The Rhino Whisperer of Zimbabwe | Elephant Happy Hour Hwange | Southern Africa Adventure Safari Pt 5

The final segment of this 24-day tour started with us visiting Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. In the afternoon, my family walked across the bridge over the Zambezi River to the border of Zambia, from where we hailed a "taxi" to the town of Livingstone.

After a second night in the Shearwater Explorers Village, back in Zimbabwe, we set off the next day for Hwange National Park, the second largest in Africa (after Kruger). A memorable afternoon was spent at the Nyamandhlovu Pan, watching wildlife have their drink, particularly some of the tens of thousands of elephants in the park.

The next destination was Matopos, after passing through Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo. We were fortunate to have Ian Harmer, MD of African Wanderer Safaris as our guide for the afternoon. Known as the "rhino whisperer" Ian naturally knew where to take the group to view the magnificent creatures, as well as for the best sunset views in Matobo.

Next day, we crossed back into Botswana, driving through Francistown, to spend a night at the Stevensford Game Reserve by the bank of the Limpopo River. The final day was a short drive across the river at Groblers Bridge to enter South Africa, and drive to Johannesburg, where this epic journey ended in Sandton.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Victoria Falls
04:06 Livingstone, Zambia
09:19 Hwange National Park
14:12 Bulawayo
15:39 Matopos
16:54 Rhino Tracking
19:10 Botswana
21:18 Stevensford Game Reserve
23:18 South Africa
27:43 End of 24-day journey, Johannesburg

This 24-day overland, camping adventure in Southern Africa covered South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe (and Zambia for some). We camped for 13 nights, the rest of which were spent in hotels, lodges or tented camps. Our group size was 16, comprising participants from Canada, Portugal, UK, Denmark, and Czech Republic.

Our guides from the NE South Africa region were Bheki and Duncan. We travelled in a purpose-built Hino truck by the operator, Drifters, though participants booked the trip through different agents.

Part 1 - CAPE NAMIBIA ROUTE https://youtu.be/FQdmR9OXvcg
Part 2 - THE NAMIB DESERT https://youtu.be/6NMNFB0rECc
Part 3 - ETOSHA https://youtu.be/EFJ9rII_Qmc
Part 4 - BOTSWANA https://youtu.be/5miIuXMf1GI