Mirerani Tanzanite Cultural Tourism:
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Mirerani
is a small village located only 39 km southeast of Arusha town. It only takes
15 minutes drive from Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) and 1 to 1.5
hours from Moshi and Arusha towns that are approximately 65kms away. A small
town of Mirerani surrounded by beautiful hills is the only place where
Tanzanite mining takes place worldwide. This makes it a destination of its own
unique type where authentic Maasai culture mixes well with Tanzanite mining
business.
We
people of Mirerani have organized the following for you:
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A Tanzanite mining experience tour
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A visit to Tanzanite local market dominated by Maasai
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A Maasai cultural village tour
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A walking safari in wildlife rich areas
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A visit to Chemka hot spring
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Schools visits
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A visit to orphanage centre
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A volunteer experience in school, orphanage centre and health projects
Half-day tours
Option 1: Mirerani village tour
A
welcome to Mirerani will take you in a Tanzanite gallery where cutting and see
various gemstones on display. The tour will proceed to the mining area on the
hills where you will get to know how mining is done in the area. Here one will
identify various other gemstones found near these blue rocks such as Green
garnet, moonlight and rodlight. Your walk inside the tunnels to the blue rock
surface is a lifetime adventure where you will learn how Tanzanite is explored
from such hard rocks and then collected ready to be sold at the local market or
get processed for export. Getting out of the mining area to the local market of
Tanzanite, one will be amazed by a beautiful view of Mount Meru and the roof of
Africa, Kilimanjaro.
Option 2: Maasai village cultural
walk
You
will proceed to authentic Maasai village where you will stay for a couple of
hours learning and experiencing the Maasai way of life/ do a walking safari n
the Maasai territory where encounter with local people participating on their
daily activities is guaranteed. Learn how people are linked to wildlife and the
environment where they get their food and medicine. On your way back pass by a
local school for a quick interaction with students and their teachers.
Option 3: Mirerani Tanzanite local
market visit
You
will walk to our tanzanite gallery where cutting and display of various
gemstones is done. Then take a short walk in Mirerani village to the Tanzanite
daily operating local market where one will get an opportunity to interact with
local miners, brokers and the buyers from various areas. Get to know how
Tanzanite business operates in this rural setting.
Full-day tours: (5-8 Hours)
Option 1
The
tour will have all components of Option 1 for half-day tours and then visits to
school and orphanage centre will be done after your traditional lunch.
Option 2
Tanzanite
experience tour will be combined with Maasai village cultural walk.
Option 3
A
visit to Chemka Hot spring will take some hours on a drive through savanna
vegetations rich in wildlife. After you drive, one will arrive at the hot
spring that has hundreds of beliefs from local people around. Get to know what
local people believe about the spring and the surrounding area.
Extra activities
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Learn how to prepare traditional African cuisines
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Get your hair braided
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Visit a vegetable market and interact with local business people
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Participate on daily African home chores in a family of your choice
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Visit community development projects
Getting there
There
are two ways to Mirerani:
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Via Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) from Arusha or Moshi. Mirerani is
located about 65 kms away from the towns of Moshi and Arusha that takes about
1.5 hours drive.
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Via Kijenge road-Mbuguni, Mirerani is 39 kms away from Arusha where 1-hour
drive will lead you to this unique destination with friendly people.
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There are daily buses that ply from Arusha to Mirerani, one can board the
morning bus and the evening one for returning back to Arusha.
Where to stay
There
is a wide range of accommodation facilities within and around the Mirerani
village are available. For all of your accommodation requirements, Mirerani CT
coordinator will make arrangements for you at a reasonable price as per your
requirement.
What
do you need when on a Tanzanite expedition with us? We kindly inform you that
you need the following so that you can enjoy your visit in Mirerani:
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Good walking shoes
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Sun cape/sun glasses or goggles
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Sun cream
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Pure drinking water
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Women and men are advised to wear jeans, trousers and T-shirts
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