Name: I Spend 5 Days With the Hadza Hunter-Gatherers | Superskilled with Eva zu Beck
Uploaded: 2025-11-17T16:50:07.000Z
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These are some of the last hunter gatherers on Earth.

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They don't buy their food in grocery stores in order to survive.

they forage every single day of their lives, just like our ancestors did thousands of years ago.

I'm traveling to a remote part of Tanzania to meet the Hadza, where they live out in the bush, far from cities, towns, and

What does it take to live like our ancestors, but in the 21st century?

At the end of my stay, I'll attempt to survive 24 hours eating the food and drinking the water that I find with my own hands.

Can I actually do this, or will I go hungry?

I'm Eva Zubeck, and I'm an adventure filmmaker and YouTuber.

My mission is to show you the powerful potential hardwired into the human DNA and help you unleash it for a healthier, happier, and

I'm in Arusha, Tanzania, not far from Africa's tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro.

Arusha is a bustling place with all the comforts and conveniences you'd find in any modern city.

But this is just a stop before we venture out somewhere that's quite the opposite.

We've been driving down east desert tracks for the last three or four hours.

I have a feeling, like we're pretty remote out here, and, you know, I'm a little bit nervous, and

I don't really know what to expect because we're about to meet some really, really special people.

They happen to be some of the last hunter gatherers left alive.

The Hadzabe, or Hadza, live in the Central Great Rift Valley of Tanzania in eastern Africa.

It's believed that they've lived here for tens of thousands of years, continuously longer than any other ethnic group in the region.

And they've kept their way of life for just as long.

I can see some huts in between the trees.

It felt like such a dream to finally be here.

My hat language skills were pretty limited, but

I made the most out of the only word I knew.

I don't think I made a very good first impression.

Free from the thorns, our crew continued to greet our hosts.

I was overwhelmed by the camp's special bar's beauty.

Just being here right now feels so surreal.

I've been wanting to come out here for such a long time, and

it's just such a special moment to arrive here at sunset, right underneath these baobab trees.

God, it really feels like we're very, very far out there.

This is unlike any other place I've ever been to.

There are no street names or house numbers, no power or running water.

But their villages are thriving communities.

So my guide and translator, Delali, introduced me to Adiya, who wanted to show me around.

So how do you choose the location for your camp?

Hadza camps usually consist of 20 to 30 people.

There are only around 1300 Hadza left in the world.

And an even smaller number, about 200 live this way without overly relying on any modern agricultural resources.

But they don't stay in one place for too long.

They move camp about every six to eight weeks as nearby resources start running out.

I spent the rest of the day hanging out with the whole community and getting to know each other.

But having spent my first full day out in the bush, I was starting to question the entire thing.

You know, I came here with a very specific mission, and

that mission is to learn how to find food, how to forage, how to hunt.

There's, like, nothing here that even looks edible at first glance anyway.

I mean, I feel like half of the things out here are actually actively trying to kill me.

So I'm starting to think that maybe this might not happen.

Today is a big day because today I'm heading out for a hunt with the Hadza.

My goal is, is to learn about their hunting techniques ahead of my big challenge.

Since they're hunter gatherers, the Hadza depend on wild game like kudu, monkeys, and

squirrels for a solid portion of their diet.

The big question is, will I be able to pick up these skills in one day?

They're so happy, their tails are wagging.

The Hadza men have a very unique, super skill.

They're amazing trackers, seeking out any and all evidence left behind to help them catch their supper without binoculars, gps, or any other tools but their sensors.

So we kept going looking for any clues that an animal is in the area right now.

It's a long process that might not end in success.

Many days the men come home empty handed.

Due to other communities encroaching on these lands, wild game is becoming harder and harder to find.

We've been walking for about half a mile, haven't found anything yet.

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