Experience the Swahili Culture: Around two thousand years ago, cultural safaris in Tanzania led to intermarriages, intellectual exchanges, and trade with foreigners (Arabs, Greeks, Persians, Romans, and Chinese). The Indian Ocean’s islands and coastal settlements, which extend all the way to Kenya, are where the Swahili culture first emerged. The civilization eventually migrated deep into East Africa. The Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and Chinese have had an influence on Swahili culture and food. From being a language of commerce, Kiswahili has developed into the common tongue of Tanzania. Visit Zanzibar island if you want to learn about real Swahili culture.

You can see right once how the native Bantu population and the Europeans who came to the coast intermarried here. The lighter skin, business-minded nature, and Swahili mother tongue are the defining characteristics of the original Swahili-speaking population.