Tour

The wood culture tour is a distinct activity to collect precious records of wood use and culture of various ethnic groups and countries around the world from a cultural perspective, and to disseminate information and findings of insightful journeys through words, images, and videos.
The wood culture tour, incorporated into this year's WWD celebration in Tanzania, will focus on profound knowledge and cultural experience about the natural beauty of forests and various ethnic tribes. Activities being arranged include:

  1. A visit or trekking at the Mount Kilimanjaro to observe the tropical flora, natural plantation of various trees, tribal art and particular wood use. Event participants are invited to join this route of tour to enjoy and learn about nature and people from a cultural perspective.
  2. Cultural activities such as appreciation of the Makonde woodcarving at Mto wa Mbu tribes and the peoples' daily use of fire wood, explorations to the history and the folklore related to wooden objects, and visits to talented artists/woodworkers/groups associated with the art/wood industry.

International Wood Culture Society collaborates with local experts and organizations to arrange the overarching wood culture tour to present the history, tradition, and culture of Tanzania enriched by wood and nature. Any suggestions regarding wood culture tour in Tanzania are welcomed.

Wood Culture Tour Program

Date Sites Fees  Accommodation
Mar.22 (Fri)
  • Visit Dar Es Salaam Regional Vocational Training Center - Carpentry & Joinery Program.
  • Ebony Wood Carving Market in Dar es Salaam.
Invited participants are free of charge, for others, please contact our staff. TBC 
Mar.23 (Sat)
  • Day trip to Zanzibar Island by ferry to see Wooden-door and other historical site.
Mar.24 (Sun) Departure for those who do not join other self-funding trips.

Photos

 
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
A busy preparation of materials for work.
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Woodcarving demonstration in the Dar es Salaam Regional Vocational Training and Services Centre(DSMRVTSC).
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
A look at how they are enjoying brainstorming with each other.
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Different tools are used for processing the wood.
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
One of the local students demonstrates the technique of making a simple woodcraft
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA)
Woodcarver Market
Woodcarver Market
Woodcarver shows his African woodcrafts to visitors.
Woodcarver Market
Indoor view of local woodcraft workshop
Woodcarver Market
Traditional African masks, mostly are still made of Ebony.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Christ Church in Stone Town, Zanzibar, and it was built to celebrate the end of slavery.
Zanzibar
The dhows sail around Zanzibar coastline.
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Antique Indian style wooden door in Zanzibar
Zanzibar
Ngorogoro Conservation Area
Wild life in Ngorongoro crater
Ngorogoro Conservation Area
Datoga tribe near Lake Eyasi
Ngorogoro Conservation Area
The Hadzabe man hunts with their handmade wooden bow and arrow.
Ngorogoro Conservation Area
Flocks of flamingos resting in NCA
Ngorogoro Conservation Area
A Maasai man walking in NCA
Mount. Kilimanjaro
Mount. Kilimanjaro
Mount. Kilimanjaro
Mount. Kilimanjaro
The photo shows the view of the landscape on the way down Mount Kilimanjaro near Moshi, Tanzania on March 13, 2013
Mount. Kilimanjaro
Three antelopes are seen March 14 at the Manyara national Park, Tanzania
Mount. Kilimanjaro
Mount. Kilimanjaro
Wood carvers pose for photo March 22, 2013 in a workshop at Bagamoyo, the source of products for the famous woodcarvers' market in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Moshi, Mount. Kilimanjaro
A staff member of a sawmill near Moshi, Tanzania makes furniture out of wood from local man-made forest on March 12, 2013.
Moshi, Mount. Kilimanjaro
A cup of banana beer in Moshi, a town at the bottom of the great Mount Kilimanjaro. The popular drink is made with locally-grown ingredients and brewed in wooden barrels.
Moshi, Mount. Kilimanjaro
Moshi, Mount. Kilimanjaro
This photo taken on March 9, 2013 shows a broken wooden barrel used for brewing banana beer in Moshi, a town at the bottom of the great Mount Kilimanjaro.
Moshi, Mount. Kilimanjaro
Students listen with full attention to the lecturer at class in the Forest Industries Training Institute in Moshi, Tanzania on March 11, 2013.
Moshi, Mount Kilimanjaro
A beekeeper poses for photo with modified wooden beekeeping boxes in Rau Forest, Moshi March 11, 2013.
Moshi, Mount. Kilimanjaro
Mtwara, Makonde Plateau
Agriculture is the main economic activity of the Makande who live in the rural villages
Mtwara, Makonde Plateau
Mtwara, Makonde Plateau
The hut is built by a family of the Makonde, the renowned woodcarving tribe in Tanzania
Mtwara, Makonde Plateau
The woman cuts the grass outside the dwelling to make the crops grow better
Mtwara, Makonde Plateau
Usambara Mountains
Mr. Shekivuli is introducing us the biodiversity in Usambara
Usambara Mountains
A scene in Usambara
Usambara Mountains
On the way to Usambara
Usambara Mountains
Usambara is one of the most popular biodiversity hotspots in the world
Usambara Mountains
Acacia on the way
Morogoro, TTSA
Morogoro, TTSA
Seedlings are seen in the test lab at the Tanzania Tree Seed Agency, Morogoro March 26, 2013
Morogoro, TTSA
A worker plants seeds into small plastic seedling pots on March 26 in the Tanzania Tree Seed Agency in Morogoro, Tanzania
Morogoro, TTSA
Morogoro, TTSA
The photo shows samples of seeds of various species stored at Tanzania Tree Seed Agency, Morogoro March 26, 2013
Morogoro, TTSA
Tour, Makonde
Makonde women demonstrate how to pound cassava, common daily food in African villages.
Kimbunga
The sculpture is called “Kimbunga”, which visualize the devil in Makonde people’s mind.
Bagamoyo
Bagamoyo
Bagamoyo
Bagamoyo
Bagamoyo
Kilwa Kisiwani
Kilwa Kisiwani
Kilwa Kisiwani
Kilwa Kisiwani
Kilwa Kisiwani
Kilwa Kisiwani
Makonde, woodcraft
One of the most renowned woodcraft from Makonde: Family Tree.

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