7 weeks in KRUGER - Lost in Kruger Episode 10 FINALE! (4K)
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- After 7 incredible weeks traveling North to South in Kruger National Park, our trip unfortunately comes to an end! We start this week in Berg en Dal, take my mom and sister for a walk amongst Buffalo, find a gorgeous old Tom Leopard, have a farewell party in Skukuza, have an incredible Green Wood Hoopoe sighting, and then we redo our journey in the opposite direction heading North up the Park, and we say good bye to one of the most special places in the world.
It's been a life changing journey, I truly hope that life takes us to a place where we can spend 7 weeks (or more) in one of the greatest safari destinations on the planet. We were so blessed with the sightings we have had, and I don't think a couple of days or a long weekend in the park will ever feel right again.
Then since the trip, the editing has been intense. If I were to guess I would say each episode is probably about 20-40 hours of editing, literally. I have never put anything like this together on RUclips, and let me tell you, I have even more respect for RUclips creators! I set myself the goal of posting weekly, and didn't quite hit it, but still stuck in a couple of hundred hours behind my MacBook Pro while we were still on the road. I've edited everywhere from rough camping spots in the middle of nowhere, to 5 star lodges overlooking the Indian Ocean. I have learnt so much, and can not wait to apply it to our next series! I'll also be making some videos soon about the more technical stuff I have learnt, stuff that hopefully will save me (and you) hundreds of hours of work.
Due to the success of this series, we've had some unbelievably generous sponsors come on board for Lost in Mozambique, notably iKamper, Gobi-X, SAC Kyalami, and LaCie, as well as a handful of other sponsors. All of which incredibly believe in what we are doing, and have helped us pimp Jabari out even further than I could have imagined. Our next episode will be all about the modifications we have done pre Mozambique. All the support is so so so appreciated, to have people put their money where their mouth is and support what we are doing, is just the most unbelievable feeling. We are so grateful!
Speaking of the next series though, Lost in Mozambique is already happening, and we have 6 episodes in the bag from our first month in Moz. We briefly came back to JHB to get some work done and top up the bank accounts to keep Jabari full of diesel, and we head back to Mozambique soon for hopefully another 3 months. There's less game for the most part, but we have already had some incredible underwater encounters, and we spent two weeks exploring the remote area in and around the Maputo Special Reserve. We also run into some major problems with Jabari after a shockingly negligent installation done by Front Runner in Kyalami, but more on that soon.
I hope you guys enjoy the episode, and as always, thank you so much for the support! I am in the process of setting up a Patreon to help keep us on the road, but in the mean time if you want to support the channel, please hit the like button and share share share! We love doing this, and believe we can make a real difference, Overlanding with Purpose, so hopefully we find a way of making it sustainable.
(Oh please also check out the 4K version, as we're in JHB I got to really flex on quality, and it is beautiful!)
Tim Hulme
Hey guys, hope you enjoy! There are subtitles if you struggle to hear the rangers, or me!
Can't wait for the Mozambique series!! Keep it up😁
Thanks bud, there’s sooooo much footage already, but you’ll feature for sure!
A quite simply stunning series .A back injury has kept me pretty well confined to the floor for the last 7 months and your adventures have helped me get through.2 operations later and I am now up and about.It was fitting that your finale coincided with me starting to get a bit mobile .Whilst all the animals are special and I know you are in love with the painted dogs but I just feel it is a real privilege to be close to leopards .I have a trip planned for next February to Kgalagadi just hope Covid restrictions allow this to happen .
Hi Mark, thank you so much! I’m glad to hear you’re back up and mobile, and I really hope your Kgalagadi trip happens, that’s also a truly special place, that I so badly want to do a series on!! Leopard are such incredible animals, so I totally understand that!
Hi Mark, genuinely happy you're better. Such great news when someone gets back on their feet and independently mobile again. Being bedridden myself, I completely get it when you say Tim's Kruger series has helped you through it. INDEED! Each video brought me so much joy and adventure, it's as if I'm back in Kruger, and traveled with Tim, al the way from my bed here on the other side of the world - Taiwan. Blessings Mark, and may your planned trip be your best adventure yet! Take Care & Please Stay Safe!
FANTASTIC Series! You belong there, Tim, just as you belong behind a camera, with your exceptional skill and love for the wild African Bush. I trust you'll be back in Kruger on equally extensive trips and even longer. You've given us Kruger on a whole new level. You've elevated that which many of us already had on the top of our most favorite places and experiences - You've elevated Kruger! We appreciate you, Tim, and Bianca. Blessings & All the Best with the next series! Can't Wait!
Wow thanks Hendri! I missed this some how, but you always have the kindest things to say about our videos!
Hey Hendri, just checking in on you, how you doing??
insane stuff, U2 have the life with the respect it deserves... 10 points:)
Thank you!!
Tim and Bianca, what an amazing way to end such a phenomenal adventure in the beautiful Kruger!! Thank you for sharing so many incredible sightings captured through your eyes. I recently found an interest in photography after following you both on most of your social platforms (yes I am a huge fan). Excited to watch your new adventure next week, you should both be beyond proud of what you have achieved so far!! Dee x
Thanks so much Dee! Good luck with the photography adventure, it is a fun one, and let us know if you ever have more technical questions! :)
Incredible series, thank you. Loved all of it and in particular the painted dog segments. 2 months, what a privilege, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Neal! Yup one of the silver linings of all this COVID stuff, really incredible, would love to do it again from scratch! Glad you enjoyed the series! Hopefully we’ve got many more coming!
Hi Tim, I really enjoyed this Kruger journey with you and Bianca. We go to Kruger as often as possible but have not done the 7week trip as yet! Your camera work is amazing, you have posted some amazing footage! Enjoy the next journey, looking forward to following your path
Thanks Hans! I'm already trying to think of how we can spend another month or two in the park and keep the content fresh! But in the meantime we've got a lot planned for Mozambique!
Wow…now even I am missing Kruger. Well done on a great series. Can’t wait for the next one.
Thanks Kobus!! And thanks for helping make the next one possible!!
Bravo. What a gift life is, And to make these types of memories you are living yours to the fullest.
☺️☺️☺️ precisely!
One of the greatest Kruger video series I have seen !! Amazing !! Cant wait for the Lost in Mozambique to come 😁
Thanks Michael!
Thanks to the entire team you are amazing.
Thanks so much Felix!
Great videography, photography, music, all professionally done.
Thank you! :)
Hi Tim and Bianca. Loved the series and hope to see a lot more. Thank you
Thanks Lourens! There’s enough on our hard drives to keep us busy for a year! Just need to edit edit edit between the travels! ☺️
Superb series. Thanks so much. Looking forward to meeting you both on the road one day.
Thanks Craig, it was a labour of love!
Just plain awesomeness. Thanks
Thanks Jacques!
Amazing! I really enjoyed this video as well as the whole series! Kruger is a very special place to me!!
To us as well, thanks Kerryn!!
Very beautifull video. I went in to the Kruger National Park two weeks ago and it's impossible to forget any single Moment. Thanks you for your video and i hope to meet you there. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👍
Thank you Andrea!
Awesome video and series!! Kruger is such an awesome place to visit !!
Thanks Jordan!
What a great journey through Kruger! I have really enjoyed watching your videos. They are well produced and well narrated. Seems like you had a lot of luck with the game :-) I haven't been to Kruger for almost 20 years now, but am longing back to this magnificent place with it's beautiful sounds, incredible smell of the plains, the game and the african feeling. Greetings from Denmark
We got incredibly lucky, but also patience pays off! Hope you can visit again soon!
Hy Bianca and Tim ! Huge congratulations to the work you did to create those videos ! Amazing Trip, I am without words … Keep updating your RUclips Channel ! So much fun to follow you on RUclips and Instagram!
Thanks so much, and we definitely will! Mozambique was incredible, and there's some more exciting stuff happening now, before we head back to finish the Mozam trip we had planned! Feeling so blessed, thank you for the support!!
Fantastic as always Tim 👍
Thanks Steve! I'm so melancholy rewatching this, but exciting things coming!!
Inspiring for sure. I’m looking forward to when we can leave the U.K. and get down to SA. It can’t come soon enough.
Simply amazing! It has been an incredible privilege getting to know you and Bianca through this series. Thank you for taking me on this up close and personal journey across the fabulous Kruger Park. So beautiful to see the Green Wood Hoopoe and omg that Baboon spider! Best of luck to you in your future endeavors!
Thank you so much!!
Very enjoyable. Thank you.
Thanks for the support James!
Thanks for sharing another great series. Hope to be overlanding and spending heaps of time in the bush - 8 months to go - can't wait. In the mean time - enjoying your videos.
Where you heading in 8 months? And it's an absolute pleasure, we love to make this content, so if it's appreciated thats awesome!
@@LostinAfrica not finalized thanks to Covid - but definitely to Northern Namibia - and Caprivi. Maybe Kalagadi en route - if borders are open.
@@african7498 hoping to do a big Namibia trip early next year! So stay in touch! Good luck with the planning!
Truly and excellent series. But that was two years ago - definitely time for another one! How many leopard sightings did you guys have all-in on this trip..!?
Haha no idea but a LOT! Definitely time for another one, I am based in the cape now though, so not as easy as it used to be! Definitely the biggest down side of Cape Town!
Hi, my husband and I are from England and will be spending 4 weeks in Kruger in September, from South to North and have really loved watching your series. Your filming is amazing and you have given us some great tips. We are amateur photographers and are so excited at the prospect of getting some great photos. If we can get just a couple as good as yours we will be very happy. Could you tell us what camera mount you use on the car window please?
What a grand finale Tim! Sad to see this one end but looking forward to what you have coming for us next.
Thanks Joe, so glad you’ve enjoyed it!
Amazing series! I have been lucky enough to visit twice. I can wait to go back. Keep the video's coming! 😊😊😊
Glad you enjoyed Jason!
Have you got any trips to Kruger planned soon? Lost in Kruger Series 2? 👍
@@jasonpurvis88 we actually just finished a quick one, only 4 days though but still awesome! There’s that, as well as some luxury Lost in Kruger that needs to get edited! The park is really busy at the moment, so it’s not as easy to just book and go, but we were talking about doing a month in Satara sometime!
Oh sounds amazing, did you have many sightings? It's a nightmare when it gets busy, but I suppose everyone just wants to have a great experience. Oh well hopefully you both get to do the month in Satara, I'm sure you could make an amazing video! I spent about a week in Satara and seen absolutely nothing (apart from impala!) I found the S25 and S28 in the south the best roads in the park, obviously asides from the Sabie to Skukuza route, Your videos bring back amazing memories!
@@jasonpurvis88 ah that’s really unlucky sorry, satara is normally really good to us! Loads of lions in that area! We found that 4 days north to south is too much time driving to the next destination and not getting a feel for the area, so we had some beautiful sightings, but nothing like the 7 week trip, topped off with a gorgeous young leopard rolling around on an anthill (on the S25 actually), just before we left!
Love it
Thank you!
Ooooooohhhhh I got all them feels
Gosh me 2! :)
Amazing series. Thank you so much for your effort and sharing your journey with us!
Thanks Mario!
Just simply amazing..cheers to you guys
Thank you Nehal!!
Absolutely love this, the ending had me all teary! Once again well done on this amazing video Timmy, you have out done yourself once again and I'm so proud of you!
Oh excuse me! :) Love you B!
Wow what a phenomenal ending to the series! I’ve been a Kgalagadi girl my whole life but you’ve inspired me (along with WildEarth) to plan a trip out to Kruger 😁
Thanks Chloe! I think i have to do a kgalagadi series soon! I’ve been but before I vlogged!
Tim awesome series hierdie reeks my vrou se kop gedraai ons wil wiltuin ook nou doen keep up the good work
Dankie Shaun, and that's awesome news, I hope you guys enjoy the park! It's our favourite place as I am sure you can tell!
Wowww love your videos and this series. Looking forward to the Mozambique trip. May I ask what door mount you use for your fluid head?
Hi Louis, it's called a KKam magnetic mount, made in SA I believe. I got mine at Digital Experience in Fourways Crossing, I think OutdoorPhoto also have.
@@LostinAfrica thanks a stack. Dang wont work on my Landy door 😀
Great video is always. I enjoyed it even if I'm not a bird person!😂 What is this car door tripod mount? This looks interesting!
It’s called a KKam magnetic mount, and I’ve got a Manfrotto 501 fluid head on it. I still want a Gimpro, but this is a great set up till I do!
@@LostinAfrica Thanks for sharing !🙏I really appreciate !
Great video Tim. Jabari looking mean. If you don't mind me asking, what rims and tyres are you running?
Hi Azhar, they’re Black Rhino 17” rims, in these videos I had Hankook Dynapros on, but they were starting to fall apart from the intense use, I now have Cooper ST Maxx on, and loving them so far! 265/70
You have spent 7 weeks in Kruger. Would you recommend to spend as much time? Less?
I’d love to spend more! Honestly! 2 weeks at each of the big camps would be heaven. You get to track the prides, know where the packs of dogs are hanging out, know what time of day the herd come to drink, it changes the game! That said if you have a long weekend, it’s still worth it!
Not sure if it's just me. Is the background "music" really necessary??????
I found it soooooooo irritating that I couldn't watch past 5 minutes.
Pity, the camera work, the subject, the idea, the setting are all stunning.
Would LOVE to watch the whole series but worried that it'll also have the same inane jangling sound bombing noise.
My apologies for the negative comment but truly feel that it does absolutely nothing to enhance your otherwise spectacular video.
Sorry you feel that way! Sound design has been one of the biggest area's of learning for me, and although I think I've got better, I know I have a long way to go. The difficulty is that the ambient sound on camera is normally the engine of my car or other spectators watching (the reality of filming like this as a normal tourist), or in the case of slomo there is no sound recorded at all, so it is tricky. I am trying to record more ambient sound everywhere we go, so I have something to use instead of music. I hope you still give the rest of the series ago, and know I am learning as fast as I can!
@@LostinAfrica SPOT ON answer.
I will definitely still give your channel a go. As I so poorly conveyed in my earlier comment, everything else was so top drawer that the “music” stood out like a (very) sore thumb. Please don’t let one negative comment stop you from producing such high quality videos.
Are those Nikon D780's?
Nikon D850 and a Canon R5 at that point actually haha. I was busy transitioning to Canon. Now it’s an R5 and a R.
@@LostinAfrica Ok cool, thanks! was wondering since you don't see too many oaks out there filming on Nikon.
@@paulwepener1594 they’re actually pretty capable and the Z6/7 were on a par or actually better than the canon R. But then when canon announced the R5, and Nikon disappointed with the Z6/7 2’s I had to move. Cost me a fortune in glass and will take a while to recover but ya.
The first 6 episodes of Lost In Kruger are Nikon only I think.
@@LostinAfrica Understand exactly the struggle with having all the glass for Nikon for shooting stills, but shooting video on something else. But ya must say the footage of lost in Kruger looks amazing!
Is it just me who overthinks abouy safety during walking safari? It's scary
Oh not at all, it is scary, but that’s part of what makes it so amazing!