygienic measures, without the foreskin. This allowed the boys show no signs of pain - her father would not otherwise give them the promised cattle and would disgrace the family. The ash is then applied a disinfectant - but this in no way prevents many serious infections, but rather is still doing so. After the circumcision, women praise the new warrior with song and dance. A few days later, the boys can go again on bird hunting. As many stuffed birds mounted on a head ring and raise the profile among young women.
In women, genital cutting is practiced. The girls are crying but it may be curtailed by older women. At birth, Maasai women no cry, giving them in areas where it brings in other ethnic groups overlap in the delivery room of the hospital the secret accusation of being heartless. The Maasai women hold against the Kisii women for "washcloth".
Masai women in traditional jewelry
With about 35 years, the Morani change in a big ceremony on the age group of seniors. This council of elders governs all the affairs of the tribe, there is no single heads of the Maasai.
At the wedding, the groom is the bride's parents expected to pay a bride price. The amount is set here to 25 cattle The groom chooses the bride, both sets of parents a say in bringing about the wedding. A consent of the bride is not necessary.
It is the Masai allowed to practice polygamy. A man may therefore have as many women as it allows the number of his cattle. However, women are usually 1-2, up to five women are not uncommon, which can have up to 30 single men and women. The prestige of a man arises from the number of his cattle and women. Each woman lives with her children in a house. Each evening will decide the Maasai man, who wants to stay at his wives he. Visited a Masai another who belongs to the same age group, he may ask him to spend the night with one of his wives. This would be considered rude to refuse. The women here have no say. This sexual behavior and that also makes condoms are rejected, the Maasai very vulnerable to HIV infection.
A Kruger National Park Safari holiday provides guests with the chance to enjoy a completely unique bush country excitement. This nature preserve is S. A. 's largest and it covers more than 217 miles from north to south and 37 miles from east to west.
The Park is bordered on the north by the country of Zimbabwe and bordering Mozambique can be found on the eastern border. Kruger national Park Safari packages have become a top visitor attraction because they provide people the chance to experience a genuine'Big Game' African excitement. It is also a way for visitors to explore the culture of the local clans.
during the summer it is very wet and the temperatures often reach 100 degrees. The wet season occurs from May-September. Your best time to go to this area is in the dry winter season. The days are milder and the air is dryer. In addition, since vegetation is scanty, the power to see wildlife during your Kruger state Park Safari is more rewarding and you can absolutely like to watch the animals that are drawn to the waterholes each morning and evening.
When you head out on a Kruger National Park Safari you'll see the big Five - lions, African elephants, leopards, Black Rhinos and Cape Buffaloes. Kruger is home to over 150 species of mammals, this variety is more in depth than you'll find at any other African Game Preserve. In addition there are over 110 species of reptiles, including 3k crocodiles.
there are plenty of differing kinds of Kruger National Park Safari packages that are available. You can select one that suits your particular travel schedule or request that one be tailored to fit your requirements. Some of the camping safaris have all terrain vehicles with open tops and the guides will drive you about during the night as well as during day light hours. You can also experience the fun of a'game walk' through the open bush country. A self drive style Kruger Park safari is also available. The roads are well marked but they alter from paved to dirt. There are rest stop stations that are located in numerous sections of the Park. If you're not sure about striking out alone on this type of tour you can request the services of one of the rangers in the area.
When you consider a Namibia Safari, you are thinking about taking a Safari to Southern Africa a safari into the Namib Desert. There are five geographical areas in Namibia.
These areas are the Central Plateau which contains the Namibia capital city of Windhoek. The second area is the Namib Desert which is a hyper arid gravel plains and dunes along the entire coast line. The coast includes the Namib sand dunes which are the largest sand dunes in the world. Also located here is the Skeleton Coast National Park which has cool mornings and may have fog. The northern half of this park is designated wilderness area. This is also home to many shipwrecks. The Cape Cross Seal Reserve has a number of fur seal colonies.
The third area is the Grand Escarpment an area of vistas and mountains with the mountain reaching over 6500 feet. Then there is the Bushveld in northeast Namibia which has lots of rain up to approximately 16 inches a year. The land is generally flat and sandy and includes 75 miles long Etosha Pan. A Namibia Safari might include a visit to the Etosha National Park which is home to 114 different mammal species and is one of the largest game preserves in Africa.
The climate is semi desert and temperatures can range from 104 in summer to frost in the winter. It is a large area with a fairly small population which borders on the Atlantic Ocean. It encompasses vast distances and some poor roads.
Fishriver Canyon Park is smaller than the Grand Canyon but it is magnificent. You cannot hike solo in the canyon however. There is a Fishriver hiking trail which is open from 15 April to 15 November because of the high heat in the summertime when it can be over 110 degrees.
The last area of Namibia is the Kalahari Desert which shares borders in Botswana and South Africa.
The beaches in Namibia are more than half sandy. Only a small percentage is rocky.
If you plan a Namibia Safari like any safari to Africa, you will need to be prepared to walk and watch. It teems with wild life including flora and fauna and antelope, lions and leopards depending where you travel in Namibia. South Namibia is home to wild horses.
Depending where your safari takes you might enjoy sea life or visit an historical village called Swakopmund which is 280 miles west of the capital and which is a seaside resort with promenades and palm trees. Just outside the city along the Swakop River is one of five of the worlds all grass desert golf courses called Rossmund Gold Course with the first nine holes designed by Robert Trent-Jones and surrounded by the Namib Desert and the Barkam Dunes.
Namibia is a diverse area of desert and the coast. A safari booked to visit Namibia could encompass visiting many different geological areas all in one trip. You can see coastal towns and the desert plus huge sand dunes.
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