 Go off the beaten track on a tribal tour and experience a lifestyle that is closer to nature on a tribal tour of India. India is home to many indigenous communities that even today retain their age-old customs and traditions and live lives that is closely related to their natural surroundings.
Tribal communities in Rajasthan and Gujarat such as the Lambadas are known for their colourful clothing, embroidered by hand and decorated with mirrors. They are also skilled silver smiths and wear intricate necklaces, ankets and bracelets of silver, made in their traditional tribal style.
North Eastern India has many diverse tribes. Each state is made up of a number of tribes, each with their own distinctive culture, language, handwoven dress and craft traditions.  Some of the prominent tribal communities include Nagas (who consist of many individual tribes), Khasis, Jaintias, Mizos, Boros, and Cacharis. The tribal people of the north east of India are known for their traditions of song and dance, their colourful handwoven clothing and their woven bamboo handicrafts.
Central India has many tribal communities including Santhals and the tribals of Bastar, who are known for their traditional dance where they wear bullhorns as accessories on their heads.
Southern India also has many tribal people, including the Todas of the Nilgiri hills, known for their pastoral way of life and their hand woven clothing.
Explore the unspoilt tribal cultures of the indigenous people of India on an Indian Tribal tour. |
