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1-Day Hadzabe Bushmen, Datoga People

A day with Tanzania’s last hunter-gatherers

  • 1day
  • Arushastarts
  • $262per person, 2 travelling
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Overview

The Day at Lake Eyasi tour is ideal for those who love cultural excursions. This tour gives you the chance to interact with the Hadzabe community for hunting and cultural exchange. These are hunters and gatherers for honey and insects in the bush. Lake Eyasi is a seasonal shallow endorheic salt lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley at the base of the Serengeti Plateau, just south of Serengeti National Park and immediately southwest of the Ngorongoro Crater highlands.

  • Lake Eyasi

Meals included

0 breakfasts1 lunches0 dinners

Route

Arusha → Arusha

How the day unfolds

Follow the route on the map as you read.

  1. Day 1: Arusha to Lake Eyasi (Datoga & Hadzabe) to Arusha

    Arusha → Lake Eyasi

    End of trip BLD

    1. Begin your journey early from Arusha to Lake Eyasi, a 2.5-3 hour drive.

    2. Arrive at Lake Eyasi, known for its cultural interactions with the Datoga and Hadzabe people.

    3. Visit Datoga Tribe; Explore the Datoga people’s traditional lifestyle. Watch blacksmiths at work and learn about their pastoral practices. Participate in discussions about their customs and social structure.

    4. Enjoy a packed lunch or a traditional meal prepared by the tribes.

    5. Visit Hadzabe Tribe; Meet the Hadzabe, one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes. Join them in a traditional hunting demonstration, where they use bows and arrows. Learn about their survival techniques, including gathering wild fruits, honey, and tubers.

    6. Cultural Interaction; Engage further with the tribes, experience their music and dance, and take photos.

    7. Return to Arusha; Leave Lake Eyasi and head back to Arusha.

Prices

In US dollars, per person. The more of you travel together, the less each person pays.

Travellers

—per person

—in total

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Start datesSolo2 people3 people4 people5 people6 people
Jan 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026$507$262$180$140$115$107
Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2027$507$262$180$140$115$107

What is included

Included

  • All transportation
  • All accommodation as specified in the plan
  • All meals (as specified in the plan)
  • Drinking water (all days)
  • Activities as per plan
  • Service of English-speaking driver guide
  • Park and activities fees
  • Taxes/VAT

Not included

  • International flights
  • Personal Items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa etc)
  • Tips (Tipping guidelines usd 10 pp per day)
  • Accommodation before start of the tour and at the end of the tour (can be arranged at extra cost)
  • Mandatory tourism insurance fee of USD 44 per person (payable upon checking in at the Airport)

Your safari vehicle

Photos of the FIF safari vehicles you will travel in, with your English-speaking driver guide.

Book this trip

Tell us your dates and how many are travelling. We confirm availability and send you an invoice with every detail.

Booking terms

50% deposit to confirm, balance at the start of the safari or by bank transfer a week before. Card or PayPal payments carry the handling fee (usually 5–8%).

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