4 Days Hadzabe and Datoga Cultural Experience

Safari Higlights:

  • Lake Eyasi
  • Cultural Tour
  • 4×4 Pop-up Roof Safari Land Cruiser
  • Private Tour Guide
  • Datoga and Hadzabe Tribes

Safari Overview:

HADZABE
In the morning you will join the Hadzabe and interact with them, and learn so many stuff like how to make fire by using two dry sticks, the way which has been used for thousands of years back in human history. The Bushmen will teach them how to use their bow and arrows, collecting some tubers, roots, and fruits with the women or join the men on hunting.

Hunting is done in the morning; clients will follow the hunters behind and see how the hunting is done. The honey gathering is part of it, but depending on the season as the honey gathering is done in the rainy season. Join on Hadzabe tribal dance

 

DATOGA
Once you are done with the Hadzabe Bushmen, you will now join the other tribe called Datoga, which resembles the Maasai in culture. These people are also a blacksmith, as they make weapons such as arrowheads and knives which they trade with the Bushmen.

Tourists can see how they make all those stuff (arrowheads, spears, knives, bracelets, etc), also how they grind maize with stones, how they melt brass, copper, or aluminum.

Itinerary Description

Day 1

Nature Guides Safaris representative will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Meal plan: Dinner and breakfast

Day 2

After early breakfast in the lodge, with your packed picnic lunch boxes depart for Lake Eyasi safari to meet up the elusive Hadzabe tribe, where you will learn more about their fascinating culture.

After Picnic lunch you will then start heading for Datoga village tour for about one to two hours and get back to the camp for dinner and overnight

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 3

Start off early with tour guide from Nature Guides Safaris accompanied with the bushman guide to meet a group of resident Hadzabe people. Enjoy the Hadzabe Tour walking into the bush with the only hunter-gatherers remaining in the East African region. The Hadzabe speak a click-based language and move their encampments with the seasonal movements of the wildlife.

The bushman guide is a member of the group and teaches you more about how they hunt, track wildlife, make fire, and even take honey from bee’s nests before introducing you to his people and explaining a little more about the customs and their way of life.
In the afternoon you will be transferred to the Maasai market where you will have the opportunity to get the spectacular photos and souvenirs of your choice.

Hundred of Maasai gather each Thursday afternoon at the bustling Maasai market, where visitors have the chance to see their crafts and taste their food, including the famous Maasai BBQ. A larger, village-wide market occurs on the 22nd of each month.
In the late afternoon, you will drive back to Arusha for the dinner and overnight.

Meal Plan: Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 4

Take your time to discover the beauty of Arusha city from Clock tower (the half way between Cairo Egypt to Johannesburg South Africa) and take walking to Maasai Market, proceed to Arusha Declaration monument and museum, central market to learn different African spices, vegetable and fruits, visit Arusha City bus terminal, then later drive to Cultural Heritage Centre for shopping and visit Snake park in Meserani and Maasai boma at the same place (option to visit snake park) after enjoying different kinds of snake, birds, crocodiles, tortoise etc drive back to Arusha then Kilimanjaro International Airport for your international flight back home.

Meal Plan: Breakfast and lunch

Includes

  • All meals and accommodations during the entire safari
  • A very high-quality safari land cruiser with pop up roof
  • Highly experienced safari guide
  • Unlimited mineral water during the entire safari
  • All park fees for all the national parks
  • All government taxes

Excludes

  • International flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Visas
  • Local foods
  • Alcohol and beverages
  • Tips and gratitude
  • Items of personal nature
  • Things not mentioned in the itinerary

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