Skip to main content

Simba Pride Safaris

Hadzabe dawn hunt

Culture · Lake Eyasi

walk with huntersHadzabe dawn hunt

Bow and arrow, honey from the baobabs, a way of life older than farming.

  • Half daytakes
  • All yearbest
  • $70from, per person
  • Max 6group
01

How it goes

  1. 05:30Meet the huntersAt their camp near Lake Eyasi, bows already strung.
  2. 06:00 to 09:00The huntFollowing at a distance: birds, hyrax, honey from a baobab, roots dug on the way.
  3. 09:30Back at campCooking what was caught over a fire, arrows made, questions answered.
  4. 11:00Datoga blacksmithsA stop at a Datoga homestead where scrap metal becomes arrowheads.
02

Why we rate it

  • One of the last hunter-gatherer peoples on earth.
  • A morning that reorders your sense of time.
  • Fees negotiated with the community, paid directly.
Effort
Minimum age10+
Where it worksManyaraNgorongoro
03

What to bring

  • Closed shoes
  • Long trousers
  • Water
  • Respect for what you see
04

Questions

Is this exploitation?

We work with a community organisation that sets the fees and the visiting days. The Hadzabe decide when they host.

Do we hunt?

No. You follow and watch.

add it toyour trip

Tell us your dates and we will fit this into your trip on the right day, in the right place, with everything around it arranged.

Plan with thisAll experiences
Loading itinerary…
Saved Trips