Hadzabe Cultural Tour

Hadzabe Cultural Tour

The Hadza people, or Hadzabe'e, are an ethnic group in central Tanzania living around Lake Eyasi in the central Rift Valley and neighboring Serengeti Plateau. The Hadza number just under 1000. Some 300 - 400 Hadza live as hunter-gatherers, much as they have for thousands or even tens of thousands of years; they are the last functioning hunter-gatherers in Africa. The Hadza are not closely related to any other people. While traditionally considered an East African branch of the Khoisan peoples, primarily because their language has clicks, modern genetic research suggests that they may be more closely related to the Pygmies.

Activities to do at Lake Eyasi

• Visit Hadzabe community to explore their local ways of life.
• Discover plant species used by the Hadzabe for making poison arrows
• Identify indigenous roots, tubers, fruits, herbs, leaves, and wild seeds that are used as food and medicine by the Hadzabe community.
• Participate in hunting, collecting fruits, and wild honey gathering
• Practice the local skills of using a bow and arrow during hunting activities
• Experience a bushmen trekking adventure and visit bushmen cave paintings