Tourism in Kenya – the Maasai Mara

Objective: To be able to describe why tourists visit the Maasai Mara. To know the effects that tourism has had in the Maasai Mara.

All: will be able to describe where the Maasai live.

Most: will be able to describe traditions of the Maasai tribe.

Some: will be able to explain the impacts tourism has had on the Maasai Mara. Students will create solutions for negative impacts of tourism.

Who

What

Why How

When

Where

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR_yCxIxDDc

Who are the Maasai tribe?

Find the information

Around the room you will find information about the Massai tribe.

You need to answer the following questions.

Write your answers onto your piece of paper. You will need these answers later in the lesson.

Questions

1. What colour clothing do the Maasai usually wear?

2. What do the Maasai do for a living?

3. The Maasai lead a subsistence lifestyle. What does this mean?

What are the problems of relying on tourism in the Maasai Mara?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ZaN4zcjiI

Watch the clip. The Maasai tribe are dependant on income from tourism. What are the benefits and problems of this?

Maasai Mara tourism leaflet

Create a leaflet outlining why the Maasai Mara is a popular tourist destination.

Success Criteria

L4 Why do tourists visit

L5 Where is the Maasai Mara

L6 How has tourism impacted on the Maasai tribe and the wildlife

L7 What are the problems caused by tourism in the Maasai and how could the area be protected.

Review1. Where is the Maasai Mara?

2. How do the Maasai tribe use the area they live in?

3. How has tourism impacted on the Maasai and the wildlife in Kenya?

The Maasaii tribe wear red. To scare away any animals

The Maasai tribe have jumping competitions.

The highest jumper gets the girl.

The huts take seven months to build by the women of the village. They are built of branches, twigs, grass, and cow dung and urine formed into a plaster and applied to a branch frame.Amazingly, when the mixure dries in the sun it is as strong a cement and does NOT smell!

The Maasai are cattle herders. They also grow crops. The Maasai lead a subsistence lifestyle. This

means they only grow what they will use

themselves.

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJC5z2uOjjk