🦁 Secret Africa: Into the Wild (2026) - Season 1 Episode 1
Journey deep into the heart of Africa, where secrets of the wild unfold like never before. In this premiere episode, witness breathtaking landscapes, intimate animal encounters, and the untold stories of survival, adaptation, and resilience across the continent's most iconic ecosystems.
🔹 Episode Highlights:
• Dawn on the savanna: predators awaken, prey stays alert
• Hidden waterholes: where life converges under the African sun
• Rare footage: elusive species captured in their natural habitat
• Conservation insights: the delicate balance between wilderness and humanity
• 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 Platform]
• Season: 1 | Episode: 1 - "Into the Wild"
• 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 & recaps on podcast platforms.
👉 Enjoying the series? Hit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and comment: "Which African animal fascinates you most? 👇🦁" Turn on notifications 🔔 so you never miss the next wild adventure!
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Journey deep into the heart of Africa, where secrets of the wild unfold like never before. In this premiere episode, witness breathtaking landscapes, intimate animal encounters, and the untold stories of survival, adaptation, and resilience across the continent's most iconic ecosystems.
🔹 Episode Highlights:
• Dawn on the savanna: predators awaken, prey stays alert
• Hidden waterholes: where life converges under the African sun
• Rare footage: elusive species captured in their natural habitat
• Conservation insights: the delicate balance between wilderness and humanity
• 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 Platform]
• Season: 1 | Episode: 1 - "Into the Wild"
• 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 & recaps on podcast platforms.
👉 Enjoying the series? Hit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and comment: "Which African animal fascinates you most? 👇🦁" Turn on notifications 🔔 so you never miss the next wild adventure!
#SecretAfrica #IntoTheWild #NatureDocumentary #WildlifeTV #AfricaWildlife #S1E1 #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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00:26This is terrifying.
00:31There's ten.
00:33Can I get the...
00:35Hang on, hang on, hang on.
00:38Yeah.
00:40He's right by camp.
00:42Whoa.
00:43There he is.
00:44Oh, my God.
00:45He's just looking at us.
00:49For most of us, the idea of being eaten alive at night feels impossible.
00:55Because today, more than half of us live in cities.
01:00We've traded open horizons for walls and left just a handful of people still living by the land.
01:06They're the Earth's original explorers, the nomads, and as their land disappears, so does their way of life.
01:13It would be easy to believe that there's no area left still classed as truly wild.
01:19But you'd be wrong.
01:20There are still majestic pockets of land that are rugged, wild, and teeming with life.
01:25We found not just one hippo, but all the hippos.
01:30Whoa.
01:31This is the Tanzania you don't get to see.
01:34And the critical thing is, we need them for the health of our planet.
01:37I'm Lucy, and I'm an explorer.
01:39I've been leading expeditions all over the world for over a decade.
01:43And now, I'm on a mission to take you with me.
01:46I've journeyed to some of the world's most distant corners.
01:49But this time, I'm trying to cross one of Africa's last great wildnesses on foot.
01:54A route that only a few have traveled, and never in this way.
01:58Once in a lifetime experience.
01:59I feel like I've just stepped into a world and just trying to keep up.
02:02I want to show you the beauty.
02:04This place really is a paradise.
02:06The surprising world.
02:07Lots of African killer bees.
02:08This is mad.
02:10And the downright terrifying.
02:12Oh my god.
02:13I'll be joined by those who still live by the land.
02:15True nomadic hunter-gatherers.
02:17And learn how they're adapting in a world that's changing fast.
02:20I'm gonna have to get used to the fact that things are gonna get killed.
02:23As we journey across this harsh terrain, we'll face predators.
02:27She's looking right at us.
02:29Extreme heat and days without water.
02:30I don't know if we've got enough for 24 hours.
02:33We'll need to come together and learn to work with the wild, not against it.
02:37I want to prove that this planet still has untoiled places of all shapes and sizes still left to fight
02:42for.
02:43Because it has never been more important for us to build up our relationship with the natural world.
02:48And protect these last wildnesses at all costs.
02:51This is unbelievably spectacular.
03:03I'm about to start an expedition that will take me through hundreds of kilometers on foot with my local team
03:09across some of the wildest, most hostile areas East Africa has to offer here in Tanzania.
03:15We're gonna be going through dense forests, volcanic mountains, and we're gonna be filming it all.
03:20I don't know what to expect. None of us know what to expect.
03:24Feeling a little nervous, but ready for it.
03:28I believe the best way to understand the country's wild places, the challenges they face and why we need them,
03:33is through adventure.
03:34The type that's on the ground, at walking pace.
03:36So we really get to experience everything the wilderness has to offer.
03:41Tanzania is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, and by several neighboring countries, including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and
03:47Zambia.
03:48Our mission is to cross a large part of Tanzania, and this secret land holds the key to our future
03:53as much as our past.
03:56To have any chance of success on this ambitious expedition, I've put together the best team, and we all have
04:03our roles to play.
04:03There's me. Well, this was my crazy idea.
04:06I'll be filming the expedition and navigating, as well as keeping the team together.
04:11Then we've got Julius.
04:13Julius's tracking skills with big game will be vital for keeping us safe.
04:17And Dalali, Julius's son, a master chef and hunter-gatherer.
04:21When supplies run low, he'll be the one we rely on.
04:25We'll then need to find a team member from another tribe.
04:29Having someone with different skills and traditional knowledge will be essential as we move through some.
04:33such varied terrain.
04:36Finally, there's Winnes.
04:37Winnes and I have been working together for months getting this expedition off the ground.
04:41He knows multiple languages and will be our chief negotiator and translator as we navigate around the various tribes.
04:48So you're looking forward to the adventure?
04:50Very well, yeah.
04:52Once in a lifetime experience.
04:54Yeah.
04:55I hope so.
04:56Yeah, sure.
04:56It's going to be memorable.
04:58Uh-huh.
05:00What are you most afraid of?
05:03The wild animals.
05:05Yeah, the wildlife.
05:06Yeah.
05:06The wild animals, the slag maybe.
05:08Because people are normally in here, right?
05:10Yeah.
05:10They're normally in vehicles and we're choosing to be on foot.
05:14Yeah.
05:15And Winnes has a right to be nervous about the wildlife.
05:17We'll be moving through a world where everything wants to bite or eat you.
05:21With hyenas, elephants and lions all abundant, we'll need to keep our wits about us just to survive.
05:27But before we can worry about that, I need to find the rest of the team.
05:31We are just heading to the start point.
05:33We're going to go and find two more members of our team, Julius and Delali.
05:37And they're both nomadic hunter-gatherers from the Hadza tribe.
05:41And our first challenge is actually going to be to try and find them.
05:44Because they are nomadic, they don't stay in one place.
06:00I don't really know what I'm looking for.
06:02I'm looking for two people who I guess look like hunter-gatherers.
06:06What does a hunter-gatherer look like nowadays?
06:08Is it what I have in my mind?
06:12Elephants.
06:14Elephants.
06:15I didn't know elephants were here.
06:18See the elephants.
06:19Oh, it is fresh.
06:22Straight in for it.
06:24So elephants already.
06:25So we have elephants here.
06:28Looking for two nomads in this vast wilderness is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
06:33But for hunter-gatherers, maybe I stick out like a sore thumb.
06:40Yeah, Julius there.
06:42You might see.
06:43Do you see him?
06:44I'm just walking there.
06:44See?
06:45Oh, is that them?
06:46Yeah, I see them.
06:47Oh.
06:47Yeah, I think it was Julius.
06:49Oh, Julius.
06:50They have a dog.
06:51Oh, they got dogs.
06:52Oh.
06:53We need to go close to them.
06:54Yeah, okay.
06:55Hi.
06:57Hi.
06:59We were expecting to just meet Julius and Bilali.
07:02But instead, a whole band of hadzo have come to greet us.
07:05And before we know it, we're off.
07:07Okay, we'll go this way.
07:08Let us go.
07:09Okay.
07:10Does your dog have a name?
07:11Mogolomi.
07:12Mogolomi.
07:14Mogolomi.
07:15Mogolomi.
07:15Mogolomi.
07:16Mogolomi.
07:17Mogolomi.
07:19Mogolomi.
07:20Mogolomi.
07:21Mogolomi.
07:21They walk fast.
07:23It's a bit chaotic.
07:27I have to start.
07:28Have this.
07:35But hadzo have minimal belongings, wear animal skins, carry bows, and live by skills perfected
07:40over thousands of years.
07:41They walk everywhere, sometimes up to 50 kilometers per day, in search of food and water.
07:47And since the expedition begins tomorrow, the guys want to get something for dinner and
07:51make sure we're safe, at least for tonight.
07:57Yes.
07:58Wish us luck on hunting.
08:00Be interesting.
08:03I don't know how I'm going to cope with animals being killed left, right, and center.
08:07But that's what they do.
08:18The bush baby.
08:20Ah.
08:20Yeah.
08:21The bush baby.
08:29It's a bit too much to show, but a single bite is made to the back of the bush baby's
08:34neck.
08:36I didn't realize that the guys had sort of already shot it.
08:40I was waiting.
08:40I thought the bush baby had a chance, but it definitely didn't have a chance.
08:43It had been shot by the arrow.
08:45I know it's quite weird.
08:46I'm going to have to get used to the fact things are going to get killed.
08:57Silly reaction.
09:05We're running.
09:10The monkey.
09:11Come with me.
09:12Monkey.
09:14Why don't you have some cute ones?
09:19These are black-faced velvet monkeys.
09:21Precious meat for the hunter-gatherers.
09:30Is that the same one?
09:32This one is the male, the big one.
09:40I suppose we're eating monkey tonight then.
10:01The Hadza hunt two to three times a week.
10:03But as other tribes are resettled by the government onto this land,
10:06with cattle and goats, the grazing and water is quickly consumed.
10:10The herds drive the wild animals away,
10:12and with them goes the Hadza's food.
10:15That's why they seize upon any chance to hunt meat whenever they can,
10:18for their own survival more than anything else.
10:22Today was a good hunt day,
10:23but it's getting harder and harder to maintain this way of life.
10:29In this world, nothing from a hunted animal is wasted.
10:33Dug straight into the hands.
10:35That seems to be the preference.
10:37Guys are going to eat what they want, take the rest back to their wives.
10:42Couldn't get any fresher than this.
10:45Some liver.
10:46Liver?
10:47Yes.
10:48Yeah, liver good?
10:49Oh, yeah.
10:50Yeah, good.
10:58Good.
10:58Mm-hmm.
11:01I guess the intestines, there.
11:03The intestines, there yeah.
11:04Might stick with the liver.
11:07And the brain.
11:10You have to taste the brain.
11:11I have to taste the brain.
11:13I have to taste the brain.
11:13I have to taste the brain.
11:15with dinner done it's time to work again before something decides to eat us so shelter building it
11:34is I'm the only woman here and it's clear the guys like to take the lead okay this is Han
11:42he's wasted no time showing who's boss that means take it this way I think is proving particularly
11:55hard to impress I haven't had the time to like gain my thoughts yet feel like I've just stepped
12:10into a world and just trying to keep up nighttime is danger time here in the bush as it's when
12:17many
12:17of the predators like lions and leopards are at their most dangerous but the threats here come
12:22in all shapes and sizes this is a scorpion scorpion yeah scorpion very dangerous found a scorpion about
12:36five meters from the camp or from my little house it's fine just thinking on the bright side they
12:41don't kill you this really really hurt Delali comes with news seems tonight we've got more
12:47than just big cats to worry about so they are afraid of elephants only yeah that's what I'm
12:53afraid of only elephants because it's big and tusks yeah because I'm afraid too they're just
12:59burning the elephant down okay just make like a sprinting mechanism so that's what you do if you
13:08can survive yeah elephants are so often seen as gentle giants but out here they're one of the
13:15animals to be feared the most they're intelligent unpredictable and carry the scars of generational
13:21trauma after years of conflict with humans sometimes they defend themselves other times they attack
13:28without warning using deadly precision with their tusks trunks and even their feet each year they kill
13:34far more people than predators here like lions and leopards do it's that combination of power
13:40and intelligence that makes them so dangerous but it's also what makes them extraordinary elephants
13:46they're not mindless aggressors they think they feel and they remember and that's why they demand our
14:02respect there are only around a thousand hadzer left in Tanzania with small groups living across the
14:07country they live entirely from what they can hunt and gather offering a rare window into how humans lived
14:12tens of thousands of years ago the hadzer rely on nature being in perfect balance and take only what
14:19they need but in a world changing fast they're having to fight harder than ever to hold on to
14:23their way of life julius and delali may be incredible bushman but this is a new adventure for them they've
14:30never been on an expedition so while i'll be learning from their deep knowledge of survival they'll also be
14:36learning from me in a sense but mostly let's be honest i'll be learning from them together we'll step
14:43into the unknown as a team and with the unknown things are always unpredictable
15:07okay we're running
15:24it's 1 30 in the morning and something is getting very close to our camp
15:30okay we're running
15:39hyena yeah hyena has come here around here but it's gone but now we are already chasing far away yeah
15:44chased away yeah
15:46whew thank you for scaring it
15:51we can go back to bed now
15:58having a visit from hyenas last night meant that my sleep was a little disturbed
16:02then there's this look fresh elephant dung just around here
16:10um yeah i've definitely got a bit of what have i got myself in for
16:17we all need a good meal before leaving the rest of the hadsa and as the hadsa are hunter gatherers
16:22that means one of two things
16:24and we're trying to find or dig up tuba which i think is like a sort of root a bit
16:29like a potato
16:30maybe this is my opportunity to show my biggest skeptic my worthiness
16:38these tuba roots contain life-saving nutrients and water an essential survival tool to learn here
16:43but while the tubas are filling it seems the guys want something slightly sweeter to finish things off
16:49and in a world without sugar getting dessert is a very dangerous business
16:58if you are smelling inside your home and then the soldier is coming outside
17:05we look at enemy and stink stink stink yeah it's dangerous but if you are like try Lucy not easy
17:16I have to get my bravery up now
17:18gotta challenge my hadsa my inner hadsa
17:22it's dangerous you know it's dangerous
17:24it's dangerous
17:27the hadsa hunt for honey regularly using it as one of their most precious trading resources
17:32they only ever take what they need
17:35making sure i'm standing right in the smoke of the fire
17:37so that i smell as much as big as possible
17:43smoke is used to calm the bees that doesn't mean it stops them from the stinging
17:49ow
17:50yeah
17:51got it i almost had it
17:54straight in
17:55you tell me where
17:57i'm being watched very carefully
17:59like that
18:01ow
18:02as the hunter-gatherer in the team
18:04Delai takes me under his wing to show me how it's done
18:06yeah
18:07thank you
18:08oh i got it
18:09do you care
18:21yeah
18:21yay okay
18:28thank you for teaching
18:29new bear
18:32thank you
18:33new bear
18:34thank you
18:36new bear
18:38Yeah, once I found out there were African killer bees, it was a different story, but
18:41did it.
18:42And the honey tastes also sweeter.
18:44My hand is shaking, shaking from all the stings.
18:52Julius, are you excited for the expedition?
18:55I'm ready to walk.
18:57Yeah, every...
18:57You're ready to walk?
18:59Yeah, yeah, yeah.
18:59Yes, these legs are...
19:00I've seen you walking already.
19:02Oh, it's just...
19:03I hope you...
19:04I hope you slow down.
19:06I know.
19:07I know.
19:07We've got stuff to carry.
19:08Okay.
19:09Like, we've got tents.
19:11Tents and food and everything.
19:14Food, a little bit of team kit.
19:15It's like safety stuff.
19:17Yes.
19:17I know, how many days are you walking?
19:20It will be like five weeks.
19:23Five weeks?
19:23Yeah.
19:25I'm excited though.
19:26I'm glad you're on the team.
19:28You'll be okay in the shoes for the whole time?
19:30Yes.
19:31They'll be fine?
19:32Quite different, isn't they?
19:34Nice one.
19:35Nice one.
19:35Okay, cool.
19:37It's been fascinating learning from the Hadza.
19:39But now, I need to show them a little bit about my world.
19:42Now it's time to actually get ready for the expedition.
19:46We could check what Julius and Delali have in terms of kit, what we've equipped them with
19:51and what more team kit we've got to give, because we've also got things like camera batteries.
19:56Julius, did you want an extra one?
20:00I've been leading teams on different expeditions for over 15 years.
20:03But for Julius and Delali, and all of our onlookers, this is new.
20:09Do you have a plate?
20:10Sunny.
20:11Yeah.
20:13Or a mug.
20:16So we have to carry this.
20:17This is like a stretcher.
20:18Right, some of those.
20:19Yeah, it's for sharing, so it takes another one.
20:23Sardines.
20:23Everywhere.
20:28Mine and Winnet's rucksacks weigh over 35 kilograms.
20:32We're used to carrying that sort of weight, but Julius and Delali come in at 15 kilograms.
20:37Sounds much less, but for these guys, who rely on travelling as light as possible, it will be a real
20:42challenge.
20:43The only way to keep the weight down is to take less food, so hitting that next resupply point will
20:48be crucial.
20:51How does it feel? Heavy?
20:53Good.
20:54We'll go slow, slow.
20:55Yeah, we'll do it.
20:56OK.
20:58Now that we've packed the bags full of everything, for Julius and Delali especially,
21:03I think it's become a little bit more real for them.
21:06Especially Julius, we really want to make sure that he doesn't get spooked.
21:10It's going to take quite a while to get into it.
21:12So, yeah, it's going to have to really keep spirits up and go slow.
21:16And quite a culture shock for them now.
21:19The tables have turned.
21:27It's going to be a big one.
21:34The journey ahead will take us into entirely different environments,
21:37each demanding its own kind of expertise.
21:40And so to continue, we must seek out one last team-mate shaped by another landscape.
22:04We're heading east to try and find members from the Aki tribe and see if anyone wants to join us.
22:10Once hunter-gatherers like the Hadza, many have since merged with Maasai, taking on cattle and a more settled way
22:16of life.
22:17But it's their different knowledge and skills and their deep understanding of different lands that are going to be vital
22:22for the journey ahead.
22:26Life here has changed.
22:27The men are less often in the forest, the community more sedentary.
22:31This brings its own set of challenges.
22:33Staying in one place and keeping cattle brings pressure on the land resources and risks ancient traditions dying out.
22:40I just came around the corner and had a little bit of a shock because I saw four boys looking
22:45like they were about to go into war with their bows and arrows and their faces are painted white and
22:49they're wearing all black.
22:50It turns out it's because they've had a coming-of-age ritual.
22:56As much as I'd love to have a woman join the team, unfortunately it's just unrealistic in this community.
23:10We are here for a while.
23:18That's not to be a woman.
23:18This is a woman in the field.
23:19He was using a man and I was working for $25 of $60 a month.
23:22I could provide a look back, but the baby is dying.
23:26Since he was being amist, he's coming for $26 a month and he's coming to a place that was a
23:29city.
23:29We were working for $25 a month.
23:29We are doing it.
23:31You're doing it.
23:36So one of the reasons we're here is we would love to invite someone from this, the Aki, to join
23:43this big adventure because anyone who wants to see more of this land and Tanzania, but also someone who would
23:52be great on the team who knows this area in particular.
23:56So is there anyone here who would like to join our team and join the expedition?
24:08It feels like an agonizing long wait. It's looking like no one will step up.
24:28He wants to be famous. I think we've got our final team member. So welcome to the team.
24:35Thank you. We'll get your bag packed and head off. You're good with the bow and arrow?
24:42No, yeah. Ah, good. We need that.
24:47Our final team member, Moses. Moses will bring with him an Aki tradition that he says will keep us safe
24:53at night. He calls it his magic.
24:58What's that one?
25:04Right now we are finding out how to protect ourselves from and after getting some ash and putting it, setting
25:11it to light a little bit.
25:12There's this special stick that once you dip it into the ash, you place it in front of the door,
25:19in the front of your tent or where you think you might be vulnerable to the wildlife.
25:24But you have to close your eyes as you do it and really believe that this will protect you.
25:29And this is their method of protecting in the wilderness from the big wildlife.
25:34And will Moses be doing that every night?
25:38Yeah.
25:39Yes? Oh, good. Good.
25:41See, he's a soldier.
25:43He's a soldier.
25:44As a parting gift, the Aki have decided that my machete needs a little TLC.
25:50Very good. Incredible.
25:52It will be good for the walk.
25:59It's happening now.
26:01Everything's come together, got our team together.
26:04Now what we've got to do is walk a few hundred kilometers.
26:09It's a long way.
26:11We have no idea what to expect, but I think we're ready.
26:18At the moment, it all feels quite daunting, I think.
26:22But there'll be a bit of team spirit, I think, as soon as we leave.
26:25I can feel it already.
26:28We've been waiting for this day.
26:29It's final now.
26:31And to all of our team, we are ready.
26:36We are very ready.
26:39All that's left is to say goodbye to the vehicles and goodbye to our camera operator.
26:45Goodbye to Luke and the crew.
26:49From now on, no crew, no support.
26:52Just us and my camera.
26:55Bye.
26:56Bon voyage.
26:58Bye, bye.
27:00Bye, bye.
27:02Bye.
27:03Bye.
27:12We have began walking in the sand on the dry riverbed.
27:32Our journey will take us across some of Tanzania's last remaining wildernesses, starting in the east and heading west.
27:39We'll pass through mountains and dense forests, where we'll need to stay alert for elephants, before reaching the open lands
27:44around Lake Iasi.
27:46Then, we'll have a chance to resupply, in the territory where more of Julius and Delade's tribe live.
27:51And from there, the route climbs up the escarpment.
27:54The heat will be brutal before we reach the Serengeti, a place where few ever walk.
27:59But we will.
28:00Wildlife will be our biggest threat here, and if we make it through, we'll face the dry lands, where water
28:05is scarce,
28:06before finally climbing into the highlands through Maasai land to Mount Lengai, an active volcano still worshipped as the mountain
28:13of God.
28:22Wow.
28:24Very, very excited.
28:26And then we'll be done with roads. After tomorrow, there's no more roads.
28:30After tomorrow, there will be no more roads.
28:32Nubea.
28:33Nubea.
28:34Tell me what Nubea means.
28:38Nubea.
28:41What means what?
28:42Thanks.
28:44Nubea.
28:46It's a long road, but after today, we should be done with the roads.
28:58And then, yeah, onto the animals.
29:02So within just a few minutes, Moses is changed into his sandals again.
29:10This is going to be our life for the foreseeable future.
29:15We've got to get used to it, I suppose.
29:20Tanzania is scattered with communities living right on the edge of wilderness.
29:24So our first challenge is simply getting through a few remote townships before the wild really begins.
29:30Because once we're in the wilds, support will be a very, very long way away.
29:36They never see people walking like the way we do.
29:39That's why we found, like, all of them, they're standing watching of us.
29:43What's happening there?
29:44Why are we?
29:46Why are those young people?
29:47Everyone's just thinking, what on earth are you doing?
29:53Well, I couldn't do what you're doing, so...
29:56Bye.
29:56Bye.
29:57Bye.
30:01Got some sugar beet.
30:03Some water.
30:04I think it's a little bit of a shock to the system for everyone.
30:07It's going to be painful.
30:13Good.
30:14A lot of walking.
30:15Only another, like, 560 kilometers to go.
30:21If we do another two legs, we will have done what we need, so...
30:28Can you see?
30:29I'll give you one back.
30:30Thank you very much.
30:36I think another two hours, and we'll be there.
30:41Oh, God.
30:49Seem to be getting marriage proposals every single day here.
30:53Just adding every name to the list.
30:55They're saying if things don't work out, my current boyfriend, then...
30:58Can get married.
31:00So...
31:01Lots of, uh...
31:02Lots of offers going on.
31:04Definitely not in the wilderness yet.
31:08Winnes' role of being the negotiator is coming in handy.
31:12Would you say we're safe here?
31:14We're very safe, yeah.
31:15Yeah, cool.
31:20Okay, good.
31:23Jalali, what are you doing here?
31:25Yeah, I'm trying to explain them our gas cooker.
31:28Our gas cooker.
31:29And our pot also.
31:31Yeah.
31:31Yeah.
31:33So, uh, the whole camping thing is quite foreign, as you can see.
31:40A lot of fascination between all the shops.
31:42Yeah.
31:43Yeah.
31:52I've just been told that by someone else, another villager who's just come by, that it might not actually be
31:59that safe to camp here because we're right next to what's the main road.
32:05And so, uh, just gonna go check out somewhere that's around, like, a walled area.
32:13Let's put the camp here.
32:15Under a walled thing.
32:21Okay.
32:22Let's see how this goes.
32:30We've got some rice, rice and beans.
32:41Morning, Luz.
32:42Good morning.
32:43How did you sleep?
32:45We made it through the night.
32:46Yeah.
32:47Right.
32:48It's safer here.
32:49Let's go.
32:50Yeah.
32:54I, uh, I, uh...
33:13Another day.
33:14Another day.
33:15Another day.
33:16Yeah.
33:17A day now.
33:18Find another point.
33:20Yeah.
33:25We're finally off any sort of busy road.
33:29Moses says there's a way through to get to the mountains through this, this way.
33:34So just following him.
33:36And he says there's something that he wants to show us before we begin our climb.
33:49So Moses has led us to this cave.
33:53And this cave has loads of cave art.
33:55And you were saying it's like 40,000 years old.
33:58Yeah.
33:5940,000 years old.
34:00Before Christ.
34:00I'm first time to come here for this cave.
34:04But we see, uh, different, uh, painting picture.
34:09Pinting of a human, animal, uh, skin of antelope, and many things.
34:19But, uh, for many years ago.
34:23Good.
34:24For many, for generations, generations coming to see.
34:29And then to learn.
34:30People lived in this cave.
34:32Mm-hmm.
34:32Nice.
34:37There are many theories why this art was created.
34:40Hunting rituals, religion, survival.
34:42But I think it's simpler than that.
34:45We all love to share stories.
34:47I can imagine a family gathered here watching someone tell the story of their day through these drawings.
34:52Storytelling is always how we've made sense of the world.
34:56Elephants, antelopes, and giraffes are depicted.
34:59But what once roamed here have been pushed into distant corners.
35:03Their paths cut off as the land fills with farms and towns.
35:06Without wildlife corridors, there's no way for the animals to move freely.
35:10It's the crazy thing, isn't it?
35:1240,000 years ago.
35:13In terms of history of this world, it's absolutely nothing.
35:17But the planet has just changed so much in the last hundred years.
35:23I mean, it's changed so much in the, even in the last 10, 15 years, it's changed so much.
35:28Just the rapid rate of growth is insane.
35:33Quite scary, too, sometimes.
35:35I think it's really good to get back to, you know, doing these things, being part of the environment,
35:41and remembering really where we all came from.
35:45What makes us human is, you know, we're all on this earth.
35:51And we all need this earth.
35:55You know, those years.
35:55Sometimes we just don't realize it.
35:57We have to look after it.
36:00You know, you're amazing.
36:03It's quite a good way to begin our journey, remind us of, you know, all of the explorers
36:10that came before us who have walked this land and sort of just, oh my gosh, can you imagine
36:17the hardships they faced?
36:21Ahead of us is a mountain to climb, standing tall at 3,600 metres, more than twice the
36:27size of any mountain in the UK.
36:29It would take too long to walk around, and time is against us, our food supply is dwindling
36:35fast, so we have to go over it, and if we're lucky with the weather, we can summit in a
36:40couple of days.
36:41But before that, we've got to walk 70 kilometres to the base.
37:02We really needed Moses to sort of guide us through this first section.
37:06And after this first section, we'll be in to, you know, Julius and Delali's land.
37:10And then that will be new for Moses.
37:15So it really is team effort, this, and it's everyone contributing what they can.
37:22What am I doing?
37:23What am I doing here?
37:24What am I doing here?
37:24That's what I ask.
37:25I don't know.
37:26I'm navigating, making some decisions about how far we get and things.
37:32Keeping the team together, keeping the team morale together seems to be consistently one
37:37of my jobs.
37:38But it's good.
37:39We've got such a great team.
37:41It gets warm.
37:42It gets warm.
37:42Yeah, warm.
37:43Very quickly.
37:48You look like a completely different man to the man I met.
37:52Yeah, yeah.
37:53You've got your beards.
37:55Julius looks like a Snoop Dogg nowadays.
37:57Snoop Dogg.
37:58Snoop Dogg.
37:58He has a necklace.
38:00And Delali just looks effortlessly cool all of the time.
38:03Yeah.
38:05Yeah.
38:05So cool, with the sunnies.
38:07Yeah.
38:07Ooh.
38:12Great camp here.
38:15Which is cool.
38:17Yeah, we don't think there are any elephants or, you know, lions around here.
38:23I think more likely hyenas and, you know, antelopes and stuff.
38:27So, should be able to get a good night's sleep.
38:31Okay.
38:32Before every camp spot when you're wild camping, it's a really good idea to, like, do some
38:37sweeping.
38:38Do a bit of housekeeping before you put your tent up.
38:40Or if you've got a hammock, before you put your hammock up.
38:43Um, just to get rid of all the dead leaves.
38:46Because under dead leaves, the nasties can, can live there.
38:49So, the snakes, the scorpions, uh, or just, or just your average ant army that comes and
38:56gets you in the tent.
38:58So you just make a nice clearing.
39:02And that is called sweeping.
39:09That's fun.
39:15You might not want them in your tent, but ants and termites are some of the most important
39:19workers in Africa's ecosystems.
39:21Recycling, cleaning, and keeping the whole food web moving.
39:24They shape the land without us ever realising.
39:27And while they're busy doing their job, we're doing ours.
39:30Collecting firewood for the night.
39:35Julie, Stilali, and Moses are going to be sleeping next to the fire tonight, despite having
39:39a tent.
39:40They don't have sleeping bags.
39:41They just have their blankets.
39:43They want to sleep outside because, I mean, that's what they do at home.
39:46They're going to be next to me because, you know, there's not too many threatening wildlife
39:52here, but there are more hyenas.
39:56Moses doesn't speak English, but that doesn't stop us from communicating.
40:01Footsteps.
40:01Footsteps.
40:02Of what kind of animal?
40:04Hyena?
40:05Hyena.
40:08Hyena, hyena.
40:10Hyenas are one of the most misunderstood predators in Africa.
40:14You might picture scavengers, but here, they're apex hunters.
40:17Their jaws are powerful enough to crush bone, and they move with an eerie confidence.
40:23Hyenas study you, and once one chooses to come close, it usually does.
40:30Good night, Allah.
40:31Good night, Allah.
40:31All right.
40:31Good night, everyone.
40:32Good night.
40:33You're sleeping there, yeah?
40:35Yeah.
40:35Hopefully you have a warmer night with the fire.
40:39Yeah.
40:41Good night, Winnes.
40:42Good night, Moses.
40:43Good night, Moses.
40:44Good night, Julius.
40:45Good night.
40:46Good night.
40:47Put the leftover food there.
40:52In case the hyenas come to sniff it out.
40:58Good night.
41:18Good night.
41:19It's that sort of feeling of, you know, don't know what's going to happen today.
41:24Because you genuinely don't.
41:25And it's that excitement of being sort of in love with the world, sort of in awe of the
41:31world again.
41:32And you can lose that.
41:35But here, it's just every day.
41:37And it's like, oh, the unknown.
41:39What's going to happen?
41:40I guess we're going to have to find out.
41:42Because we've got no other option.
41:44That's what gets me up.
41:45The curiosity and the sort of, oh, here we go.
41:54We've got a bit of a viewpoint for mountains around us.
41:59And the sun is out.
42:06Even though mountains are hard, I love the way peaks bring people together.
42:12Just because you're all in it together.
42:17To the camp.
42:24Look at this camp spot that we found ourselves.
42:28And we're heading up there tomorrow.
42:30Going to hopefully get sunrise.
42:38Tomorrow, we've got the mountain to climb.
42:40And once we do that, I think we're going to be in good stead.
42:44A good team mindset to tackle the rest of this adventure.
42:49I think the sort of struggle of the climb has maybe brought everyone together.
42:56Okay.
42:57Well, good night.
43:01Good morning.
43:02I'm up.
43:03Up first, up early.
43:05I thought I'd get a fire going because the guys need to be looked after today.
43:10Because we tackle our first terrain obstacle.
43:13And that's a mountain that's about 3,600 meters.
43:17And for everyone but me and Winnes, it is their first mountain.
43:22So what a privilege to be with them on their first peak.
43:41This first mountain's a test.
43:43If we can make it to the top, not only will we get a good view of the route ahead,
43:47but I'll be able to see whether the guys have what it takes for what's to come.
43:57We may be running away from the wildlife up here, but our food is running out.
44:01We can't idle.
44:03We must keep pushing on.
44:20You can do it, Julius.
44:24The team might be used to covering huge distances when hunting,
44:27but the weight of our rucksacks and climbing makes this a whole new challenge.
44:31Everyone is vital to making this expedition a success,
44:34and we're only just at the beginning.
44:36I can't afford for anyone to quit.
44:38but tired.
44:41but tired?
44:43Aha.
44:45Good picture.
44:47Ha ha.
44:51Woo hoo.
44:52Well done.
44:53Well done,улios.
44:55Well done, Julius
44:59Well done.
45:01Well done, non no?
45:05one ночь Sala.
45:06Oh, your first mountain.
45:09Ten.
45:10Nice.
45:16Now we can see just how far we've got to go.
45:20We still have a long way to go.
45:24This journey is all about showing the wild places that still exist.
45:28And these wild places, they might be sometimes surrounded by pockets of people,
45:33but these wild places, they can still coincide with humans.
45:48And even though it's amazing to be here, it's just a reminder of just what's to come.
45:55Because up here, mountains, down there, dangerous wildlife.
46:07We're in dense forest, walking alongside our biggest fear, elephants.
46:13We're back in Ahadzaland, and Russians are running dangerously low.
46:17Is it obvious that we've run out of Russians?
46:19Reaching halfway, it's time to celebrate.
46:22Only the older men are allowed to eat the goat's bollocks,
46:25and I can't say I'm too upset about hearing this news.
46:28That taste is not going away any time soon, is it?
46:30With the Serengeti ahead, climbing in the heat pushes us all.
46:34You okay, Moses? I'm worried about you.
46:35I'm worried about you.
46:46Bye.
46:49Bye.
46:53Bye.
46:53Bye.
46:56Bye.
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