The Hadza: Last of the First


A visit to the last "hunter-gatherer" in Africa

The Hadza

The Hadza, or Hadzabe (plural), are an ethnic indigenous tribe in northern Tanzania, living around Lake Eyasi neighbouring the most famous East African national parks Serengeti and Ngorongoro. As descendants of Tanzania's aboriginal, they have most probably occupied their current territory for thousands of years, where they still live as hunter-gatherers with and as part of nature. For this reason, since the second half of the 20th century, they have increasingly attracted scientists' interest, who see in them a model ethnicity for questions of human development and early human research.

There have been many attempts by successive colonial administrations, the independent Tanzanian government, and foreign missionaries to settle the Hadza by introducing farming and Christianity. These efforts have largely failed, and many Hadza still pursues virtually the same way of life as their ancestors. Some Hadza family's welcome tourists and like to show how they live and hunt.

See  Wikipedia article for detailed information.

 

Early morning hunting with the Hadzabe people from 6 am to 11 am.

Get back to the lodge for lunch, followed by a siesta in the lodge until 4 pm.

Visit the local people village to explore their lifestyle, followed by a walk through the farms to learn about their farming and irrigation systems. When visiting the closeby village forest, you find monkeys, baboons and a variety of birds.

Sunset Drive to Lake Eyasi to see the flamingos.

Dinner and Overnight including campfire at the Lake Eyasi Lodge.

Day 1

Early morning breakfast at 5.30 am

Drive to the Hadzabe at 6 am for gathering varieties of wild fruits, baobab fruits and yams. Maybe you will also have the chance to participate in building a Hadzabe hut.

Get back to the camp /lodge for lunch at 11 am, then rest until 4 pm.

Drive to see the blacksmiths of the pastoralist Datoga tribe and learn how to melt scrapers of copper, brass and aluminium and turn it into bracelets, necklaces, arrowheads, etc.

We meet a Datoga family to explore their "boma" lifestyle, the making of flour by grinding stones, milking cows and their cultural dressing and dancing.

Dinner and Overnight including Camp Fire at the Lake Eyasi Lodge

Day 2

Price per Person:

 

USD 490

Package Include:

  • Overnight in a double room at Lake Eyasi Lodge
  • Full board
  • Park entrance fees
  • English speaking driver guide
  • Drinking water

Excludes:

  • Tips and all not mentioned above

This Safari can easily be combined with the Safari “Round-trip off the beaten track”.

Images


Archerbow
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Grinding
Ancestors