Tanzania Bushmen in Lake Eyasi

LAKE EYASI BUSH MEN (NORTHERNcaves and holes in which most of this people are live
CIRCUIT)TANZANIAin.
Tanzania is one of the unique Country in which hasWe also take our visitors to places where the
about more than 120 tribes where by each tribes hasHadzabe tribes get their water during the dry season.
its own unique culture and ways of living.Our guides will take you to the places where the
Among these tribes the Datoga and Hadzabe are stillvisitors can experience how to make fire and types
the tribes in which they refuses to give up their mostof trees which are suitable for that purpose.
indigenous ways of living. These tribes refuses toWe will also take our visitors to places where we can
give up their pure traditions up to now, they areshow them how to collect honey and teach them
proud of who they are. The Hadzabe are ones ofdifferent types of local medicine used by Hadzabe
the smallest tribe in Tanzania, they about 200 familiespeople to treat different diseases.
and the Datoga are about 4000 families in the wholeTanzanian With Datoga families.
of Tanzania.Our guides also speak the same languages, with this
These tribes are found in Northern Tanzania alongpeople, and so most of our visitors, enjoy to visit
lake Eyasi. Their are language resembles the clickthem.
language of other bush-men further south of theThis is due to the fact that they participate in their
Kalahari Desert. Their small population , was seriouslydaily activities as well.
threatened especially in 1974 when the GovernmentMost of this families are pastor lists and so for their
tried to build a settlement for them and move themfood are pretty much depend on their animals. They
from their original environment (Caves and themove from place to place to find good pasture for
bushes) Most of these people and their children havethey are animals. The elders and the small children
never seen a doctor or school. The bush providesoften stay at home while the middle age groups
everything they need including traditional educationmove with their animals from place to place.
and traditional healers.The Datoga also make a lot of their weapons, from
For their food the Datoga and Hadzabe depend onthem selves. e.g. the arrows, spears and knives. They
hunting on which they get honey and meat.. Alsodig holes for water and also hunt small animals for
because they live mostly in dry areas, the Datogatheir food. The visitors will also have opportunity to
and Hadzabe they get water from digging holes ofsee what this people used for keeping their food and
about two to five meters.fetching water.
What Tanzanian do with Hadzabe ?The visitors, get to attend ceremonials parties
We take tourist for the local hunting. Men from thisperformed by this people considering the fact that
tribes are the hunters So our visitors participate infrom January to July, is good season for weddings
hunting activities. This will take them about 4/5 hoursand circumcision.
for the whole day.Our guides also, will take you to places where you
Also the visitors get to see the way arrows poisoncan see the black smith in which you will see how to
are being made.make jury and melt iron using local methods.
Tanzanian experience guide will also take you to the