Lake Eyasi

Lake Eyasi offers diverse activities like birding, cultural experiences, and hiking. Hikes usually take you along the lake’s shores and may include visiting ancient rock art.
On top of that, you can also go out and wander through local villages and personally meet the famous Hadza and Datoga tribes members.

First, it’s best to understand that Lake Eyasi is a year-round destination. However, June to October is ideal if you want to visit the park with little to no rain.
This is because it is Lake Eyasi’s dry season. During this time, it’s much easier to spot animals since they gather around water sources to quench their thirst.

Lake Eyas was estimated to be around 65 million years old, just after the dinosaurs went extinct.

Lake Eyasi is located approximately 75 kilometers southwest of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and around 100 kilometers south of Serengeti. This area is well-known as the Serengeti Plateau.

The Hadza tribe, who call themselves the Hadzabe, is Tanzania’s culture of nomadic hunter-gatherers that are said to be 10,000 years old.
They have been isolated through their incredibly steadfast tradition, which only changed slightly in 10,000 years.
Read More: Tanzania’s last hunter-gatherers: The Hadzabe tribe of Lake Eyasi

Like most indigenous tribes, the Hadza live very short lives, with 32.5 years of life expectancy. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that most will automatically live short lives.

Hadzane is the unique language that the Hadza people speak. This involves popping, clicking, and other familiar sounds.

Visiting Lake Eyasi is worth considering if you are highly interested in cultural interaction with the Datoga and Hazabe tribes.