🦁 Secret Africa: Into the Wild (2026) - Season 1 Episode 3
Journey deep into the heart of Africa, where secrets of the wild unfold like never before. In Episode [X], [brief hook: see episode-specific hooks below]. Witness breathtaking landscapes, intimate animal encounters, and the untold stories of survival, adaptation, and resilience across Africa's most iconic ecosystems.
🔹 Episode Highlights:
• [E01 Hook: "Dawn on the savanna: predators awaken, prey stays alert"]
• [E02 Hook: "The eternal dance: hunters strategize, the hunted adapt"]
• [E03 Hook: "At the waterhole: where rivals drink side by side"]
• Rare footage: elusive species captured in their natural habitat
• Conservation insights: wilderness vs. humanity in delicate balance
• Cinematic storytelling: stunning 4K visuals + immersive sound design
🔹 Series Info:
• Format: Nature Documentary / Wildlife Series / Conservation Film
• Original Network: [Customize: e.g., National Geographic / BBC Earth / Streaming]
• Season: 1 | Episodes: 1-3
• Narration: [Add narrator name if known]
• Setting: Sub-Saharan Africa – Savanna, Desert, Rainforest, Coast
• Language: English (Original Audio) + Subtitles Available
• Runtime: ~50 minutes (full) | Clip/Highlight version: ~8-12 min
🎧 Prefer audio? Listen to nature documentary soundscapes on podcast platforms.
👉 Enjoying the series? Hit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and comment: "Which African ecosystem fascinates you most? 👇🌍" Turn on notifications 🔔 for the next wild adventure!
#SecretAfrica #IntoTheWild #NatureDocumentary #WildlifeTV #AfricaWildlife #S1E[X] #ConservationFilm #4KNature #BingeWatch #WildEarth #AnimalPlanet
⚠️ Copyright Disclaimer: This video is shared for promotional, review, and informational purposes only. All rights to "Secret Africa: Into the Wild" belong to the original production company and broadcasting network. This upload complies with Fair Use guidelines (Section 107, U.S. Copyright Act). No copyright infringement intended.
Journey deep into the heart of Africa, where secrets of the wild unfold like never before. In Episode [X], [brief hook: see episode-specific hooks below]. Witness breathtaking landscapes, intimate animal encounters, and the untold stories of survival, adaptation, and resilience across Africa's most iconic ecosystems.
🔹 Episode Highlights:
• [E01 Hook: "Dawn on the savanna: predators awaken, prey stays alert"]
• [E02 Hook: "The eternal dance: hunters strategize, the hunted adapt"]
• [E03 Hook: "At the waterhole: where rivals drink side by side"]
• Rare footage: elusive species captured in their natural habitat
• Conservation insights: wilderness vs. humanity in delicate balance
• Cinematic storytelling: stunning 4K visuals + immersive sound design
🔹 Series Info:
• Format: Nature Documentary / Wildlife Series / Conservation Film
• Original Network: [Customize: e.g., National Geographic / BBC Earth / Streaming]
• Season: 1 | Episodes: 1-3
• Narration: [Add narrator name if known]
• Setting: Sub-Saharan Africa – Savanna, Desert, Rainforest, Coast
• Language: English (Original Audio) + Subtitles Available
• Runtime: ~50 minutes (full) | Clip/Highlight version: ~8-12 min
🎧 Prefer audio? Listen to nature documentary soundscapes on podcast platforms.
👉 Enjoying the series? Hit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and comment: "Which African ecosystem fascinates you most? 👇🌍" Turn on notifications 🔔 for the next wild adventure!
#SecretAfrica #IntoTheWild #NatureDocumentary #WildlifeTV #AfricaWildlife #S1E[X] #ConservationFilm #4KNature #BingeWatch #WildEarth #AnimalPlanet
⚠️ Copyright Disclaimer: This video is shared for promotional, review, and informational purposes only. All rights to "Secret Africa: Into the Wild" belong to the original production company and broadcasting network. This upload complies with Fair Use guidelines (Section 107, U.S. Copyright Act). No copyright infringement intended.
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00:11the wind direction is changing so we've got to get out of it because if that mum wakes up we're
00:16in trouble as soon as she woke up it was like go time for most of us the idea of
00:35being eaten by
00:36wild animals feels impossible because today more than half of us live in cities
00:45we've traded open horizons for walls and left just a handful of people still living by the
00:50land they're the earth's original explorers the nomads and as their land disappears so does their
00:57way of life it would be easy to believe that there's no area left still classed as truly wild
01:04but you'd be wrong there are still majestic pockets of land that are rugged wild and teeming with life
01:10we found not just one hippo but all the hippos this is the Tanzania you don't get to see
01:19and the critical thing is we need them for the health of our planet I'm Lucy and I'm an explorer
01:24I've been leading expeditions all over the world for over a decade and now I'm on a mission to
01:30take you with me I've journeyed to some of the world's most distant corners but this time I'm
01:35trying to cross one of Africa's last great wildernesses on foot a route that only a few
01:40have traveled and never in this way once in a lifetime experience feel like I've just stepped
01:45into a world and just trying to keep up I want to show you the beauty this place really is
01:50a paradise
01:50the surprising lots of African killer bees this is mad and the downright terrifying oh my god I'll be
01:58joined by those who still live by the land true nomadic hunter-gatherers and learn how they're adapting in a
02:04world that's changing fast I'm gonna have to get used to the fact things are gonna get killed as
02:09we journey across this harsh terrain we'll face predators she's looking right at us extreme heat
02:14and days without water I don't know if I've got enough for 24 hours we'll need to come together
02:19and learn to work with the wild not against it I want to prove that this planet still has unspoilt
02:24places of all shapes and sizes still left to fight for because it has never been more important for us
02:30to
02:30build up our relationship with the natural world and protect these last wildernesses at
02:35all costs this is unbelievably spectacular
02:48the last leg of our journey took us deep into the dense forest with a constant danger of elephants
02:55back in Hadzaland rations were running dangerously low in a desperate food mission I put what I
03:00learned to the test yes got the honey this helped us reach julius and delali's special birthplace
03:07before celebrating with a feast thank you rested and resupplied we pushed on
03:15and finally reached the gateway to our biggest challenge the serengeti we all think that we know
03:21the serengeti but i think this is a way of really showing a part that you never get to see
03:25before
03:26and i can't wait to find out what that pie is
03:34we're in tanzania and in the final phase of this incredible journey
03:39so far it's taken us through wild forest had the dry lands and now we enter the iconic serengeti
03:44national park walking across parts where it's only the wildlife that roam we have to cross these
03:50endless plains to get to our destination and if we can pass through safely we'll reach nogoro goro
03:56climb into the highlands and finish at a sacred volcano
04:02as soon as we arrived here there's just so much wildlife
04:06the serengeti you just realize just how huge it is it's fast i feel incredibly lucky to be able to
04:13have the permission to be walking through the heart of it like this where so few people get to see
04:23absolutely mind-blowing
04:26the serengeti is iconic to tanzania and the country's oldest national park
04:32it's one of the most important ecosystems on the planet home to some of the last free-roaming
04:36wildlife migrations on earth people travel from all over the world to see the serengeti
04:42but usually from the safety of a vehicle on the dirt roads we're in a far more remote area and
04:49we
04:49well we're on foot making us completely exposed to its predators and that means we have to take precautions
05:04so we've crossed the threshold of the serengeti now and julius has just picked up the weapon the gun
05:10for protection and he's also swapped for a smaller rucksack just so he has more flexibility
05:18if we were needing to go into action
05:23the weapon is a last resort and even then it's no guarantee really we must keep our wits about us
05:29and avoid ever using it
05:32there's a lot of places to hide around here for the predators
05:35they're everywhere winnis isn't calming my nerves he's just the predators are everywhere
05:42it's just a matter of do we spot them yeah hopefully we spot them first
05:48going for a wee in the serengeti while you're walking
05:54is there feeling a little bit like you're a prey
05:59i like to see and every maybe half-crowned a lion half-crowned a buffalo charging
06:07yeah it's nature you love and you just love love being with the wildlife
06:10yes yeah well we're good we're glad to have your tracking skills
06:27that's the thing about the wild like most of the time they're probably going to think what
06:32the hell is that human doing on fur i've never seen that before and hopefully they'll get out
06:38the way just got to be ready for the off chance that they don't get out of the way
06:44you know that when in one field of view you've got like the wildebeest you've got the zebra
06:49you've got pumba by pumba i mean warthog you know that the predators are also around here
06:57i say that with a smile but constantly looking out for the big one is of course lion but then
07:03you've got the leopards and uh yeah it's really cool that you can just walk amongst the wildlife
07:17amazing
07:25so i don't know if you can see behind me but there is a huge line a few kilometers long
07:29of wildebeest
07:30coming from the northern part of tanzania down to here looking for the fresh grass the migration
07:36continues every year nearly two million wildebeest migrate in a vast loop across east africa following
07:44the rains and fresh grass right now they're passing here and wherever they go everything else sort of
07:51follows the lions they don't migrate they wait and let the herds of prey come to them
07:58us moving on foot means we're not separate from that system we're just another presence moving
08:03through it and that puts us in danger for those waiting lions long grass in the serengeti and the heat
08:17getting low on water it is hot work
08:23we're all really thirsty and i've been sort of hallucinating as i've been walking
08:29we've got to make camp before i start hallucinating even more
08:33oh it is so hot and you have the choice to make whether you're in your tent
08:39just away from the flies and the horse flies biting insects but sweltering or outside where
08:45it's still sweltering there's a tiny bit of breeze but then you get bitten by these massive horse flies
08:55everywhere
08:56and if horse flies weren't bad enough i've got another problem
09:00i think i have just got a bloody urine infection
09:07which is going to be very annoying
09:15we filter all our water and that means we don't have to be too fussy with where it comes from
09:22with our water running low the search is on for our next source
09:25we've been living in the wild for over 30 days and so far finding it hasn't been an issue we're
09:31relying
09:31on julius's tracking skills to lead us to some but out here that comes with its own risks
09:37we have to be very quiet because we think there might be some big crocodiles
09:56it just went into the water big big big one i think i just missed it very big
10:07it's too dangerous to collect water here we're going to have to find somewhere else
10:13and it doesn't take long for julius to find more clues to another source
10:18what's this julius
10:20track of all hippo tracking of hippo yes
10:25yeah
10:28that's the thing in dry season everything will be drawn to the water
10:32including us so we have to keep on our guard
10:36so if we do come across a hippo we need to be very careful because
10:41they are the third largest land mammal on earth
10:46um and but they are pretty much the number one most dangerous they kill
10:51like 500 people in africa every year
10:54um
10:56and they can run fast so they're not only good in water they can run very quickly
11:01i've never ever seen hippos in the wild in fact i don't think i've seen hippos before
11:10i don't know if today's going to be the day or not
11:15okay i think we're getting close to water which means we're probably getting close to other animals now
11:28oh my god
11:31there's loads of hippos
11:48that's so big
11:51we didn't just find the water we found not just one hippo but all the hippos
11:59what do you think moses
12:03enjoy enjoy stay clear
12:11so our water collecting has been made far more dangerous than expected
12:17it's an incredible sight but hippos are fiercely territorial and they can turn in an instant
12:23we keep our distance but we have to get down to the water somehow
12:28with the others on watch i find a small area where it's clear and make a dart for it
12:38okay well we've got some water we're getting away from the hippos now and
12:44go find somewhere to camp now that we're in the serengeti and uh yeah
12:51we really are where the wild things are now
13:08the serengeti is 30 000 square kilometers that's the size of belgium it's home to
13:14some of africa's most formidable wildlife and after getting past the hippos we're immediately
13:19confronted by another threat
13:22it's a huge herd of elephants right in front of us having close encounters with elephants but never
13:30actually seeing them properly until now okay they have a baby so obviously they're going to be
13:37protective of that baby julius is in front i'm just trying to figure out a way to get
13:45get by they're going this way they might pass us yeah so we wait until they put they go from
13:53that
13:53direction yeah and for us we can just keep walking yeah yeah oh yeah they are coming aren't they yeah
14:01we're in their way we know when they want to charge they'll use those tasks with accuracy
14:08we're gonna give them some space because they have young and we know what elephants are capable of
14:19and this is our camp for tonight picked our tree to camp underneath having a little chill but this rest
14:28doesn't last long so we're having to move camp because even though that herd of elephants is a long
14:35way away we think they're heading down the valley towards where we're camped
14:43and you know we are in the wildlife area so you can't really escape wildlife it's one of the
14:49reasons we're here but we can at least get out of their way
14:55i have an idea to send the drone up to get a better feel of what we're dealing with
15:02the elephants have got quite a pace on we have to make sure we don't anger them
15:06but we need to move now otherwise they could come straight through our camp
15:11so we found a new place to camp just across the valley i don't know if there's any better
15:17might be worse i guess we'll have to find out tonight but i guess it gives a peace of mind
15:23either way
15:26now we'll see what the night brings so good night
15:32we may be expecting elephants but here nothing is for certain
15:36there's one thing there's one thing right over there
15:40i'm not even kidding i just have lying right behind me
15:55that's really quite scary oh my god
16:11the noises of last night signal we're moving into a more dangerous area lion country
16:17it's quite something when you're lying in your tent with your head to the ground and then you've got
16:24lions like communicating around you you just have to stay still oh we've got to go that way today
16:34see how much distance we can cover at the moment we can see quite well i think there's going to
16:40be
16:40some bits dips where we've got to be careful of um the animals lurking
16:52good sunny sunny yeah the sun it's here
17:01we're watching out for animals with every step but i didn't expect to see this little one
17:08from tiny creatures like this tortoise to the tallest of them all the giraffe
17:13we try to get a little closer but they're right to be wary staying alert keeps them alive out here
17:21a giraffe's heart has to pump twice the normal pressure to just push blood up that long neck
17:26it's one of the most powerful hearts in the animal kingdom
17:35that's really cool
17:44and then a jackal i'm already surprised by the sheer abundance of life here
17:49the serengeti is an example of how nature thrives when we protect it
17:56i think it's a warthog yeah what is there we go
18:02that richness of life also tells you something else it's exactly the kind of place that draws in
18:08predators like lions the lion footprint yeah lion footprint oh wow it's massive it is massive
18:18only in the serengeti you would wake up and see a lion footprint and not be too surprised
18:25it's a lot of greenery and foliage to hide around here this bit it's very lush rich
18:36yeah is it down there he's sleeping how did you spot that it's amazing that you saw it in the
18:46first
18:46place yes how did you see him yeah we we walked and then he you know experience of wilderness of
18:54jungle
18:55we stay downwind of the sleeping lion knowing all too well that there could be more just out of view
19:05what do you do when there's a pride of lions in your path julius is taking every precaution
19:12flower in hand just in case we need to warn it off
19:18there's a lion there's a lion there's a lion that's quite terrifying
19:25luckily he's startled enough to run away and it's just the one
19:31for now a male usually means lionesses aren't too far away
19:38very big very big this is mad just
19:48what's gonna happen but moving through the serengeti and like having to walk past prides of lions just
19:58gets your heart racing it's mental you need to be really careful of this long grass
20:05it's like pride of lions could just be sitting in front of us and we wouldn't know
20:12if it wasn't for the team i would have walked right on top of that lion's torso and it would
20:16have been game over i do my best to stay on the lookout but honestly in this phase of the
20:23expedition
20:24my life is very much in my teammates hands and now julius has spotted something else
20:32lion cubs they may look sweet but this is a very dangerous situation to be in where's mum
20:44we'd been meters from her before realizing
20:49the wind direction is changing so we've got to get out of it
20:53because if that mum wakes up we're in trouble
20:57the cubs watch
21:04do you know where mum is
21:06we're just staring right up she's awake we've got to move but we can't run
21:16it's charging
21:21as soon as she woke up it was like go time
21:31turns out i'm not the only one who smiles when i'm nervous
21:34yes moses definitely does too
21:42julius thank you again for protecting us today
21:45yes you're welcome but
21:48it was very good
21:49if you are no strong hard
21:51yeah
21:55yeah no you were very
21:57no wait wait yeah
21:58if you are charging and then serious coming
22:00yeah maybe to action yeah i know you were great
22:04it was um yeah thank you for protecting us
22:08we weren't eaten by the lions today
22:14it's really nice i think uh julius now that he's got the the weapon and you know he's the animal
22:21tracker this is his uh his forte so to speak and he's really found a purpose and he's really like
22:29go you can see it in his eyes which is really good because i really we needed him
22:33for this part especially it would be so dangerous not to go if imagine if i was here
22:39without a team that would be yeah it wouldn't be good everyone has a role to play here so
22:43we're all doing a role and uh yeah delalia and moses are getting on like a treat they're like
22:50formed a brotherhood an unlikely brotherhood from two different tribes which is rather lovely
22:55because at first i think there's a little bit of who are you you know where are you from but
23:00they've found so much common ground which is great and then when he's smiling he's um
23:06i think he's starting to sort of look forward to when we get out of danger because it's dangerous
23:13here it is the danger has stepped up a notch got my machete i've always been sleeping with my
23:20machete next to me um i don't know if i could do anything in time but it's there
23:42i'm asking moses to do his magic near me tonight because it's a little bit scary having seen all the
23:49lions and now hearing them all around us it feels very very different tonight because we're deep in
24:06the serengeti just feels that bit further away from safety and there's lions every like everywhere
24:14this is pride lands i've made sure i watched where moses did his magic
24:20i need everything i can get right now
24:39lions pass in the close vicinity all i can do is put faith into moses's magic
24:50moses thank you for doing your magic did you pick it up yeah thank you the lion yeah stayed away
25:01down to the magic i think honestly there's something to it
25:08there's a feeling of nervous energy in the air now prides of lions seem to be getting closer to us
25:14as
25:14every day goes by and it's not only lions we need to be worried about
25:23a scorpion that could kill you julius your eyesight is amazing yes you're very very good
25:33i think i would be dead without you
25:35yeah
25:38winners finding a not so lucky cape buffalo skull we don't want to end up like this one if we
25:43can help
25:43it yeah that's gonna pin you down with the big bull i think i heard some lions in that direction
25:50we've come from that direction where we know there are lions but the the wind
25:56wind is going in this direction so they shouldn't know that we're here anymore
26:05it's straight away
26:08we have just found a beautiful huge lioness on the top of a rock what does that remind you of
26:18i might be happy to see her far away and high on this rock but the feeling doesn't appear mutual
26:26that was a warning don't get too close
26:29she's rightly protective of her cubs but something doesn't seem right here
26:34the cubs are incredibly thin and appear weak
26:37we need to move away from this pride quickly but seeing this dead cub is a stark reminder of what
26:43dry season brings in this pride's territory there's little water and even less prey if the lions can't
26:50even survive how will we
26:56we came across a pride of lions from a distance and they were so weak like so obviously weak and
27:03then
27:03we came across a dead uh cub who would just starve to death or dehydrated both just 10 20 minutes
27:12before
27:13we were looking for a place to camp not knowing they were there and if they had come to camp
27:20i don't know if we'd still be i reckon already by now it's 8 pm we would have been eaten
27:28tonight all we can do is hope that the lions stay away and we can sleep in peace
27:48i can't make a sound there's a lion just outside of my tent
28:08there's 10. can i get the hang on hang on hang on
28:22there they are
28:26there's loads of them oh god
28:33yeah whoa
28:36he's right by camp there he is there he is
28:40oh my god he's just looking at us
28:50we thought that was the last of them but things were about to get even worse
29:02the lions coming into camp was terrifying but it didn't end there that night another pride walked
29:09right up to our tents a male lion plonked himself between mine and julius and delali's tent and roared
29:15our heads for a whole two minutes i couldn't risk reaching for the camera i froze and stayed silent
29:22exactly how i was taught to one small movement could have looked like a challenge and you don't
29:28challenge a whole pride honestly i am just happy to wake up alive that was probably the single scariest thing
29:37i've ever had to go through
29:40it was it was it was lions right there everyone breathed the collective sigh of relief once they had passed
29:52through i started to think feeling really guilty to my parents that
29:58i was gonna get eaten by an actual literal lion honestly let's get out of the serengeti there's too many
30:09lions here
30:11oh my god did i hear the lion they passed here i know i'm very very aware because i could
30:20hear the footsteps
30:23right here so our tents are here and it went here
30:28it was you tapped him what did he say
30:38afterwards afterwards everyone was like
30:43there we go
30:46that was pretty close though
30:48oh yes very close he's come out the door of 10. yeah door of 10. 1.5 meter
31:00oh
31:00my god drive was rifle is that what delali said okay oh good he tapped you and you just said
31:08be quiet
31:09be quiet yeah so we just be quiet listen
31:13yeah right next to us
31:20it was amazing i love that you were like shut up just be quiet
31:29that is such a cool sight all the nighttime terrors that we had have gone away with that sunrise
31:45it's our last morning in the serengeti and it's time for one last look at this oasis before we head
31:50into
31:50the dry highlands wow this place really is a paradise this is unbelievably spectacular
32:02to be here alone walking on foot in this wilderness it's hard it's dangerous but boy it just makes
32:11it like oh it makes it worth it it's so cool
32:26the serengeti blew my expectations wide open it's a paradise here and it shows just how resilient
32:33nature is and how fiercely it can flourish if we give it the chance but the serengeti has two sides
32:39the beauty and the brutal effort it takes to move through it a bit concerned about the team everyone's
32:47had such a adrenaline filled time here the next one is just going to be hard and we really just
32:52need
32:53to stick it out work as a team and get to the finish point then we would have done this
32:59amazing expedition
33:04we've walked over 100 kilometers through the serengeti
33:06and now we have 50 kilometers for our final phase in the most challenging terrain
33:12we're leaving this area of abundance of resources and heading into the really dry and highlands
33:17you can already feel like it's getting less green and less idyllic harder to survive less wildlife and way more
33:28barren
33:30no no water no water at all no every water thirsty oh i'm so thirsty that's all we got left
33:40it's only
33:40got and you can see the color of this water it's bad very bad but i'll just have one sip
33:47yeah because i
33:48don't know how long we're gonna walk until we find that place where yeah we can refill it to walk
33:54for
33:54another place find another find water yeah yeah because here sometimes to die no water there is no
34:03fresh water so yeah salt water yeah oh salt water salt water okay yeah because this is like a volcanic
34:10area okay oh my god new challenge right
34:19the change of terrain here is wild it's like we walked into a desert and it is so hot
34:30just walked across that walking on sand dust gray sand just making everything
34:41as you can imagine a lot harder we're starting to think that it might be
34:49another 24 hours until we find any water
34:53which is quite worrying the mouth is like formed that seal around it
35:02we've got a bit left but i don't know if we've got enough for 24 hours
35:10it's very very dry i thought it was gonna be cooler because we're
35:14gained height but it just feels like we're getting closer to the sun
35:19so we might just have to go hungry because water is more important
35:22but there's no water just been down there you never hear
35:27it must be a deep underground somewhere
35:33with dark thoughts on our mind our conversation turns to death
35:37i want to ask julius what i had to believe when people pass away
35:41like do you just die or do you do you have to believe in afterlife
35:46dies dies oh cool that's why yeah i'm not i have no words to go yeah
35:53i guess my mind drifts to home and i've tried really hard to build the life that i want
35:59which is yeah i feel so grateful for really it's really what i wanted to say
36:07like i like my life i feel very privileged to be able to say that
36:12i won't speak about it anymore because i'll get upset
36:17i'm going to try and tackle this hair because otherwise
36:22i'm going to have to have a shade off
36:29tomorrow we need to find water because if we don't it is not looking good
36:42it might might wash
36:49the tough phase continues we're headed to try and get up and over here
36:56we think there could be water around here i know i can feel my body is dehydrated already
37:04let's go
37:11we're on our final push with just 50 kilometers to go until we reach our finish point
37:16at the top of an active volcano but if we don't find any water we won't be able to even
37:21make it close
37:24and guy haven't quite reached the point where i'll be drinking my own pee yet
37:31but watch the space the land is getting greener there must be water somewhere even a trickle would
37:38be life-saving all the signs point that there is water because of people coming from miles with their
37:44cattle i thought it was going to be like a trickle of water i didn't expect like this
37:51like wow that's incredible hey lots of water water water water water
38:01it's hard to believe that after four days without any water this is here at 3 000 meters of altitude
38:10please
38:12clean algae can't wait to drink from that
38:17water from our filter
38:25yes
38:31masai come from miles and miles with their livestock to get this water source
38:35I should find out if there's hippos and crocodiles in there though before I go get too excited.
38:42We are in Africa after all.
38:44So we've been talking to some Maasai and we're not to swim in it because people have just
38:49disappeared.
38:52We've got a few more days, Winnes, then we'll have a shower.
38:56And this is going to fuel us to get to the end.
38:59So good.
39:00The team did really well today.
39:01I'm proud of them.
39:03Good job team.
39:05All the Maasai have left now.
39:08And so now the wild animals are coming for a drink.
39:11And I'm going to say that by this point we are wild animals as well.
39:22I have bites everywhere.
39:26Super itchy.
39:29I've got bug bites all over my feet.
39:32Which when I'm walking, it's like torture because you can't itch them.
39:44Being at altitude, we never thought we'd be back in this dense terrain.
39:48We're just 20 kilometres from our end point, the volcano.
39:52But this is slowing us down.
39:57Didn't expect this today.
40:01I'd hoped finding water would cheer everyone up.
40:04But being back in this forest is testing all of us.
40:07Even Winnes.
40:08He looks like he's hit a wall.
40:10He is tired.
40:13So I just need to make sure he's rested today as well.
40:15Because it's not over till it's over.
40:18So I can't take our eye off the ball.
40:21You okay, Winnes?
40:22Huh?
40:23You okay?
40:23I don't know if I like to hit it.
40:26Oh, no.
40:27Yeah, but I think it's a little bit weird.
40:31Winnes has been so positive this whole expedition.
40:34But this seems to be his breaking point.
40:39We're almost done.
40:40And it's been six very long weeks.
40:45It's been hard.
40:47It's just been hard.
40:49I'm tired.
40:51My mind is really tired.
40:55And soon we'll be home.
41:02They've lasted all this time.
41:04Let's see.
41:06Okay.
41:12That's us.
41:14Oh, perfect.
41:15It fits.
41:18You see Lengai?
41:20Yeah.
41:21Yeah.
41:22That's our final destination.
41:24Yes, maybe.
41:25Big mountain.
41:27Actually, it's not a mountain.
41:28It's an active volcano.
41:30When will it erupt?
41:31Hopefully not the day that we climb it.
41:33We're crossing over the Great Rift Valley.
41:36The volcano, Mount Lengai, is getting closer.
41:40Wow.
41:42Check that out.
41:43Walking on my volcanic dust, which is hard going.
41:46What am I doing?
41:46Go for it down.
41:49Thank you everyone.
42:09I'm trying to get an early night because we're climbing in a few hours and I just
42:13wanted to say yeah this is it the final push and just battle ready this is just
42:22go go go team we're gonna do this as a team we started this as a team we're
42:27gonna finish it as a team and yeah catch up with you soon Moses you ready to beat the
42:47scorching heat we're setting off at midnight Mount Langai is almost 3,000 meters
42:52and it'll take us all night to reach the summit and with any luck we'll get there
43:02for sunrise it is smelly rotten eggs the sulfur
43:09yeah very smelly so almost almost at the top now
43:20and ta da done done yeah you did it
43:32too tired to celebrate the Sun is about to come out
43:44yeah we have done it we have officially completed the expedition
44:05amazing yeah a very hard mountain to climb
44:11it's a nice thing to share with your Sun yes yes you'll remember it forever remember
44:16they all have been the whole journey yes big adventure big adventure yes yeah it's a very
44:23big adventure yes I'm so good and it's a long long journey long journey yeah long long way
44:32but we're successful I cannot explain it how happy I am this the day I was just waiting for a
44:39long time
44:40are you proud of yourself I am very proud of myself I am very proud of the team
44:45I'm very proud for Lucy I'm very extremely happy I can just say
44:48three laps of two absolutely finish this
44:54this expedition pushed us more than we could have ever expected
44:57I began as the outsider learning to live with the land and with the people whose knowledge runs deep
45:03and out here I realized something important the wild it doesn't judge I come from a different background
45:10and hey even Moses didn't know any of the team before meeting but none of that mattered
45:15what mattered was how we moved together and watching Julius and Dilali father and son
45:20take on this journey showed me a strength that you just can't fake
45:23we crossed forests dry lands mountains and the Serengeti places so alive yet so fragile
45:30and the wilds quiet authority was always with us and respecting it kept us safe
45:36this journey reminded me just how resilient nature is and how quickly it can disappear without protection
45:43if I've learned anything it's that we already have the tools to make a difference
45:47modern knowledge ancient wisdom and the choice to act
45:51this has been a story about the wild not something to conquer but as a teacher
45:56and a reminder that there's still so much left to fight for
45:59six weeks with this great team has just it's rekindled my love
46:05and it's always in such awe of these wild places
46:09it's been so diverse and so so impressive
46:13and I think we should all just work hard to protect the delicate balance of these wild places
46:22because they're out there people live in them and we need to do everything we can to protect them
46:38so we decide to destroy them on the field today
47:00and I need to survive a few days
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