Mana Pools - Episode 2 - Mucheni
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มิ.ย. 2024
- An overland adventure to Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. In this episode we travel from Chitake Springs, Mana Pools to Mucheni, Mana Pools via Nyamepi.
We have encounters with Elephants, Lions, Buffalo, Wild Dogs.
We experience a guided bush walk through Mana Pools National Park.
We experience close on-foot encounters with Wild Dogs.
00:00 Intro
00:22 Chitake to Nyamepi
02:44 Nyamepi to Mucheni
04:23 Camp Setup
05:38 Night Visitors 1
06:06 Morning Drive
10:41 Mana Pools Area Overview
11:27 Bush Walk
13:44 Elephants!
16:46 Night Visitors 2
17:37 Mucheni Overview
20:18 Elephant Visitors
22:47 Dogs!
29:15 Dogs Day 2
35:20 Lions!
35:56 Closing
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4:38 nice capture of the elephants interacting with the humans around camp 🐘 ⛺️ 👌👏👏👏
There is nowhere on earth like Mana Pools, its just too beautiful and always give of itself! Beautiful place forever in my heart.
Very well captured and put together. This is my favorite place to get lost on foot for a few days and enjoy the splendid beauty of this wilderness!
Thank you for watching! And thank you very much for commenting! I couldn’t agree more - Mana is uniquely beautiful and 100% bucket-list worthy!
Thanks for another awesome video, Andrew! Man, I’m dying to go back to Mana Pools now 😝
Thanks for watching, Villiers! Magical Mana ftw!
@@AndrewSenior, I always enjoy your videos, which are full of very useful info 🙏🏻 I’m leading a photo safari to Chitake Springs in September and think I might have to add on a few nights, no, weeks along the river 😏🤪
@@TheSafariExpert ok, now you’re making me jealous! Such an incredible place. When I go back I’m definitely going to make sure I stay longer in Chitake.
Mucheni is prime viewing, wild as they come...astonishing
Another fantastic episode Andrew. My favourite place in Southern Africa. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much for watching! Couldn’t agree more - no place on earth like Mana!
@@AndrewSenior I’m going in May again. Come with
@@OverlandingwithBruce very keen! Will DM you on IG.
Thanks Andrew yet another excellent and informative video we have booked our Zim trip for August 2023 can't wait to get to Chitake springs and Mana pools.
Thanks for watching, Garry! You’re going to have such a great experience!
Wonderful content, I enjoyed that very much!!! Maybe one of the best videos of Mana Pools I have watched! I camped very close to the exact spot as you many years ago, 1994. I was 22 years old assigned to Zimbabwe from the U.S. We spent eight nights there and watched the crocs and hippos and even had some baboons raid our camp. Most if not all of the Hippos and crocs were in the Zambezi, I don't recall any pools away from the river. Thank you for sharing this!!
Thank you for watching, Darryl! Your compliment is much appreciated! And thank you for sharing your story - many truly special memories that Mana holds :)
Amazing content, followed the journey from part 1. I feel as is I part took in the trip, in person.
Thank you so much for watching! Really appreciate your feedback!
Very nicely done 👍
Thanks for sharing 🙏
Thanks so much for watching!
Wonderful Journey 🎥👏👏👏
Thanks for watching!
Great Video Andrew >> Makes me want to go back
Awesome,thanks for the video,I heard about this place from friends and this will be a dream come true to visit this place
Just absolutely stunning! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I love the pace and quality of your videos, they really make me feel as if I am there, enjoying the beauty of the place.
Thanks for watching, and for your positive feedback!
Awesome video man, can’t wait to go to Mana pools!
Thanks Ed! I’m 100% sure that you’ll be there very soon! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful video. Thank you for uploading this ❤❤
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for putting together an amazing series. I love everything on the channel. Great job
Thank you for watching, and for your inspiring feedback!
November, 2020 - I made the seemingly endless trek from Los Angeles to Harare. Overnighted in Harare then set off for Mana and had the entire park to myself. A couple nights at Chitake then five nights riverside. I forget which camp but it was right on the river. I’ve seen many African parks and regard Mana as truly unique and the greatest patch of land on this planet.
Thanks for watching! Absolutely worth your long trek to be able to experience the magic of Mana :) And to able to enjoy it in such a quiet period must have been quite unique. Cannot agree more, it’s truly unique and should be right at the top of many tourists’ lists.
Beautiful this is
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for the awesome videos. They are especially interesting to me as we are going to Zim in May and will stay 3 nights in Mucheni 3. Thx again 👍
Thank you for watching! Very envious of your trip, and wishing you an incredible journey :)
Lovely video. Very informative. Thanks 👍
Thanks Rob! Loving your content as ever - top notch!
Great video! Still need to do Mana Pools
Thanks for watching, Leon! It’s a must-do on your list!
Hi Andrew, would love to know what kit you use to get this awesome content?
Thanks for watching, Mark! I use 2x Sony A7iii, 2x GoPro Hero8, lenses are 200-600, 12-24 and 28-70. Adobe Premiere Pro for the production and Epidemic for the music/sounds.
2013 we were 5 vehicles, staying at Mucheni 1, Started at Motopo hills , Mana Pools,, Ferry over Kariba,, through Hwange to Elephant Sanctuary. Mana Pools MUST BE ON YOUR BUCKET LIST to visit,,, I made a video of our trip for the group,,,,, Zim People are the best,,, no issues,,, I will visit this park again,,,,
Thanks for watching, Hennie! Your adventure sounds really notable. The previous time I’d been to Mana Pools was in 1997, when we also explored Kariba, Matusadona, Great Zimbabwe Ruins, with my late father. This return trip brought up many memories, and I too will definitely visit again!
Had many holidays at Mana, when still living in Zim, there is no such thing as enough of Mana Pools. Sadly the collapse of the economy and our business saw us forced to leave Zim.
Thanks for watching! Having a park like Mana on your doorstep and being able to visit would have been a real privilege. Always sorry to hear the impact that poor leadership has had to Zim and its people :(
We've got horrible no-see-ums here in Central Texas, too. "OFF" mosquito repellent seems to work on them, however. I would love to visit that area, but don't think I could deal with not having access to showers. A luxury lodge with a swimming pool and access to air conditioning and showers sounds much better than camping. That's just me....
Thanks for watching! Might need to import some of that to Zimbabwe! Luxury is always great but there is something really special about the intimate experience that wild camping offers - I’ve managed to convert a few folks!
@Andrew Senior Adventures Maybe one day I will be able to have enough money and "OFF" repellent to do a trip to Zimbabwe!! Would actually love it, probably!
@@lemonhead162 I would absolutely bet on that! You should get on a plane and do it!
What time of the year were you here?
When is best??
Thanks for watching! We were there in September which is an ideal time. I would suggest May - October as it’s the dry season.