• The Maasai tribe of East Africa are pastoralists and warriors. Self-sufficient and proud. The Maasai are now struggling to maintain their traditions. Their grazing lands are being parcelled off much of it is now protected by the National Park land. • The Himba are semi-nomadic pastoralists who live in Laokoland which is in the Northwest of Namibia, The Himba are a striking people to look at because they have maintained their traditional culture and dress.
• The women are
topless and cover their bodies with the paste made from fat and ochre. • The San Bushmen (Basarwa)of the Kalahari are more commonly known as the Bushmen. The San are traditionally hunter-gatherers and live in a small mobile family groups. The Samburu of Kenya live in Northern Kenya, in the beautiful Rift Valley region. The Samburu are staunch traditionalists and still lead a semi-nomadic lifestyle for most part.
• Visitors of the region can
enjoy staying at a community run eco-lodge or hop on the back of a camel led by a Samburu warrior. • Ethiopian Tribes living in the Omo River Region, South-western Ethiopia are Mursi, Hamer, Bodi, Ari, Bumi and Karo tribes. • Each tribes has its unique customs, language, rituals and ceremonies. • Hadzabe and Datoga tribes are from the Lake Eyasi, Tanzania region. • The cultural and trekking tours in the Lake Eyasi region is famous tourist spot.