Village Trip S1E2 | Situation Gets Critical | Toughest Place to Drive in Namibia | Zambezi River

In this episode, the situation gets critical in the toughest place to drive in Namibia as we traveled to Kakangala Village through the Zambezi River floodplain (one of Africa's great wetlands). Find out why the Toyota Prado and Toyota Land Cruiser are good off-road vehicles! Special thanks to the family camera crew! Do not forget to comment down below and engage with everyone.
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[@yode123]

OMG...it is your GPa”s mind for me. He is a brainer and most definitely connected and he taps in to more than two physical eyes can provide:) your bond and how you are creating memories as you are giving them Toyalty of experience and respect is phenomenal:) I respect you on how you respect and honour them. This was a story telling movie simply job well done Cliff:) I enjoyed every second of you amazing production;) Beautiful!

[@yode123]

*Royalty Lol he may talk but he never failed to make his family was safe by making sure the horn was blown all the way

[@yctestdrive]

It was fun and funny at the same time, it’s unfortunate I couldn’t put the whole content of our conversations, grandma is the funniest always making fun of grandpa, 😂

[@TUNTALKS]

Prado in crawl mode can get out of any situation, you just need to keep your eye on the engine temperature. These videos are just amazing!

[@yctestdrive]

I was very impressed with crawl control, it makes situations look easy at times. 2nd start is also very good but mostly for send. Thank you soo much for always coming by

[@afiyakemarafa1997]

His navigation is God level(nods) Your Grandpa. He's like people from aeons ago who can navigate the seas with the stars being their guide.

[@yctestdrive]

So much wisdom from Grandpa. The elderly are surely a blessing 🙌🏾

[@ericmbalasimasiku1768]

Love that and that's home for you who don't know who are to the ikaba area i meant Mbala families

[@edwardkegoeng5479]

Ahhhhh man, I just love your Grandfather. I wish to take him on a 1500km trip.

[@larrymutwa3753]

Wow what an adventure, brought me closer to home. Grand Pa is surely the

[@yctestdrive]

Thanks bro, much appreciated. Grandpa is the 🐐

[@KatwaliNambala]

So far best Namibian content I have seen In a long tym

[@yctestdrive]

Thanks brother Katwali, much appreciated. More still to come

[@marynkunganolisulo5444]

Just watching this video was too much fun, wow ❤️👏👏 now I miss home

[@yctestdrive]

Neeh, exactly what I wanted. You to miss home. 😂😂🙏🏾

[@the_car_guy5017]

Kuchana great to see someone showing people where we come from #ivirivinz

[@yctestdrive]

Shangwee Bandanda, you know how we leave

[@thevillagegist]

Your grandpa though , 300 messages haha.. Yes there are places like that in northern Namibia and southern Angola where I come from.. watching that beast in the sand just gives me heart palpitations lol , what great commentary .. am following

[@yctestdrive]

Am grateful to see you hear Sonya

[@RaceCarFriends]

It's crazy to me watching the amount of freedom you have over there, I couldn't imagine doing things like that here like you just know some point police will come and tell us to go, or some of the less melanated people there would look at us like we don't belong there till it gets to the point where it's not fun and we leave. You are living the life brother!

[@yctestdrive]

You cracked my ribs man. The police will come and say leave.😂 it’s like a joke but true and sad You’re welcome in the motherland brother. Whenever

[@RaceCarFriends]

@@yctestdrive Thanks brother that is the plan, can foreigners buy homes in Namibia?

[@yctestdrive]

Yes you can.

[@RaceCarFriends]

@@yctestdrive Awesome that's great news!

[@palm_dripde_toxic_9848]

No other place like our side @saana.its really a unique cute place to drive in

[@yctestdrive]

Very different, and it changes every season. Flood times, rainy times, dry time/windy time and winter time

[@luckystriker7489]

Great job! Excellent understanding of your machinery

[@lettysisamu9194]

Ahh not Sukulu and the whole family on KZbin😭🙌🏽.....Love thiss🥺🤍

[@yctestdrive]

Thank you Letty, at least you saw them😁 more still to come

[@michaeld1770]

fun video to watch. i have a Land Cruiser thats what they were built for right there. kinda jealous.

[@yctestdrive]

These cars are made for this. Am glad you enjoyed it Michael

[@albinnangolo8309]

You made it through those muddy roads with tool but the just with the power of the Prado & 4.5 cruiser That's fantastic

[@yctestdrive]

Thank you Albin, our roads are not forgiving at all. It’s tough out there

[@Annaliisalove]

This feels like am watching an African adventure movie

[@yctestdrive]

I am glad it felt like an Africa adventure movie, proudly Namibian. Thank you Annaliisa.

[@thevillagegist]

yeeei am finally here for the village series :) let me dive into it.. is the into for me , you deserve a whole hour slot on NBC

[@yctestdrive]

😂😂 thank you Sonya, one day, just one day🙏🏾😁

[@thevillagegist]

@@yctestdrive 😁

[@sosskinner8087]

Great work chief. This just took me back home. Kuchana. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@yctestdrive]

That’s exactly what I wanted, to bring back those memories. Kuchana

[@afiyakemarafa1997]

Wonderful continuation of the series! I started seeing the wheels as captivating animals due to the documentary style

[@yctestdrive]

Glad you enjoyed it Afiya. Thanks for adding my content to your Namibian playlist. Its very much appreciated.

[@afiyakemarafa1997]

@@yctestdrive Respect, King🙏🏽 Thanking me isn't necessary. It's what I do best - support great content💪🏾

[@afiyakemarafa1997]

Me popping my ears open to hear about the river and its channels. My father always loves tracing river history too. Nice!🥰

[@yctestdrive]

Grandpa loves it, he can’t stop connecting Rivers as if he’s looking on a map

[@afiyakemarafa1997]

@@yctestdrive Woah! He rocks😩💕 Lend me him. I have no grandpa ಥ_ಥ

[@yctestdrive]

@@afiyakemarafa1997 when you visit the land of the brave I’ll lend him to you

[@afiyakemarafa1997]

@@yctestdrive We have a deal then, mi brother🤝🏽 I am keeping you to that promise🥰

[@gabrielpaulus8799]

My first here...i will subscribe

[@yctestdrive]

Thanks a lot Gabriel, much appreciated. 👏🏾

[@ashleyshilunga985]

This was an amazing video, keep giving us more content like this. 👌🏿

[@yctestdrive]

Thank you Ashley, you enjoying it is much appreciated. More to come for sure

[@msallaka]

To be honest, this content deserves to get a Million views! Great content and well edited, much respect for those cars🤝 Say hi to Mrs Mbala and Shoko. New Subscriber here from BT.

[@yctestdrive]

Thank you Ms Allaka, we will push to a million views and you watching is great indeed. Going home it’s always adventurous. I will pass the greetings

[@HAMUTIMAT2]

This is indeed unique, we have such places in Kavango but people mostly avoid the flood plans.

[@yctestdrive]

Lovely place but tough to access that’s why most people relocate to highlands.

[@Matomolamwileli88]

This makes me miss my village , ku kasenu

[@yctestdrive]

Kasenu is also my area

[@theafricanjumbee4057]

Patiently waiting to see the first of many Adsense on this channel. Another well produced video. Great work my brother

[@yctestdrive]

Thank you the African jumbee, we’re waiting for content from Tanzania 🇹🇿 people should follow your channel really. I enjoy it

[@theafricanjumbee4057]

@@yctestdrive thank you my brother

[@meriamlubinda861]

Am on cloud 10 right now. This content is for me and not leaving. Keep doing what you're doing best, Cliff. Quite Mesmerizing 🤗

[@yctestdrive]

😂🤣 am so glad to hear that, am motivated

[@SizzlesDiaries]

This video is very entertaining and educational as well, reminds me of the sand on our fam in Tsumkwe.

[@yctestdrive]

Neh, that’s good, am glad it brings memories

[@velmawingfield655]

Awesome video. Glad to see Grandpa again who ate Grandma Russian (funny). That was an great adventure. Very very entertaining 👏 👏 👏 👏 I enjoyed watching it.

[@yctestdrive]

Thank you Velma, 😂😂 those 2 are fun to travel with. You laugh all day

[@shishkitchen994]

This was much fun watching and also learning alot,I never get enough of

[@yctestdrive]

Am glad am not the only one who found it fun and educational. Thank you soo much for your support always 👏🏽👍🏾

[@ronniesibungo9975]

Great content my brother.. stumbled on your videos a couple of weeks ago and I love this man...reminds me of those guys in Australia

[@yctestdrive]

Thank you brother Ronnie, you know we still have to do V8 expedition right.

[@TUNTALKS]

What type of navigation has grandpa got on his phone? Please share more technical aspects of your journey! Im loving this!

[@yctestdrive]

He doesn’t have on his phone, or if he does he might not use it. All I know is that he has it by head 😀

[@afiyakemarafa1997]

That's exactly what I was saying! Like, the plain is going to get more grimy for sure. Kinda trying to visualize what it's like when the rain is pounding🤔

[@yctestdrive]

When it rains you don’t wana drive there. It’s exhausting but we love it 😊

[@afiyakemarafa1997]

@@yctestdrive Lool, I'm like you all man. I'm dat passenger praying we get stuck so I can stick myself in mud🤭 I'm 23 going on to 3🤗

[@yctestdrive]

@@afiyakemarafa1997 the first few times it’ll be fun, after 5 times you won’t like it😊

[@afiyakemarafa1997]

@@yctestdrive 😂😭 Why you say dat? Lol, mind-reader. Just remember I fell in mud & started crying🥴

[@candidtalkswithlauvena1835]

Yoooo, what was fascinating was the tricks that you've used to get the machine out of the sand👏👏👏, Grand Pa is dramatic, and grandma is so amazing🧓❤️, and the way he is saying to the other one that he would cause war between him and Ba Mama! 😅😅 About the phone notifications kuti Nina Kuma group Ena six🤣, I've I have njoyed! Please give leave Ba Ndanda alone😂, it was like watching a Zambezian TV series. Kuti don't talk about ingwena! Eish the Prado strong, yooo, finally you did an amazing job,

[@yctestdrive]

😂😂 travel with those 2 is ribs cracking. They’re against each other and for each other, you just can’t stop laughing 😆 . I just had to document this one ☝🏾. Thanks for always coming by

[@thevillagegist]

...its the SUSPENSE for me , I am in a movie..praying for it to pull through plissss

[@yctestdrive]

😁👏🏽

[@missdivinelove]

This is very nicely done. Am ready to pack my bags for the next trip.

[@yctestdrive]

Please come,😀 it’s tough and adventurous though

[@yctestdrive]

Please come,😀 it’s tough and adventurous though

[@AnnaMuzaza]

Oooh that’s why you hoot every now and then. I thought it was for elephants. Your narration is quite captivating too😅

[@yctestdrive]

Lol, yes. Grandpa made sure I hoot. When I forgot he did it from his mouth 😂🤣 it was so funny

[@MX007100]

Very impressed with this type of content my brother! This is very good and keep it up! Watching these episodes made me miss home!

[@yctestdrive]

Thank you Ba Malcon, more still to come Bandanda 🙏🏾

[@baroncummings1079]

Just discover you on gobacktoAfrica channel bro

[@yctestdrive]

Thank you for coming by Baron. Much appreciated

[@Annaliisalove]

Congratulations on your 1k Subscribers Keep serving us great content

[@yctestdrive]

Thank you Annaliisa, your support got me there. Much appreciated

[@Annaliisalove]

@@yctestdrive anytime Cliff, you deserve it. 😊

[@yctestdrive]

😊👏🏽🙏🏾

[@yctestdrive]

@@Annaliisalove you’re almost there too, we need to push. Road to 1k

[@Annaliisalove]

@@yctestdrive thank you. I appreciate 🙏

[@muyobadoyo00528]

I also drove in the same road.

[@yctestdrive]

Muyoba that road was very tough bro. Am sure you can relate. You know our area how it is.

[@likandomacwani1269]

"Ni ka chile kale" 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@yctestdrive]

Nibo mudala mwaswa kuseha mushemi 😂

[@kainoawala]

I enjoyed watching this video👏🏼👏🏼 It’s like I was watching a Series where I wanted to see what’s happening next😂

[@yctestdrive]

Exactly what I was hoping to get out of this one when I was making it

[@kainoawala]

@@yctestdrive ♥️

[@jasonndee5156]

Haha am enjoying this, the conversation & good part is I have been in those places before.

[@yctestdrive]

You know how it is Jason, and with the 2 grannies the trip is always fun

[@jasonndee5156]

Indeed. I see thePrado is powerful & with a good off road driver, so nice, I really enjoy such expeditions.

[@yctestdrive]

@@jasonndee5156 thanks brother, come along next time

[@jasonndee5156]

Sure sure I have a few videos I took early this year between Namiyundu & Schuckmasburg, when it was still rain season with a Hilux hooking a loaded double axle trailer. Yoh it was a bit tough but I managed.

[@yctestdrive]

@@jasonndee5156 I love that, it should have been fun I imagine

[@asianamushinga4969]

Yoh 😮you guys knows how to drive

[@yctestdrive]

We’re used to these roads, it’s still not easy though.

[@learntospeakamharic8323]

What a tough challenge bro!

[@yctestdrive]

Sami this was very tough, we did 5km in 5 hours. That’s 1km/h speed

[@mwingarhamesmuhinda1142]

Indeed its tough

[@yctestdrive]

It’s very tough, you know our areas.

[@charlessinvula]

This is tough.

[@AnnaMuzaza]

😂😂😂 this must have been a really fun trip. The terrains are dense, the roads are narrow. Why do you hoot every now and then again?

[@yctestdrive]

It was fun, especially with grannies. It was laughing all the way. Unfortunately I couldn’t put it all in😂😂😂

[@austinsmaswahu7216]

Reason for hooting, this is done every time when approaching a curve with big bushes that impairs visibility of on coming vehicle, hence hooting alarms on coming driver/vehicle of your presence so they can be cautious not to pump or cash head on into you..

[@yctestdrive]

Well said brother Austin 👏🏽👏🏽 exactly that👍🏾

[@johannesshihepo3344]

Grandpa 's face looks similar,is he not Raphael Mbala?

[@bwenky]

This was indeed a pathfinder mission..the winch was instrumental otherwise you could have delayed..i wonder what engine under the Prado bonnet.,? Out of curiosity could a fortuner or hilux 2.8 would have done better? 450nm of torque is good for muddy situations i reckon..thank you for bringing this adventurous route kuchaana.

[@yctestdrive]

The Prado is a 4.0l V6, am convinced the Fortuner would perform well. It’s much light then the Prado, the power to weight ratio is very good on a 2.8. Am glad you enjoyed the content ya kuchana 👍🏾

[@bwenky]

@@yctestdrive these floodplain roads, you better be prepared for unplanned sleep on the trail in case you get stuck overnight especially during the rainseason.ideally an SUV..

[@yctestdrive]

You can say that again brother, and we were not that prepared that time 😀

[@phyllissinvula1627]

Make more driving episodes

[@yctestdrive]

I highly appreciate you watching and for that reason I will make more videos

[@billybrian8860]

Great content what drone were using on this clip ?

[@yctestdrive]

Thanks Billy, this was a mavic mini drone. It’s very good

[@kainoawala]

Yohhhh This cars are very powerful ey

[@yctestdrive]

That’s what you need going there 😊

[@shakufwevathecomedicencycl1393]

Ka Russian kani sekisa 😂😂😂 this was amazing.

[@yctestdrive]

The old man cracked my ribs ribs. Those 2 are soo funny to travel with 😂

[@coolndeshitheghettogirl3557]

This video is so interesting 😍😍

[@yctestdrive]

Thank you Ndeshi, with the 2 grannies it’s always interesting

[@maxlodewyk_na]

That Prado is powerful.

[@yctestdrive]

Very powerful indeed, but our roads though. Even tougher

[@maxlodewyk_na]

@@yctestdrive did you upgrade your camera gear?

[@yctestdrive]

I still use the same phone, just added a small bird for Ariels

[@maxlodewyk_na]

@@yctestdrive for someone who’s just using a phone, you’re doing well man.

[@yctestdrive]

Thanks a lot brother Max, we’ll still link up for a video shoot

[@afiyakemarafa1997]

Hiya, sell me the mud!!!! I want it for at-home spa treatment🤗

[@yctestdrive]

Done deal, we have plenty of organic mud for your spa treatment.

[@afiyakemarafa1997]

@@yctestdrive 🇯🇲✈️🇳🇦

[@andreasnghikevali1017]

Woohoo 😂😂😂😂

[@maryjs9138]

Amazing content as always

[@yctestdrive]

Thanks Mary, it’s always a pleasure to see you here.

[@maryjs9138]

@@yctestdrive I’m always happy to be here 😌

[@yctestdrive]

🙏🏾

[@kushi6536]

Linyanti gets worse than this in rainy season

[@yctestdrive]

It will be great to visit Linyanti, someone said it gets really muddy during rainy season. It’ll good to bring the Prado there. Let’s set it up

[@itzmaxmiguel4505]

Good work brother😊😊😊

[@yctestdrive]

Thank you Max, it’s always good to see here. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@itzmaxmiguel4505]

@@yctestdrive likewise you are my inspirational human 😊😊😊#Roadto2k

[@yctestdrive]

Road to 2k brother Max, 💪🏾👏🏽😊😊

[@Imms_N796SH]

you were supposed to remove the trailer

[@yctestdrive]

That was our biggest mistake, not removing the trailer 1st

[@austinsikweti255]

Indava ye Rassian ini ñatwile😂😂😂😂

[@yctestdrive]

Hape kena mwi Mpokoto

[@thatgirlvapa]

What was the hooting for?

[@yctestdrive]

Kama to alert other oncoming drivers cause our small roads are very curvy

[@thatgirlvapa]

@@yctestdrive ok, very thoughtful

[@nqumthemba]

Where in Namibia is this place

[@yctestdrive]

That’s north eastern Namibia 🇳🇦 in the Zambezi region

[@kainoawala]

Do people ngaa use that route when it rains heavy?

[@yctestdrive]

When it rains heavy and the car is not a 4x4 then you’ll surely carry the car on your shoulders. It’s a tough one

[@kainoawala]

@@yctestdrive you can just see

[@wasamulikita1649]

❤🇿🇲

[@yctestdrive]

Great to see you here Wasa, thanks for coming