Meet the Hadzabe Community
The Hadzabe people are a unique ethnic group living in the area around Lake Eyasi, Central Tanzania. They are hunter-gatherer people and have been maintaining a quite isolated, primitive lifestyle for more than 10,000 years. They live entirely dependent on the forest, exactly as their ancestors did, and do not engage in any form of agriculture or animal husbandry.
The majority of Hadza still live in traditional houses made of branches and straw, similar to many other rural communities in Tanzania. Many Hadza houses are made up of two units connected together, one for sleeping and the other for cooking and socializing. The gathering of wild fruits and tubers as well as the hunting of antelope, baboons, wild birds, etc., are their main daily job to keep them living. Hadza people have almost no contact with the modern world; they communicate with each other in their own language and refuse to live a civilized way of life as normal people.
If you choose to go to Lake Eyasi and see the Hadzabe, you will have the chance to join in their daily activities and enjoy the beauty of the savanna scrubland. Staying there, you may occur to see some wildlife animals such as antelope, baboons, hyenas, etc., and a few of the amazing sights include rivers, rocky outposts, acacia and baobab trees. Visitors should find a tour guide to lead and accompany you for safety.
