Mlingotini Cultural Tourism :
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'A true experience of
the Swahili culture and the majestic Indian Ocean’
Mlingotini
is an age old fishing village located in Bagamoyo just 13 kms, 10 minutes away
from Bagamoyo Township. The village lies on a cool Swahili coast with white
sand beaches away from crowds where one will get the real beach experience
while learning how local people lives.
Mlingotini
community offers the following tours:
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Mlingotini cultural village tour
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Coconut tours
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Biking tours
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Fish with local fishermen
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Marine tours
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Visit a local fish market
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Sea-weed farming tours
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Mapopo Island tours
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Traditional Swahili massage
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Swahili body paintings using henna plant (tattoos making)
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Hair braiding
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Swahili traditional weddings
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Traditional dances
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Swahili music band entertainments
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Swahili traditional games
Half-day tours
Mlingotini cultural
village tour (2-3 hours)
Visit
local homes of Mwembe and get to know the history of the village proceed to
Mwembe shule, Mwembe sikukuu, Mzambarauni and Kisima cha mpenzi: Listen to
interesting stories about the history of these places and how they are linked
to life of the people. On your Walk you will meet the local people and interact
freely.
Marine tour (2-3
hours)
Visit
the Indian Ocean Mshingwi and Mwambakuni coral reefs, enjoy the geological and
biological beauty of the reefs and proceed to the Mangrove forest where a
number of marine creatures can be identified. Enjoy Bats caves and swimming in
beautiful and recommended places as per your guide’s instructions. Proceed for
lunch to local Mama’s home where Swahili dishes/African traditional cuisine
will be served under a coconut thatch roofed hut. Mama’s of Mapishi Asislia
Mlingotini Group (MAMG) prepares variety of dishes. The group is well prepared
to respond to your special dietary needs.
Mapopo Island Tour
(2-5 hours)
Take
an evening or morning boat tour to Mapopo Island where thousands of bats have inhabited
the island. Get to know the bat’s life and ecological importance of these
flying mammals.
Sea weed
tour/experience
(2 hours)
Visit
sea weed farms located on the Indian Ocean Shores. Get to know how sea-weed is
planted, grown and harvested. Local people will explain to you how they produce
various products like soaps, perfumes, toothpaste, skin lotions and food
ingredients from sea weed.
Coconut tour (2-4
hours):
You
will experience and get to know what it takes to grow, harvest, and process
coconut. This tour will take you to the Coconut farms where one will learn how
coconut is grown. Get to know how coconut trunk, leaves, fruits and fruits
shells are used by local people to produce various authentic handmade carvings
and weaving products. On your way you will visit a home of a farmer, enjoy a
coconut juice and get to know how locals climb to the top of a coconut tree to
take off the fruits or tap a Coconut beer. After taking a traditional lunch at
a local Mama’s home proceed to Coconut Handcraft Centre where you will get to
know various carvings, weaving and decorative souvenirs produced from various
parts of a Coconut tree.
Fishing with local
fishermen (1-4 hours)
Come
and join a team of experienced village fishermen for a fishing experience. Do your
best to fish what will be prepared for you during your lunch or dinner.
Learn how to prepare
Swahili traditional food
Participate
in cooking Swahili dishes with local Swahili Mamas of the Mapishi Asilia
Mlingotini (MAM) group.
Visit to traditional
Healers (1-2 hours)
Get
to know how traditional healers use various traditional skills in treating
various diseases.
Local home visits (1-2
hours)
Visit
to local home of Mzee Ismail Shabani where you will learn how a special
traditional dance was used to mobilize community in various development
initiatives. See the Mkamia Maji drum (believed to be the largest drum in
Swahili coast) and get to know the story about this special drum used in a
number of Swahili coast dances.
Full-day and
multiple-day tours
A:
Combine Mlingotini cultural village tour with coconut tour and beach
experience/sun bath in the afternoon/evening
B:
Combine coconut tour with marine tour and beach experience/sun bathe in the
afternoon/evening
C:
Combine Mapopo Island tour with marine tour and beach experience/sun bathe in
the afternoon/evening
D:
Combine Mapaopo Island tours with Mlingotini cultural village tour and beach
experience/sun bathe in the afternoon/evening
E:
Combine sea weed experience tour with Mlingotini cultural village tour and
beach experience/sun bathe in the afternoon/evening
Where to stay
Visitors
planning to spend a night in the village can be well accommodated at Bomani
Bungalow Boma or in a community campsite where one should bring own camping
equipments. However there are several hotels/Resorts and local guest houses
within the town of Bagamoyo where visitors can be well accommodated.
Getting there
Mlingotini
village is located southeast of Bagamoyo Township some 13 km. The village can
be easily accessed by road that goes through Kaole village and Mbegani
Fisheries Training Authority (FETA).
For more information
visit www.africanaturaltours.com
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