Kenya's Maasai people open villages to tourists to increase income-Xinhua

Kenya's Maasai people open villages to tourists to increase income

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2026-08-13 10:49:53

Maasai villagers perform traditional dance at a village around the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya, on Aug. 12, 2026.

The Maasai, one of the major tribes in Kenya, are still living a nomadic lifestyle. As local tourism develops, Maasai people have opened their villages to tourists to increase their income. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Maasai villagers perform traditional dance at a village around the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya, on Aug. 12, 2026.

The Maasai, one of the major tribes in Kenya, are still living a nomadic lifestyle. As local tourism develops, Maasai people have opened their villages to tourists to increase their income. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Maasai villagers perform traditional dance at a village around the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya, on Aug. 12, 2026.

The Maasai, one of the major tribes in Kenya, are still living a nomadic lifestyle. As local tourism develops, Maasai people have opened their villages to tourists to increase their income. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

A Maasai villager herds livestock at a village around the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya, on Aug. 12, 2026.

The Maasai, one of the major tribes in Kenya, are still living a nomadic lifestyle. As local tourism develops, Maasai people have opened their villages to tourists to increase their income. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Maasai villagers demonstrate fire-making by friction at a village around the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya, on Aug. 12, 2026.

The Maasai, one of the major tribes in Kenya, are still living a nomadic lifestyle. As local tourism develops, Maasai people have opened their villages to tourists to increase their income. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Maasai villagers sell goods at a village around the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya, on Aug. 12, 2026.

The Maasai, one of the major tribes in Kenya, are still living a nomadic lifestyle. As local tourism develops, Maasai people have opened their villages to tourists to increase their income. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Maasai villagers perform traditional dance at a village around the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya, on Aug. 12, 2026.

The Maasai, one of the major tribes in Kenya, are still living a nomadic lifestyle. As local tourism develops, Maasai people have opened their villages to tourists to increase their income. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Maasai villagers are pictured at a village around the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya, on Aug. 12, 2026.

The Maasai, one of the major tribes in Kenya, are still living a nomadic lifestyle. As local tourism develops, Maasai people have opened their villages to tourists to increase their income. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

A Maasai villager is pictured at a village around the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya, on Aug. 12, 2026.

The Maasai, one of the major tribes in Kenya, are still living a nomadic lifestyle. As local tourism develops, Maasai people have opened their villages to tourists to increase their income. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)

Maasai villagers herd livestock at a village around the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Narok, Kenya, on Aug. 12, 2026.

The Maasai, one of the major tribes in Kenya, are still living a nomadic lifestyle. As local tourism develops, Maasai people have opened their villages to tourists to increase their income. (Xinhua/Liu Qiong)