Overall Overview

Lake Eyasi is really worth seeing. Local eco-lodge Ziwani offers chances for birding, hiking, and interesting cultural encounters!

Local Location

About 75 miles south-west of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and 100 miles south of the Serengeti National Park lies the lake. We call this place the Serengeti Plateau. Eyasi rests on the floor of the magnificent Great Rift Valley.

History

Lake Eyasi’s estimated 65 million year age marks right after dinosaur extinction. The feature developed from a fracture on the valley floor opening. Hunter-gatherers sometimes known as the Hadza or Hadzabe have lived at the lake’s edge for more than 50,000 years. The Datooga are pastoralist people living in the southeast, more especially in the swampy Yeda Valley.

Lake Eyasi boasts an amazing range of birdlife. Highlights of the area include flamingos, great white pelican, grey-headed gull, yellow-billed stork, pied avocet, and African spoonbill. Lungfish and catfish comprise the two primary fish species found in the lake.

Activities and activities to do

Ziwani, our suggested lodge, provides cultural experiences, hiking, and birdwatching. If you enjoy feathery friends, be sure to pack binoculars! Hikes can involve viewing historic rock art and carry you along the lake’s coast. You can also stroll around nearby towns and run across Hadza and Datooga tribal members. The former are expert hunter-gatherers; their count presently is just one thousand. The ladies search for berries and fruit while the men hunt both big and small animals with bows-and- arrows. Also excellent silversmiths, the Datooga create hunting tools for the Hadzabe in return for food and skins. Spending any time with these folks is an amazing experience!

Times of year for Lake Eyasi trip

If you want the easiest wildlife viewing, Tanzania gets little to none rainfall between the months of June through October. Local species are especially evident as Lake Eyasi dries out since they gather around the limited water supply.

Excellent travel advice

As said, Ziwani Lodge is our recommended top property in the neighbourhood. Here, at least two nights can mix nicely with a safari in the Serengeti and/or the Ngorongoro Crater. Please get in touch with a staff member for further details about seeing Lake Eyasi!