🦁 Secret Africa: Into the Wild (2026) - Season 1 Episode 2
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
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⚠️ 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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00:28For most of us, the idea of
00:29catching lunch whilst being viciously stung by African killer bees seems unlikely.
00:37Because today, more than half of us live in cities.
00:42We've traded open horizons for walls and left just a handful of people still living by the land.
00:47They're the Earth's original explorers, the nomads, and as their land disappears, so does their way of life.
00:55It would be easy to believe that there's no area left still classed as truly wild.
01:00But you'd be wrong.
01:02There are still majestic pockets of land that are rugged, wild, and teeming with life.
01:07We've found not just one hippo, but all the hippos.
01:11Whoa.
01:12This is the Tanzania you don't get to see.
01:15And the critical thing is, we need them for the health of our planet.
01:19I'm Lucy, and I'm an explorer.
01:20I've been leading expeditions all over the world for over a decade, and now, I'm on a mission to take
01:26you with me.
01:27I've journeyed to some of the world's most distant corners, but this time, I'm trying to cross one of Africa's
01:33last great wildnesses on foot.
01:35A route that only a few have traveled, and never in this way.
01:39Once in a lifetime experience.
01:40I feel like I've just stepped into a world, and I'm just trying to keep up.
01:43I want to show you the beauty.
01:45This place really is a paradise.
01:47The surprising world.
01:48Lots of African killer bees.
01:50This is mad.
01:51And the downright terrifying.
01:53Oh my god.
01:54I'll be joined by those who still live by the land, true nomadic hunter-gatherers, and learn how they're adapting
02:00in a world that's changing fast.
02:01I'm going to have to get used to the fact that things are going to get killed.
02:04As we journey across this harsh terrain, we'll face predators.
02:08She's looking right at us.
02:10Extreme heat and days without water.
02:12I don't know if we've got enough for 24 hours.
02:14We'll need to come together and learn to work with the wild, not against it.
02:17I want to prove that this planet still has unspoiled places of all shapes and sizes still left to fight
02:23for.
02:24Because it has never been more important for us to build up our relationship with the natural world, and protect
02:30these last wildernesses at all costs.
02:32This is unbelievably spectacular.
02:44The expedition got underway as I joined the Hadza, the people who live by ancient traditions of hunting and gathering.
02:50Having to learn very, very quickly how to build a shelter like the Hadza do.
02:55Okay, we're running.
02:56It wasn't long before the dangers of the bush revealed themselves.
02:59I was put to the test, learning the ways of the hunt.
03:05I suppose we're eating monkey tonight, then.
03:08I'm proving my worth as I harvested honey from Africa's aggressive killer bees.
03:12Wow, thank you for teaching.
03:14Our journey then began as we tackled our first mountain.
03:17It's just a reminder of what's to come.
03:20Because up here, mountains, down there, dangerous wildlife.
03:32Let's go.
03:50We're in East Africa, in Tanzania.
03:52We're in East Africa, journeying on foot through one of Africa's last great wildernesses, and home to all the creatures
03:57that make this continent iconic.
03:59From lions to elephants to hyenas.
04:02We're about 60 kilometers into our journey.
04:04And right now, we're making our way through one of the few wild forests left.
04:08And it doesn't take long for Julius, expert animal tracker, to spot something.
04:13What are you doing here, Nanny?
04:18Elephant dung's here.
04:21Oh, yeah.
04:23Elephant.
04:23Elephant dung.
04:24Yeah.
04:27That's fresh elephant dung right here.
04:29Mm.
04:32And, yeah, pretty scary.
04:37Ah, so there's water there.
04:39So the elephants have come.
04:41You can literally see their footprints.
04:44Yeah.
04:44So clear.
04:48Is that elephant bed?
04:49Elephant.
04:50Is that where they lay?
04:51Yeah, they lay in front.
04:52They lay down.
04:53On the timber.
04:54And they eat.
04:55Yeah.
04:58Gentle giants from afar, but up close, they can be deadly.
05:02And just a few months ago, two people were killed here.
05:05That's why we moved quietly.
05:07But in a forest this dense, it would be easy to stumble across them.
05:12It's been a heavy pack day coming down the mountain, and then now here.
05:16And, I mean, it's beautiful, kind of ancient forest with beautiful moss and kind of mystical, really.
05:23And it would be made much better if there wasn't elephants in here.
05:28But there are elephants in here.
05:30And even though it's great to be down from the mountain, I can't say I'm, like, ecstatic about this phase.
05:38I'm actually quite a bit anxious about it, to be honest.
05:41Sometimes, this elephant for this area, they are very aggressive.
05:46Because all around this forest, there are villages, farms area.
05:51And elephants smelling beans, farms.
05:55They get angry.
05:55Yeah.
05:56We're going to eat and come, oh.
05:59Yeah.
06:00Oh, oh, oh.
06:05And elephant, I don't like.
06:08Okay.
06:09Is that why you have the whistle?
06:10A whistle for images.
06:13But I know we try tomorrow to walk.
06:16If we are seen, we try to, for experience.
06:20If we are not aggressive, we...
06:23They will leave us.
06:24We will try.
06:25Yeah.
06:25We will try.
06:26Yes.
06:28Julius has given me a clear reminder of the real dangers we face doing this on foot.
06:33But it's not just elephants that we need to be worried about.
06:37We try to find a place where there's not, doesn't have a lot of tree.
06:40Why?
06:41If we camp under the big tree.
06:43Yeah.
06:43Then maybe the little part will be somewhere there.
06:45Okay.
06:46Okay.
06:46So you have to, you have to basically weigh up.
06:49Do you want to be out in the open with the elephants?
06:50Or do you want to be with the leopards jumping on your tent?
06:54Yes.
06:54We'll find a place where it's safe.
06:56Yeah.
06:57How do you think Julius and Delali and Moses feel?
07:01Scared.
07:01You think so?
07:02Yeah.
07:03The good thing is Moses bring his...
07:05Magic stick.
07:06Do you think he'll do that tonight?
07:07Yeah.
07:08So we've got some magic.
07:09I think we need that.
07:10I think we need that as well.
07:11Oh, I think we need some Moses magic tonight.
07:15I think we need some Moses magic tonight.
07:16I think we need some Moses magic tonight.
07:33Moses has been telling us about one of his Aki traditions, which is essentially magic.
07:40and it can make the camp disappear so that any predator or people, anyone, out to get us won't
07:48be able to see our camp.
07:49So we can't go past that perimeter that he's made this sort of spell on, I suppose.
07:57So it's going to keep us safe tonight.
08:22There's something out there.
08:28Can you hear them?
08:35I don't know how I'm going to get ready to sleep.
08:43Oh, it is fresh.
08:49Oh, man.
08:50It's fresh.
08:51How can you tell it's fresh?
08:52Oh, yeah.
08:53It is fresh.
08:54Oh, man.
08:55The elephants got close last night,
08:57but thankfully, they decided to stay away.
09:00Oh, man.
09:01Maybe Moses' magic is working after all.
09:07Now it's time to get going,
09:08and if we can make it another 60 kilometers,
09:11we'll be able to be clear of this forest.
09:16The forest.
09:18The forest.
09:20The very biggest forest.
09:22The big forest.
09:23Ah, yes.
09:25What is it?
09:27Shop.
09:27I appreciate you.
09:28Shop.
09:30If the animals don't get you out here,
09:32the plants will.
09:34I've been stinging.
09:36You've been stinging everywhere.
09:38Yeah.
09:40Stinging nettles everywhere.
09:43Are you okay with this?
09:46Yeah.
09:48Hey, hey, look.
09:50There.
10:11We're not filming that other bit.
10:13Ow.
10:17It's funny.
10:21It's tickly.
10:23It's tickly.
10:23It's tickly.
10:24It's tickly.
10:25It's tickly.
10:26I'm good.
10:27How are you?
10:28Your English just suddenly,
10:29you come up with sentences.
10:32Mayelo.
10:32Mayelo.
10:32Mayelo.
10:33Mayelo.
10:34What's that?
10:35Good for the tummy.
10:45this forest is a world of its own lush and alive and it's one of the few places still holding
10:51back
10:51the drought thousands of people still depend on this forest to survive for water for wood
10:56and for grazing land but those same needs are taking their toll trees are being illegally
11:01felled for timber and firewood and communities are burning whole sections and deforesting
11:06to make room for livestock without forests like this the rivers dry up the soil turns to dust
11:12and life here just becomes impossible
11:29tired today or are you good yeah i'm good yeah yeah no hiking but we are good because
11:35i think we have more energy your explorers
11:43how the hell are you cutting your nail with a machete
11:49i am oddly amazed by this
11:53forget the nail scissors use machetes for your for your toenails
11:58getting the natural toothbrush
12:00yes
12:03second stage of toothbrushing
12:04yes
12:06the brush very good
12:08very good
12:11how do you know the english for that
12:14natural toothbrush
12:27good morning the weather outside is pretty terrible so we're just waiting for it to hope
12:33visibility to get better because we wouldn't be able to see anything
12:37any animals if we left now and it's wet and we don't have that water the guys don't have
12:44water proofs looking forward to getting into the warmer climates which should be in a few days
12:51we all need a bit of that we'll need to get into those warmer climates also so we can hunt
12:56again
12:56but we can recoup our supplies because our rations are running low
13:05we can't wait any longer for the weather to improve now we're moving into denser forest which
13:10means we're even more vulnerable to our biggest threat
13:14elephants
13:16the mist adds to the feeling of vulnerability
13:18like the forest is watching
13:21holding a quiet kind of authority
13:24so we are literally just following an elephant trail
13:31because it is the best we can do because otherwise it's just so dense
13:39don't know how we're going to find a way through this without coming across the elephants
13:46elephants are close
13:49we don't need to make noise
13:51okay if we do come across an elephant and it's aggressive then the best thing you can do
13:58is try and put something between you and the elephant
14:02so just being aware of all the big trees around
14:07moving in forest isn't my team's natural environment
14:10i can tell they're nervous
14:11as am i
14:23so just being aware of the area this morning
14:26so it's like around this area that's not a big elephant
14:32so it's like around this area that's not a big elephant
14:32so it's like a bunch of shit
14:35so it's terrifying
14:46we're about to change direction
14:48because the elephant is right now
14:56they have come by three
15:01four elephants
15:06where's back
15:07Don't run!
15:10Don't run!
15:11Don't run!
15:25Don't run!
15:29We've run into an elephant
15:35All we can do is get high and wait it out.
15:45It's gone.
15:46That was close.
15:53That's a way to get your heart pumping.
16:06This terrain is relentless, and we're only covering a measly six kilometers per day.
16:11We've still 14 more to go until we're out of the forest.
16:14And with the weight of the rucksacks, the long days, and now the close elephant encounter,
16:18we're all feeling worn out.
16:22This forest is pretty intimidating.
16:34The forest is going to be tough going for the next few days, and I just hope the team will
16:39cope.
16:40A little bit worrying that they're this exhausted.
16:43I mean, I know they're not used to carrying this weight, but it's so crazy, isn't it?
16:47Because Julius and Delali will walk 50 kilometers in a day.
16:52Not think of anything of it.
16:54But in this terrain, with the bags.
16:58Oh my God.
16:59Okay, I'm going to have to go.
16:59I need the loo.
17:01Oh.
17:02I hope that's not me getting ill.
17:04Yep, that was me having diarrhea and actually saying that.
17:08I think I need to go again.
17:12I don't need to put on this.
17:15It's not good to get sick this early on.
17:18Push through it.
17:20So to speak.
17:22Getting sick out here isn't ideal, though I can't let it slow me down.
17:27The longer we stay in this forest, the greater the risk for all of us.
17:38I am very ready to get out from the forest.
17:40What's it been like?
17:42Scared.
17:44Moses.
17:45Mom.
17:46Did you say mom?
17:47Yeah, mom.
17:48Oh, no.
17:49Shall we go?
17:51Shall we go?
17:52Okay.
17:53Yeah.
17:54Today maybe to go outside of the forest, yes.
17:58Yeah, we've got to get out now.
17:59This is very dangerous.
18:02Very dangerous forest.
18:04Now, let's get out of here.
18:14Thankfully, I'm feeling better, and we're finally leaving the forest,
18:18heading into terrain where it should be easier to move and make progress.
18:23Back.
18:24Back.
18:27With the wet, misty forest behind us, we now enter the dry Hadza land.
18:31We've got to walk 40 kilometres through here, and we'll reach our resupply.
18:36In the meantime, I'm hoping we'll be able to gather some food.
18:40After all, this is the kind of environment that Julius and Jalali are used to.
18:46Everyone feels more at home here.
18:48Yeah.
18:50Julius has been busy.
18:52He had successfully found two Hadza men who are going to be escorting us through this area,
18:57and we're following them right now at a great pace.
19:03I might add, going to help us a little bit figure this place out,
19:06because our rations are so low now.
19:09So it's going to be a case of using the Hadza survival skills,
19:14putting what I've learned to the test.
19:16But first, having to get used to these spiky, spiky bushes everywhere and trees.
19:35Ah, so we've just spotted some tubers, so we can get some food.
19:43Our energy has been getting so low, and we've been getting weaker.
19:47So this food comes just in time.
19:52You're going straight in for it.
19:55Is it obvious that we've run out of rations?
20:00Lots of water in it.
20:03So what have you found, Julius?
20:05Like bubblegum.
20:07Bubblegum?
20:08Yeah.
20:15Natural bubblegum.
20:16Yeah.
20:24Natural bubblegum actually has a minty taste.
20:28But chewing gum isn't going to sustain us for long.
20:31But then, we strike gold.
20:34Is it baobao tree?
20:36Yeah.
20:36That's how you see.
20:37We can go have shade under the baobao tree.
20:43The baobao tree is known as the tree of life.
20:46And out here, it really earns the name.
20:49Among other things, it gives shade, stores water, and its fruit is packed with nutrients.
20:54Is it?
20:55A little bit bitter, but it's very good.
20:58To it and then split it.
21:00Yeah, to it until...
21:01Oh, let's go.
21:02It's down.
21:05Mmm, like a sweep.
21:07Moses is getting into it.
21:08Having some breakfast.
21:14We think there could be a bee's nest, but it's high up in the tree, and the guys have suggested
21:19that it should be me who climbs it, of course.
21:23Guys have gone, made lots of pegs, so I don't know how far I was thinking that I'm going to
21:29make it up there.
21:31No, very high.
21:32Yeah.
21:34The Hadza have been using this method of pegs to climb up to look for honey and more fruit
21:38for thousands of years, and it works surprisingly well.
22:05Turns out, no bees' nest, so the hunt must go on.
22:08It's good.
22:11You need a mallet to climb the baobao tree.
22:15This man knows how to use a mallet.
22:21We're still on a mission to find honey, and it's not long before Julius spots something.
22:27Sweet peas.
22:28Sweet peas.
22:29Yeah, sweet peas.
22:31They're small ones.
22:33They're little.
22:33They're very tiny and not to bite.
22:35Oh, so we can just get...
22:36They're honey.
22:36Oh, wow, okay.
22:37I've never heard of bees that don't sting.
22:43This insect?
22:44Oh, yeah, they're the bees.
22:45Oh, wow.
22:46Sweet peas.
22:47They're tiny, aren't they?
22:48Yeah, the bees.
22:49Oh, you're eating the baby bees.
22:52Julius and Delalia are just going in for the baby bees.
22:56I'll wait for the honey.
22:59The tree is cut in a way that means both the tree and the bee colony can survive, and you
23:04can just keep going back to it for more honey.
23:20I can already tell the difference in Julius's mood.
23:27He feels so much more at home as he would do in this environment, and, you know, he knows
23:34how to get the resources.
23:39Although that honey is good from the stingless bees, it definitely doesn't give the same amount
23:44of honey.
23:45So we're on the lookout for proper African killer bee honey hive.
23:52So I have spotted a tree.
23:55It looks like there's African killer bees in there, which means we can get a good meal,
24:00get some honey, and it's probably my opportunity to try and prove myself a little bit.
24:05These are the African killer bees?
24:07Yeah, the African killer bees.
24:09Yeah, okay.
24:10This is the baby.
24:11This one first, or that one?
24:13Yeah, out.
24:13I'm feeling pretty confident after already having tried this a few weeks ago.
24:17But something about this time feels different.
24:20The stakes feel higher.
24:26We're using plenty of smoke.
24:28It's not working.
24:30The bees go into full defense mode.
24:38I'm getting stung already.
24:50This is it.
24:51If I can get a lot of honey, we'll then have enough food to get us to our resupply.
24:57Wow.
24:58Ow.
24:59Okay.
25:00Okay.
25:01Do it out.
25:02Yeah, yeah.
25:03Yes.
25:04That's why no.
25:05That.
25:07That's why.
25:08Close it.
25:09Close it.
25:10Put it out.
25:11Yes.
25:13Yes.
25:17Oh, this is African killer bees.
25:19Oh.
25:19Yes, this is African.
25:20He's got one in his mouth.
25:21He's got one in his mouth.
25:21He's got one in his mouth.
25:23He's got one in his mouth.
25:23He's got one in his mouth.
25:24Oh.
25:24Oh.
25:24Yes.
25:26Any more?
25:27Here.
25:28Oh, yeah.
25:29In my hair.
25:30In my hair.
25:30In my hair.
25:32There's a lot of hair inside.
25:34Oh, that's cool.
25:35Lots of African killer bees in my hair.
25:37There's no bees.
25:38There's no bees now?
25:39There's no bees.
25:40Okay.
25:40Yeah, there's no bees.
25:41There's no bees already.
25:42Just hair.
25:43Go, go, go.
25:44Oh, did it.
25:47Got the honey.
25:50No, I didn't expect that.
25:52The last one we did was much easier.
25:54Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
25:55It got your tongue?
25:56Yeah.
25:57Oh, no.
25:58You sure you don't want a tablet?
26:00This man has nails.
26:04Are you sure you don't want a tablet?
26:06It was very aggressive.
26:08I think I'll never sit up and see like that.
26:11At least we've had lots and lots of honey.
26:26Our route is taking us closer to where Julius and Delali were born, and we want to bring a
26:30gift to the community.
26:32And there's one present that always goes down well in these parts.
26:36There's a red desert rose tree in this area used to make poison arrows, so we take a small
26:41detour to try and find it.
26:42How do you spot those?
26:44To the untrained eye, but for these guys, this is a tree to gather your necessities for
26:51poison arrow making.
26:54Poisoned arrows are used on the bigger, more dangerous animals like buffalo, and it means
26:58when the hads are hunting them, they don't have to get too close.
27:01A single buffalo can feed multiple families for weeks.
27:05It's incredibly valuable.
27:07And how much is that amount?
27:09How much poison would that be?
27:13Maybe 10 to 15 hours.
27:15OK.
27:27The resupply and two days of rest is on everyone's mind right now.
27:38We've hit the edge of where Julius and Delali's community roam, and are greeted by one of the
27:42elders.
27:43Most of the tribe are still away hunting and gathering, but he's keen to start the poison
27:47arrow making whilst we still have light.
27:55An elder has to be the one who cuts it, that's the sort of tradition, so this man is doing
28:02a fine job of cutting, boiling it, and then leaving it in there for 15 to 30 minutes.
28:09Let's see what happens.
28:11I'm not getting too close to the smoke because it will poison me quite literally.
28:21You go three times, you boil it, and I guess that just means that the poison gets more
28:24concentrated and concentrated, the solution gets blacker and blacker, the fumes are getting
28:30strong.
28:34It takes hours to prepare, slowly heating down into a thick black tarp.
28:45I don't think I'd be touching that with my bare hands, the deadly poison.
28:51You have to be really careful handling this.
28:53If you've got even a tiny cut on your hand, this poison will get into your bloodstream.
29:00Now that it's made, this community can use it in their hunts and help feed their families.
29:04Can I see this stuff?
29:06And that is how you make poison arrows.
29:08It's quite the process.
29:11I really do wonder who figured that out first, though.
29:14I guess we'll never know.
29:17We've hit our resupply location, and now it's time to stock up and prepare our food ahead
29:21of the next part of our expedition.
29:23We organise this resupply stop in advance, as this marks midway of our journey.
29:34We're here to see the place where Julius and Delali were born, and they tell me that there's
29:38a familiar tree I have to see.
29:41And they're about to show me something I never could have imagined.
29:47This is the tree?
29:48Yes.
29:49Wow.
29:54The baobao tree is naturally hollow, and for generations, this is where Hadza women have
29:58come to give birth.
30:01Come inside.
30:02Yeah, thank you.
30:03For safety, the women stay inside here for weeks before and after birth, cared for by the
30:09rest of the community.
30:10The tree offers shade and protection from wildlife, and somehow, it's surprisingly comfortable.
30:20And you were born in here?
30:22Yes, yes.
30:22That's amazing.
30:24Me and Delali were born here.
30:26Many people.
30:28Yeah.
30:29That's incredible that you and Julius were born in here.
30:33Yes.
30:33Many, many other people.
30:34Yeah.
30:35Ah.
30:37You imagine being born in the tree?
30:39Yeah, paobao.
30:42It's really nice.
30:46I can see the appeal of giving birth in this tree.
30:51When I was told that you were born in a tree, I wasn't thinking of a tree as magnificent
30:57as this.
30:59I mean, it's amazing, yeah.
31:01It's amazing, yeah.
31:01People should live in this, like, full-time, like, all the time.
31:05Yes.
31:06It's very nice.
31:11So, so cool.
31:29This thorn bush is secured in the doorway to keep the likes of leopards out.
31:37The baobao tree's nickname, the tree of life, suddenly takes on a whole other meaning.
31:50These women are so strong and so brave and so stoic.
31:55I'm quite inspired by them.
31:58If they can live like this and raise a family and still survive out here, then makes, definitely
32:10makes our lives back home feel very soft.
32:13We do not have it bad.
32:14We like to complain as Brits, we like to moan, but come on, it's perspective.
32:22Yeah, that's what these trips give you, it's perspective.
32:35The sun is setting and we have to continue our journey tomorrow.
32:39But first, I want to get one final gift for the Hadza community.
32:43Dilali suggested I purchase a goat from a different, neighbouring, pastoralist tribe so that we
32:48can all have a party.
32:50But of course, this goat isn't to be a pet.
32:53It's for dinner.
32:56So I've been left with the goat.
32:58The goat's not having a very good time.
33:00I'm not having a very good time listening to it.
33:02Now he's quiet, fed him food so that he can have a last meal.
33:10Moses is given the honour of slaughtering the goat.
33:12And for someone from the Aki tribe, this is a big moment.
33:17The guys wouldn't offer this role unless they saw him as one of their own.
33:23So the goat has been slaughtered and I guess now it's time to cut the meat and get the party
33:30going.
33:31So he's like Hadza.
33:33He's like Hadza.
33:35And Moses is proving himself now by being the one to cut the meat.
33:40So it's a day of proving ourselves.
33:46Julius is saying that only the older men are allowed to eat the goat's bollocks.
33:51And I can't say I'm too upset about hearing this news.
33:56Before everyone can eat, the delicacy must first be enjoyed by the oldest men in the community.
34:01Julius being one of them.
34:04Good.
34:06Yeah.
34:07Nice one.
34:08Nice one.
34:09Me?
34:10I thought it was only men.
34:12Older men.
34:14They're difficult to women.
34:16Only men.
34:18So, but I'm allowed to taste?
34:20Oh God.
34:22I thought I'd just got away with that.
34:24They're fast.
34:25They're lucky to eat.
34:27This is the boll.
34:28Not all the women.
34:29No, I'm lucky to eat this.
34:31Okay.
34:32The first one is women to eat it.
34:34I'm the first women to eat a goat boll.
34:38Okay.
34:42That's what I'm eating.
34:44Oh my God.
34:46Let's just say it's not very chewable.
34:48So I attempt one big swallow.
34:53It's gone.
34:54I ate it.
34:56New bear.
34:57New bear, yeah.
34:58I can't believe I just did that.
35:00Whew.
35:01That was an experience.
35:02I've been trying to avoid meat so much and then I just ended up eating a testicle because
35:08women don't usually get offered a testicle.
35:12Oh my God, I can taste it still.
35:14But that taste is not going away any time soon, is it?
35:18I'm gross.
35:20And with dinner over, it's now time to get dressed for the party.
35:24Oh yeah, that's nice and tight.
35:28What do you think, Moses?
35:30Wow.
35:32Wow.
35:38Wow, thank you.
35:39New bear.
35:40That's amazing.
35:42What do you think?
35:43Awe.
35:44Oh, you're a beautiful guy.
35:46Awe.
35:47Awe.
35:48Awe.
35:49Awe.
35:52Awe.
35:54Awe.
35:56Awe.
36:01Awe.
36:04Awe.
36:06Awe.
36:10Awe.
36:30The party has put everyone in a positive mood
36:33which is exactly what we need
36:34because what lies ahead is going to be tough.
36:38We're about to climb high up into the escarpment
36:40before heading into the land of the lions.
36:54Good morning.
36:55Well, last night was amazing.
36:57Yesterday was amazing.
36:58And there was another sandstorm,
37:01or dust devils, that got into my tent.
37:04As you can see, I'm incredibly dirty.
37:07I'm going to try and wash my face.
37:09And then we've got a big day today.
37:12So, yeah, phase two.
37:15Phase two begins once we get over the escarpment,
37:18this high ridge that guards the land ahead
37:20and the gateway before the Serengeti.
37:22We need to pick the right route.
37:24We could be up there for days,
37:26so it's time to say our goodbyes
37:28and continue with the expedition.
37:29I met the women.
37:34Very friendly and welcoming.
37:37Time to go.
37:38Here we go, here we go, here we go again.
37:43Hoi yi yi.
37:45Go, Moses, go.
37:47Go.
37:48Oh, we're going to get a photo.
37:52Get up.
37:54We're just starting our ascent of the escarpment.
37:58It's a hot, hot day.
38:02Water is going to be a problem for the next few days
38:04and the temperature is over 30 degrees Celsius.
38:07So we're each carrying eight litres.
38:09And despite all having water bladders to hold it,
38:12Dilali picks this red bucket.
38:14It's a bucket filled with water.
38:16It's not just an empty bucket.
38:19Heat injury can strike quickly here.
38:21There's no time to grit teeth and push through.
38:24I insist we stop.
38:26It's just coming up.
38:28I'm just trying to get Moses to stop and change
38:30because he's currently wearing black trousers.
38:34That's far too hot for that,
38:35so I'm a little worried about him.
38:37So trying to make him stop and change.
38:42You okay, Moses?
38:43Yeah, I'm worried about you.
38:53He's got his shorts on.
38:55I get the feeling that this challenge so soon
38:58after our celebrations and resupply
38:59has been a bit of a reality check for the team.
39:02I'm hoping that once we get to the top,
39:04we'll find our groove again.
39:06Sweaty.
39:09Can't sweat too much.
39:10I don't have too much water.
39:13We've been carrying all of our water,
39:14but our supplies are dwindling.
39:19So let's hope we can get
39:22over this ridge and down
39:24to some sort of water
39:26before we run out.
39:30I'm just looking for a spot
39:32that we can camp.
39:35I think this will be good.
39:37A little bit of shade,
39:39a bit of security.
39:41We've carried all of our water,
39:42so that's okay.
39:45And I think
39:48we'll be pretty safe here.
39:51Animal watching.
39:52Yeah.
39:53Must be safe.
39:54Mm-hmm.
40:00A little scorpion.
40:03Baboons around here.
40:05Getting closer to the lions.
40:08That's why I'm asking.
40:09Yeah.
40:10You make fire
40:10because of elephants?
40:12Yeah.
40:13Yeah.
40:14Here's a good place.
40:16It's a mountain.
40:17There's rocks here,
40:18so it's good.
40:18Yeah.
40:19For running away.
40:21Yeah, running away.
40:22Yeah.
40:23But if you run away,
40:24please wake me up as well.
40:25Okay.
40:26No, don't run.
40:27Don't leave me sleeping.
40:29The fire might keep
40:30the elephants away tonight,
40:31but it doesn't seem
40:32to be stopping
40:33other unexpected visitors.
40:37There's someone watching us.
40:40Oh, see you all.
40:48We've got visitors.
40:50They're from the Togo tribe.
40:52The Togo tribe.
40:53Yeah.
40:54There's a lot of Togo.
40:55Ah, yes.
40:57A lot.
41:00There's a lot.
41:01Yeah.
41:02Yeah.
41:03The Togo tribe
41:04are a semi-nomadic tribe
41:05who live around this area,
41:06known for the stealth
41:08and fierce warrior history.
41:10Our presence here
41:11draws attention.
41:13Delali chooses
41:13to sleep by the fire
41:14to keep watch.
41:19We had no problems
41:20with people last night.
41:22Just a scorpion
41:23just here.
41:24But also,
41:25we've got some people
41:26visiting right now.
41:27Just saying hello.
41:29There's always something.
41:31Word has clearly spread
41:33within the Togo tribe
41:34that we're here.
41:35The silence is deafening.
41:37I hope it's just curiosity.
41:47I'm really, really excited
41:49to see what's on the other side
41:52once we make it over this
41:54and get to the ridge
41:57because then
41:58the Serengeti awaits.
42:01Oh, over there.
42:05A huge giraffe.
42:07Amazing.
42:08It's my first giraffe
42:10in the wild.
42:13There's a giraffe right there
42:15with its long neck
42:17looking right at us.
42:18Yes.
42:18We must be getting
42:19closer to the Serengeti.
42:20Yeah.
42:22Definitely getting closer
42:25to the wildlife heart.
42:27One of the wildlife hearts
42:29of the whole world,
42:30the Serengeti.
42:35Big walking day.
42:37Tomorrow we'll get
42:38to the Serengeti.
42:40And right now,
42:41it's time for the best
42:42moment of the day,
42:43which is
42:45to take off
42:46my shoes.
42:53I am feeling quite weak.
42:55I think it's the food.
42:58I'm not eating enough.
43:00Delali's role in the team
43:01is hunter-gatherer.
43:02But when there's
43:03nothing around,
43:04it's time to bring out
43:05the ugali.
43:06Ugali is East Africa's
43:08staple food,
43:09made from maize flour.
43:10Easy to make
43:11and basically rocket fuel.
43:13We've been saving
43:14our big pack
43:15for moments like this
43:16when rations are low
43:17and we need the energy,
43:18especially with our
43:19biggest challenge yet
43:20ahead of us,
43:21the Serengeti.
43:22Roly, roly, roly, roly.
43:25Roly, roly, roly.
43:28And...
43:29And...
43:29Mwah!
43:30Chef Delali.
43:33Chef Delali
43:34does who cooks
43:35Ugarli.
43:36That's the cooking show.
43:37Now, I'm not very good
43:39at eating
43:40Ugarli
43:40because it's really hot
43:42and it's like
43:42basically putting yourself,
43:44your hands,
43:44in mashed potato
43:45and I just can't
43:47eat it quick enough
43:48because it's so hot.
43:50A bit of bread roll.
43:51A bit of toast.
43:53Including toast.
43:55That's really good, actually.
43:58It's better than
43:59goat's testicle.
44:00I'll tell you that.
44:02Mmm.
44:04The meal marks
44:05the end of one chapter
44:06and the beginning
44:07of the next challenge.
44:09We're doing things
44:10a little bit differently.
44:11We're going to be walking
44:12through the Serengeti
44:14and we've got special
44:15permits to do that.
44:16We have to have our wits
44:17about us.
44:19I've got to learn fast
44:20and be very aware
44:24because let's just see
44:25how much wildlife there is.
44:27We all think
44:28that we know the Serengeti
44:29but I think this is a way
44:30of really showing a part
44:31that you never get
44:32to see before
44:33and I can't wait
44:34to find out
44:35what that part is.
45:20Did you get a lock?
45:36Look at this incredible view
45:38that we've got
45:40now that we're at the top.
45:46It fills up the soul
45:47being in scenery
45:49like this.
45:51Incredible.
45:54Yes.
45:55Yes.
45:59The last four weeks
46:00have pushed us
46:01but it's nothing
46:02compared to what lies
46:03ahead in the Serengeti.
46:09We take on the Serengeti.
46:11As soon as we arrived here
46:12there's just so much wildlife.
46:14Amazing.
46:15And are exposed
46:16to everything
46:16the wild throws at us.
46:18Our water collecting
46:19has been made
46:19far more dangerous
46:21than expected.
46:22Cross paths with lions.
46:24Whoa.
46:25He's right by camp.
46:26And run dangerously low
46:28on water.
46:28I don't know
46:29if we've got enough
46:30for 24 hours.
46:31Stepping closer
46:31to our final hurdle
46:33Mount Lengai
46:34the volcano.
46:35This is it.
46:36The final push.
46:40The final push.
47:02The final push.
47:04The final push.
47:04The final push.
47:05The final push.
47:05The final push.
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