The Only Point on Earth where 4 Countries Meet!
There is only one place on earth where 4 countries meet at one point. Such a point is called a Quadripoint and this is located where Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia meet. In today's vlog we visit that place.
There is only one place on earth where 4 countries meet at one point. Such a point is called a Quadripoint and this is located where Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia meet. In today's vlog we visit that place.
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00:00There is only one place in the world where four different countries meet at one point and share their borders.
00:07This point is called the Quadri Point and it is the only place in Africa where countries of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia and Botswana meet.
00:17In today's vlog, friends, let's visit exactly this place.
00:22A mysterious African super fruit is also found here.
00:26A fruit that grows on thousands of years old trees.
00:29You look like an ant next to it.
00:31A fruit that is considered extremely healthy but most of the world is still unaware of it.
00:39What other secrets are hidden in this corner of the world?
00:41Let's explore in today's vlog.
00:44Welcome to Botswana.
00:58We have come to a small town called Kasane and it lies on the border of Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana.
01:07After landing at the airport, we first go to our camp which is present in Chobe National Park.
01:14Botswana's first National Park.
01:17The road to the car has been blocked by a giraffe.
01:21And there is a baboon behind.
01:24Zebras are crossing the road.
01:27A zebra crossing is being made.
01:30While walking on this road, we met so many animals that you won't believe.
01:35The entire safari was completed in this one drive.
01:39A lot of elephants are crossing the road with their children.
01:44I will show you later how the camp was exactly.
01:47First, let's go to the river here.
01:49The Chobe River.
01:50This is the river that defines the borders of four different countries.
01:54There are only two seasons in this area.
01:57Wet season and dry season.
01:58We have come here to roam in this dry season.
02:01That is why it is possible to go on a boat safari in this river.
02:04We are cruising in the Chobe River.
02:07There are a lot of animals here.
02:08Like this buffalo which can swim in the summer.
02:19This is how the grass.
02:20We are really in the grass.
02:24Don't even think of jumping into the clean water of this river by mistake.
02:28Because there are a lot of crocodiles here.
02:31And not small crocodiles.
02:33These are Nile Crocodiles.
02:35Very tough crocodiles.
02:37Each one weighs between 500-1000 kgs.
02:40And each crocodile lives up to 60-100 years.
02:46I can't believe how close we are to this crocodile.
02:49This one looks as big as our boat.
02:52And now we are moving closer to it.
02:56They told us that it is around 90 years old.
03:00It is older than all of us.
03:03There are big lizards here.
03:05This is a water monitor lizard.
03:07Crocodile is waiting for you.
03:09It has its mouth open.
03:11Oh yeah, it's white.
03:15Pretty white.
03:17Even though they are Hippopotamus herbivores and look cute,
03:21Hippopotamus herbivores look cute.
03:24But it is important to stay away from them.
03:26Because you will be surprised to know that they are the most dangerous mammals in Africa.
03:31Because they are very aggressive and unpredictable animals.
03:35I saw a video on the internet where a hippopotamus attacks a boat.
03:52When our boat safari was coming back,
03:54we saw vultures eating an elephant's dead body.
03:58Even though it looks unpleasant,
04:00these vultures are very important.
04:02Without them, many dangerous diseases and bacteria will spread in nature.
04:06They play a very important role in the circle of life.
04:09Now I will show you the lodge here.
04:12They have given us a room to stay in.
04:15It is very big, as you can see.
04:17There is a shower outside and a small swimming pool.
04:20But look at the view outside.
04:22It is 100, 200, 300, 400 kilometers away.
04:26It is as far as possible from this room.
04:29Let me show you inside the room.
04:31There is a mosquito net on the bed.
04:34Because mosquitoes can also be here.
04:36But you can see an amazing view from inside.
04:39There is a shower area and a bathroom area.
04:42It is a very natural feeling.
04:43You can see what material the roof is made of.
04:46And these walls too.
04:48The nice and very special thing is that
04:51sometimes elephants or other animals
04:53come all the way up here to drink from the pool.
04:56It hasn't happened to us.
04:58But they told us in the beginning that it's a possibility.
05:00And you constantly hear the elephants.
05:03But we did hear the lions.
05:05That we did. The lions roared in the night.
05:07And many times they told us that
05:09even the lions come right in front of the room.
05:12Because there is a pool for water here.
05:14So they can see the water.
05:16During the dry season, all the animals
05:18are attracted to the water.
05:20And this is the reason why the wildlife is so abundant here.
05:23The river in front of us.
05:25All the wildlife comes there during the dry season.
05:27And we see a lot of animals doing safari.
05:31Over there is a small water hole.
05:33We have the view onto that water hole always.
05:36And animals come and drink there all the time.
05:38Elephants, giraffes, zebras.
05:40It's very nice to see.
05:42In videos or photos, it doesn't really come across
05:44how it feels to be in this vast openness.
05:47Only if we had a drone to show the...
05:50What would we have done?
05:51We can make a drone crossover onto Namibia.
05:54Then we might get shut down, no?
05:57There is only one drawback of this room.
05:59It gets very cold at night.
06:01The temperature drops to 3-4 degrees.
06:04And then we don't have anything.
06:06We don't have a heater in the room.
06:07So the cold that is left from the walls and windows,
06:09that's all that's left.
06:10So it gets very cold at night.
06:12And you have to go inside the entire canopy.
06:14Although they have provided very thick canopies as well.
06:17You can see.
06:18They have provided 3-3 layers of canopies.
06:20But this is the climate of this place.
06:22When the sun rises,
06:24it reaches 25-26 degrees Celsius.
06:28And as soon as the sun sets,
06:29it starts to cool down very quickly.
06:31It can go down to 5 degrees Celsius at night.
06:33This area is the reception area
06:37where food is eaten.
06:38And from here,
06:39the same view is seen from the room.
06:41There are only 8 rooms in this entire resort.
06:43And there is another public swimming pool here.
06:45Let's see how well we can stalk.
06:50There we go.
06:51Who is he talking to on the phone?
06:53What is he planning?
06:55Oops!
06:56And what is he up to?
06:59All this,
07:00we will find out in the next vlog.
07:02Just kidding.
07:04It's so windy.
07:06How are you dealing with the wind?
07:08What is this?
07:11It's so, so windy.
07:13Especially when the car has nothing, you know?
07:15Yeah.
07:16Even in 22-23 degrees,
07:18you feel so cold with the wind.
07:20Now, we have got out of the car.
07:22We will walk the rest of the way.
07:24We are going for a walk.
07:25Chaubey National Park.
07:27Look at the view.
07:29You can see it up to 100 kilometers away.
07:31A lot of elephant poop here.
07:33Any animal can come in between.
07:35And it can be dangerous.
07:37That's why the guide has a rifle.
07:39So that we don't have to use it.
07:41He told us.
07:42But still, for safety.
07:44Elephant tracks.
07:45When the elephants are born,
07:47they don't have this.
07:49And as they are creaking,
07:51they will be filled by a gland
07:53which is called lamella gland.
07:57There is coffee too.
07:58This one?
08:00Giraffe.
08:01Giraffe?
08:02Start!
08:04There is a baobab tree behind us.
08:06Which is normally found in Madagascar.
08:08But it is also found here.
08:10It is so big.
08:12And you won't be able to guess its age.
08:14It is more than 500 years old.
08:16A fruit also comes out of it.
08:18Which can be eaten by humans.
08:20We will see that later.
08:22Because all the fruits here have been eaten by baboons.
08:31Now, we are going out of the National Park area.
08:34We are going towards the village here.
08:36We will get to know
08:38how the people of Botswana live.
08:42There is a huge baobab tree here.
08:44This is its fruit.
08:46And its texture outside
08:48is like a velvet material
08:50which is used to make many sofas.
08:52It feels like that when you touch it.
08:54If you touch it inside, it will itch.
08:56Out of this fruit's 100 grams,
08:58more calcium is found in milk.
09:00More vitamin C is found in oranges.
09:02More antioxidants are found in blueberries.
09:04And more fiber is found in apples.
09:06Although, it is quite difficult
09:08to chew 100 grams of this fruit.
09:10But you can imagine
09:12why it is called a super fruit.
09:14It is a very, very healthy fruit.
09:16Most of the world doesn't know about it.
09:18But in this part of Africa,
09:20it is very common.
09:22It doesn't feel like a fruit.
09:24It looks like you're eating a thermocol.
09:26It's so hard.
09:28Actually, it's like a chalk.
09:30You don't have to chew it.
09:32You have to suck it.
09:34It's a little bit sour.
09:36It's so weird.
09:38It's unique.
09:40It has a taste.
09:42It's a bit like a sour apple.
09:44But milder.
09:46It looks like an alien fruit.
09:48If you see this, I won't think it's edible.
09:50I would never try eating this.
09:52This tree must be more than 700 years old.
09:54According to its circumference,
09:56it can be said.
09:58Normally, the trees in national parks
10:00are like this.
10:02Their fruits are eaten by baboons.
10:04I knew it was a seed already.
10:06There is only one seed left.
10:08With this, another tree can be planted.
10:10You look like an ant
10:12next to it.
10:14We measured the circumference of this tree again.
10:16And after devised calculations,
10:18we found out that
10:20the age is actually more than
10:221,200 years.
10:24Ouch!
10:28Another tree.
10:30There is another fruit on it.
10:32What is the name of this?
10:34It's a palm leaf.
10:36And this is the palm fruit.
10:38That's how you open it.
10:42So you just remove the outer shell.
10:48This fruit is really tasty.
10:50Its taste is like
10:52a combination of coconut and dates.
10:54Roasted coconut and dates.
10:56And there is a mixture flavor of both.
10:58It's quite hard to eat.
11:00We just have to remove the outer shell.
11:02I only managed to make these little parts.
11:06So tasty.
11:08This one is really tasty.
11:10The name of this thorny tree is
11:12Real Firm Palm Tree.
11:14The normal palm trees that are found
11:16on the shores of the sea,
11:18are replaced by coconut.
11:20There are kids waving at us.
11:22Look at this
11:24gigantic skull.
11:26Have a guess which animal this belongs to.
11:28It's an elephant skull.
11:30Don't touch it.
11:32Don't break it.
11:34Can you imagine this?
11:36You look like a homeless person by the way.
11:38You can imagine that I am homeless?
11:40I thought I looked cool.
11:42I didn't say you did not look cool.
11:44I said you looked homeless.
11:46Who says homeless people are not cool?
11:48You can imagine that it looks like
11:50some giant human head.
11:52Oh my god, the teeth.
11:54Wow.
11:56And this is a buffalo skull just for scale.
11:58For scale.
12:00Human skull.
12:02So now we are at the entry gate
12:04of Chaubey National Park.
12:06Funnily, the National Park has
12:08opening and closing times, right?
12:10So if we are not out by 6.30,
12:12these gates will close.
12:14That's what happened last night.
12:16We heard the lions roar
12:18constantly at night.
12:20I was too sleepy.
12:22Everyone else heard the lions roar all night.
12:24This is a very unique animal.
12:26I have never seen it in my life.
12:28It's name is Kudu.
12:30It has a hump behind it like a camel.
12:34You can see it a lot in this area.
12:36Look at the neck part.
12:38It looks like a different animal's head
12:40attached to a different animal's body.
12:42This is the smallest elephant baby.
12:44It is estimated that
12:46it is only 3.5 months old.
12:483.5 months old.
12:50It is almost a newborn baby.
12:52There are some lions sitting there.
12:54And baboons
12:56are hanging on the tree
12:58and screaming
13:00because they have no way to escape.
13:02There are crocodiles down there
13:04that can eat them.
13:06And if they come down from the tree,
13:08the lions can eat them.
13:14Oh!
13:16It's looking at us.
13:18To defend the baby.
13:20Wow! It's going to push the car over.
13:22In safari settings,
13:24it is very important not to feed any animal.
13:26Do not carry any food items with you
13:28in the jeep.
13:30Especially, never take your hand out of the jeep.
13:32It can be very dangerous.
13:34In the next few vlogs,
13:36we will explore Botswana more.
13:38If you liked it for now,
13:40you can watch my other Africa vlogs
13:42See you in the next vlog.