LAKE EYASI AND HADZABE TRIBE

This lake is located in the south-eastern highlands of Ngorongoro and the surrounding region is thehome of the Hadzabe bushmen.
The water in the lake is heavily dependent on the season of the year and the rain.
When it is especially dry, the water levels are extremely low, allowing the tribe to walk across Lake Eyasi. However, in the particular wet years of El Nino, the water will flood from the lake onto the surrounding banks, makes Lake Eyasi a major attraction for hippopotamuses and the flamingos during their seasonal migration.
Lake Eyasi usually remains less than one meter in depth.

The Hadzabe, an interesting ethnic group and the last survivors of a civilization that knows nothing of agriculture, livestock, pottery, and metals. They live by hunting with bows and arrows, and gathering wild berries and fruits. Their way of life has remained unchanged over the millennia and they live in small wandering groups of about twenty individuals.
Other local tribes include the Datogas, here it is possible to visit a village and a blacksmith’s shop that still uses ancient techniques to produce everyday objects, jewellery, and arrowheads for the neighbouring Hadzabe, who provide animal skins and wild honey in return.

Activities: Visit bushmen tribes Hadzabe, follow the bushmen hunters, walk on the lake bank, visit village.