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Bushmen Tribe Tour (NAMIBIA)
Do you remember the movie series “The Gods Must Be Crazy”? That’s actually the first time you were probably introduced to the Bushmen.Bushmen are as hospitable and ‘cute’ as portrayed in the movie. These smiling group of people with the most interesting way of talking, are trying to hold on to their traditions and way of living for centuries. But you will be sorry to hear that their numbers are decreasing.
The dessert is their world. The Bushmen are the oldest inhabitants of southern Africa, where they have lived for at least 20,000 years.
Their home is in the vast expanse of the Kalahari desert. There are many different Bushman peoples - they have no collective name for themselves, and the terms 'Bushman', 'San', 'Basarwa' (in Botswana) and so on are used variously. Most of those which are widely understood are imposed by outsiders and have some pejorative sense; many now use and accept the term Bushmen. They speak a variety of languages, all of which incorporate 'click' sounds.
The Bushmen are hunter-gatherers, who for thousands of years supported themselves in the desert through these skills. They hunt - mainly various kinds of antelope - but their daily diet has always consisted more of the fruits, nuts and roots which they seek out in the desert. They make their own temporary homes from wood that they gather. Many Bushmen who have been forced off their lands now live in settlements in areas that are unsuitable for hunting and gathering - they support themselves by growing some food, or by working on ranches.
You should definitely meet a bushmen, hear them talk, see them run while hunting, and buy their hand made adornments.