There’s more in Tanzania than spectacular scenery and amazing wildlife. Our country is home to more than 120 fascinating tribes, making us one of the richest in cultural diversity in Africa. If you are interested in learning more about these tribes and cultures it’s possible to spend part of your safari visiting and learning while interacting with Tanzanians/locals. Some of the people to visit on the northern circuit includes Masai, Datoga, Hadzabe found in Lake Eyasi as it is one of several lakes on the floor of the Great Rift Valley. The area has these people who depends on nature for their survival, the Bushman (also known as the Wahadzabe tribe) still maintain their traditional hunter-gatherer way of life. A visit to the village will be led by a local guide who will describe their lifestyle. The Bushman will make fire from sticks and will show you their very few belongings. They will take you on a simulated hunt in the area with their bows and arrows, and visitors can try a little target practice. The visit concludes with a traditional singing and dancing. Men and women socialize in very separate groups. Small children and babies stay with the women and boys of 7 and older group with the men. The Bushman are monogamous. The dowry to get married to a woman is 2 big baboons and many liters of honey. Men wear shorts and animal hides. Women wear colorful cloths wrapped around them. Jewelry is made from beads, porcupine quills, fur and skin.