A bushwalk with Ju/’Hoansi-San guides adds a fascinating dimension to a safari in Namibia’s northern wilderness.
Ecotourism projects like bushwalks enable Southern Africa's San to protect nature, generate funds for the communities and keep their ancestral skills alive.On an African safari, it’s good to adjust your viewpoint from time to time. As your impressions shift, the experience deepens.
Prompted by a dignified elder, /Kaece, and his wife, //‡Oro, the lesson unfolds. It starts, swiftly and simply, with friction. “Speed and steadiness is important, and strong hands,” says /Kaece via Tsamkgao !I/ae, my Ju/’Hoan interpreter. With hands smarting from the effort, I rise to my feet, feeling slightly giddy. A shimmer of heat haze blurs the horizon. We press on, /Kaece and his extended family leading me along sandy paths trodden by many generations of antelopes. Pausing every so often at a low tree or shrub, they show me which leaves can be chewed or crushed and used as a stomach medicine, antiseptic or stimulant.
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