Learn from the Bushmen

Leave the modern world behind and join one of the world’s oldest cultures in their traditional and self-reliant lifestyle. The Bushmen of the Kalahari, also known as San or Basarwa, are among the oldest human cultures. Documented in rock paintings all over Southern Africa, these tribes have a history that reaches back over 100 000 years.

San Bushman by Ian Beatty

The San Bushmen are hunter-gatherers that once roamed large parts of Southern Africa. Pastoral tribes and white farmers have displaced the San to the arid planes of the Kalahari. Despite the challenges of a changing environment the San continue to live by their humble and traditional means. While the men hunt with poisoned arrows the women gather roots and tubers. Witnessing their age-old knowledge and practises is an experience that is humbling and challenges the principles of our modern lifestyle.

Walking with the Bushmen

A tour into the Kalahari will give you the chance to learn the skills of these fascinating people. Learn about the plants and the environment of the Kalahari Desert. Join a traditional hunt, gather and prepare desert foods and join in with traditional dancing and music. The San have little to hide from their visitors and a few lucky travellers might even see traditional healers in action, an experience that truly challenges your understanding.
Reconnect with the very root of human kind. The ancient knowledge and inspiringly simple lifestyle of the San Bushmen will make you reconsider your life and maybe even change it. Are you ready for this experience?