Ancient traditions, modern times.

Eagle Island Camp is positioned close to Xaxaba village. Fortunate visitors may be invited into a private home to experience aspects of its residents’ way of life. This is no tourist attraction, but a community of people who have adapted ancient traditions to modern times. Former hunter-gatherers who do not grow crops, many of the men now work as drivers.

There are no modern communications, electricity, a school or a health centre. Instead, you may step inside a dwelling and be introduced to a traditional healer who crushes herbs, roots and other local ingredients into medicines for minor ailments.

Many women practice crafts such as basket weaving. Working with dried leaves and dyes such as the deep black pigment of the toothbrush tree root, they transform these humble ingredients into beautiful pieces of intricate artistry.