Village Museum
Village Museum
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Traditional dance, farming methods and homesteads are on display at this open-air living museum.
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Senga
Dubai, United Arab Emirates35 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
Makumbusho village museum. Mikocheni. Visited the place on 30th April 2024 for lunch and 1st May. . Nice place little going on really. On 30th i visited the place for lunch after hearing about it from my tour guide. It's a easy to.get to area so it was a quick Uber ride from my hotel.
The locals( mostly women of age) at the small curio market are really nice the only downside is there is no variety of curious they all sell the same things.
The restaurant located at the place is quite big and seemed popular with residents as well. In my first visit for lunch all was well and good however they have a very limited menu mostly chicken. Goat or cow meat with local ugali etc. service was normal nothing fancy however the bill comes with the total cost shown only which I found to be a bit questionable however all went well
In the second visit for dinner I really had an unpleasant experience from the foodi had( roast fish) wasn't fresh at all. And was semi cold. The waiter was in a hurry really for nothing never gave me a chance to settle down first then order but I really didn't mind. Now the interesting part was the bill again. First the waiter told me it was a total of 40000tzsh which was ok with me until a native lady whominthink overheard the conversation intervened and said that wasn't the correct amount since we basically had the same meal and she was being charged way less 27000 tzsh. Only for the waiter to say he mistaked my order . ??????.
All in all I wouldn't really recommend the place as there is really nothing special about it. Limited menu. Untrust worthy staff .
The locals( mostly women of age) at the small curio market are really nice the only downside is there is no variety of curious they all sell the same things.
The restaurant located at the place is quite big and seemed popular with residents as well. In my first visit for lunch all was well and good however they have a very limited menu mostly chicken. Goat or cow meat with local ugali etc. service was normal nothing fancy however the bill comes with the total cost shown only which I found to be a bit questionable however all went well
In the second visit for dinner I really had an unpleasant experience from the foodi had( roast fish) wasn't fresh at all. And was semi cold. The waiter was in a hurry really for nothing never gave me a chance to settle down first then order but I really didn't mind. Now the interesting part was the bill again. First the waiter told me it was a total of 40000tzsh which was ok with me until a native lady whominthink overheard the conversation intervened and said that wasn't the correct amount since we basically had the same meal and she was being charged way less 27000 tzsh. Only for the waiter to say he mistaked my order . ??????.
All in all I wouldn't really recommend the place as there is really nothing special about it. Limited menu. Untrust worthy staff .
Written May 3, 2024
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Haytham Abu Firas
Qatar20,603 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
In this place you are going to know about many tribes in Tanzania, the way they live, where to keep their food, houses and huts in different shapes. It ends with watching a traditional dance and asking visitors to participate with them. Great experience.
Written March 5, 2023
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Weronika S
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Aug 2023 • Couples
Very interesting place to visit during stay in Dar es Salaam. All houses are made in detailed way, it's possible to enter each and see how people live in. It's possible to see also traditional african dances - really worth seeing!
Written September 16, 2023
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d28t
Bridgetown, Barbados20 contributions
Dec 2021
We are going again. I have an 11 year old and a 16 year old who hate going to museums...well this place had them transfixed. They enjoyed thoroughly and were engaged the whole time. We didn't get a chance to try the lunch (because we took so long going around the museum) and look at the store so we are going back . Great place, very interesting and informative. The traditional dancing was amazing. Excellent value for money
Written December 22, 2021
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Sana H
Toronto, Canada167 contributions
Jan 2021
We're visiting from Canada! Wow-what an extraordinary experience my husband and I had at the Village museum! We paid extra for the tour guide which was very beneficial. Our tour guide shared an immense history knowledge on the Tanzanian culture. It's a cute village setup they have, you get to see how the local Tanzanian's used to live before the civilization. We paid extra for the local dance by the awesome group, which was pretty cool! They did an epic job with the setup of the village.
Written January 26, 2021
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Alex G
Minsk, Belarus3 contributions
Jan 2020 • Solo
Good place to spend several hours during lay over in Dar. It is hard to make pretty photo there, but the place has a good feel to it and is not expensive. Recommend to pay for Makendy tribal dance. Guide would be also a plus, thought all huts are have good information boards to them
Written January 24, 2020
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pascal m
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May 2022 • Friends
one of the best places to learn about the culture of multiple ethnic groups in Tanzania. While here you will spot various huts from different tribes . In each one there are different crafts that prepared by the tribes and that symbolises them . You will learn a lot about the chagga , haya , kwere and others. It is best done with a local guide !!
Written July 21, 2022
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Gabriel Dave
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania187 contributions
Mar 2019 • Friends
This place is so good in deed, we been there yesterday with my friends. I find it so well and good when the old houses for different tribes are found there and all the traditional materials used in each. This place is not to be told, you need to visit the area. And there some traditional dances show, they sang and danced very well, we were so impressed. It's so beautiful here.
Written March 5, 2019
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Shaanicky S
Arusha, Tanzania49 contributions
Dec 2018 • Solo
Makumbusho is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Dar Es Salaam
this place offers a lot about Tanzania Culture and tradition, visiting this place gives an opportunity to know a lot about the culture and customs of Tanzania tribes
this place offers a lot about Tanzania Culture and tradition, visiting this place gives an opportunity to know a lot about the culture and customs of Tanzania tribes
Written June 3, 2019
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Leia
Texas Gulf Coast, TX91 contributions
Jul 2018
We absolutely loved this museum! It was extremely cool to be able to walk through the different houses that were available to look at. I was fascinated not only by the architecture but by the tools and the stories of the different people that used those houses. My only complaint would be that the houses didn't have a light inside which made it difficult to see some of the rooms and reads signage. But I would still recommend a visit here.
Written July 17, 2018
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Written December 29, 2018
Hi, what is the name of the village? which day is it the best to visit the village?
Written May 24, 2017
the name is "village museum" by itself. its an open air museum that features dwellings that show traditional life of tanzanians, the skills n dances... Non-rainy weekdays are best to visit. Enjoy!
Written May 25, 2017
These are the rates from about 3 years ago (2013). I was there in January 2016 and they were give or take around the same price.
Entrance Fee: Adult 6,500/-, Child 1,300/- (foreign), Adult 1,500/- Child 500/- (Tanzanian national or resident)
Guide (up to 15 people): 19,500/- (Foreigners), 5,000/- (Tanzanian nationals or residents)
Traditional Dances: Adult 2,000/-, Child 1,000/-
Written March 25, 2016
1. What services offered at the village museum?
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3. What are better ways to improve museum services and enhance public visitation?
Written May 13, 2015
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