Ngorongoro Conservation Area

The still primitive-living Hadzabe and Datoga tribes are depending on hunting and gathering or pastoralism for their living. They live in the area of Lake Eyasi. When you visit these tribes, you will see their way of living. You will go to the Hadzabe in the early morning to go hunting with them. They were the earliest known human residents of the area.They were not a warrior tribe but subsist as hunter-gatherers and hunt by means of bows and poisoned arrow.

They have a different look with outstanding high cheekbones, a slender build and light skin. They smoke bone or metal pipes and speak a click language much like their ancestors did. Interestingly, all of the above characteristics correspond with that of the San (also known as Bushmen) of Botswana, Namibia, Angola and South Africa, 5000 km to the South. The Datoga is a warrior pastoralist tribe, also known as the Barbaig or Mang’ati. They moved in about 300 years ago and today can be found in the area. They produce bracelets and necklaces of natural material, which you will see when you visit them.