Lake Eyasi
Morning hunting with the Hadzabe, one of Africa's last hunter-gatherer peoples.
What makes it special
Lake Eyasi lies south of the Ngorongoro highlands. Here you can join the Hadzabe on an early-morning hunt, learn how they make fire and arrows, and visit Datoga blacksmiths who forge jewellery and arrowheads from scrap metal. It is a meaningful cultural stop between safari parks.
- Sunrise hunt with the Hadzabe
- Fire-making and bow skills
- Datoga blacksmiths and grinding
- Quiet lakeside lodges
- Easy to add between Ngorongoro and Serengeti
- Location
- South-west of Ngorongoro
- Best time
- All year
- Known for
- Hadzabe hunters, Datoga blacksmiths, onion farms
- Time needed
- 1 night
Our itineraries with Lake Eyasi
Classic Safari8 Days Best of Tanzania Safari
Five parks plus a morning with the Hadzabe bushmen at Lake Eyasi – wildlife and culture in one well-paced week.
Adventure Safari10 Days Taste of Northern Tanzania
Lake Natron's flamingos and Ol Doinyo Lengai, the northern Serengeti migration, the crater, the Hadzabe and a coffee farm.
Adventure SafariMateruni Wonder
A ten-day route that blends Materuni Waterfalls, safari parks and a Hadzabe visit at Lake Eyasi.
Plan your safari to Lake Eyasi.
Tell us your dates and we will suggest the best route and lodges.
- Share dates, travellers and the feeling you want the journey to hold.
- We shape an itinerary with routing logic, lodge fit and a calmer sense of luxury.
- You receive a clear proposal with prices per person, inclusions and lodge options.
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