Bomas of Kenya Tour
You are picked up for a tour of the Bomas of Kenya where different aspects of Kenyan culture are displayed including living styles, crafts, music and dancing.
The word Bomas was derived from “Boma” a Swahili word for enclosed homestead and there are now many different “Bomas”, each one representing one of Kenya’s display of traditional dances, music and folklore song in splendid area. It features virtually all of the 42 tribes in the country and offers a display of traditional dances, music and folklore song in splendid area.
It is situated about 30-minute drive from the Nairobi City Center, and about 1 km past main entrance of the game-filled Nairobi National Park, Bomas of Kenya lets you see the wonderful diversity of cultures that make up this fascinating country.
It has numerous homesteads reflecting Kenya Cocktail of cultures which has been faithfully recreated for visitors to see traditional village life. The greatest excitement in the is a visit to the display of traditional dances, music and folklore song in splendid area.
It was established by the government in 1971 as a subsidiary company of Kenya Tourist Development Corporation as a tourist attraction. It also wanted to preserve, maintain and promote rich and diverse cultural values of various tribal groups of Kenya.
Some of the dances to experience include the Masai Eunoto dance, the Kikuyu circumcision dance, Coastal Sengenya, Swahili Taarab, Nubi Dholuka and the spectacular Chuka drummers among others.