Bashay Rift Lodge
Optional - Hadzabes and Datogas
Hadzabe people were the first to be known in Tanzania. Out of a community of 1000 persons, only 300 to 400 have kept a traditional way of living. Gathered on the shores of Eyasi Lake, those keepers of the past live from hunting & picking. Refusing to grow any vegetable or raise any stock, Hadzabe people live from day to day, taking what Nature has to offer.
Without a Tanzanian guide, meeting the Hadzabes would be really hard. He will indeed be your interpret since these people speak their own language, “clic” language which none of us is familiar with.
Your day:
Early morning, departure from your lodge. Once in the village, you will be welcomed and offered to
share Hadzabes’ daily activities: hunting and picking. Hadzabes have no equal as regard hunting abilities, watching them is really amazing! Their main preys are small mammals (hares, rabbits, baboons) as well as birds or even small antelopes. This shared moment is also a way to exchange with the last representatives of the world as it was several thousand years ago. Without doubt: one of the highlight of your trip.
Back to the lodge for lunch.
Duration of the excursion (transfers included): approx. 5h
Optional - Mto Wa Mbu
Nestled at the foot of the Rift Valley, Mto Wa Mbu village –« mosquitoes’ river » in Swahili- benefits from a permanent natural water irrigation. Settled between Natron and Manyara lakes, it’s the nearby Ngorongoro area which provides Mto Wa Mbu constant water flows. Coupled with a rich volcanic
soil the area is a beautiful and fertile land. Over the years, lots of people have migrated to this
place to settle and take advantage of what the land can offer. No less than 120 tribes and ethnical
groups have then learned to live together, each of them bringing their own traditions and specialties.
Our day: welcome and greet of your guide before to walk towards various points of interest