Events over a period of 3 days at Little Somavundhla pan in Wilderness Safaris' Makololo Concession. Hwange, Zimbabwe. Can you figure out what happened here?
Being averse to the 'staged' feel one sometimes gets with cultural experiences, I approached visiting a traditional healer in Makuleke Village with some ambivalence. What a delightful surprise!
With her pharmacy equivalent and open-air consultation area at her home, she went about her consultations without me feeling intrusive in any way. Referring to me as her colleague (not too sure how I feel about that), she met with her patients with a lot of chanting, throwing of bones, lion claws and various other artefacts, for lack of a better word.
She was the real deal and despite having being told we would be visiting, did nothing other than what she does every day. Psychosomatic stuff? Whatever. Western medicine works pretty much the same way, though without the lion claw. Still wondering where she got that!
As a morning activity from Pafuri Camp in Kruger National Park, I'd recommend this and next time I'll take her up on her offer to 'do' me. Perhaps.
Great photos (and story) Olwen!
(07.18.13)PLEASE MAY YOU SEND ME THE CONTACT NUMBER FOR TRADITIONAL HEALER IN MAKULEKA VILLAGE THE ONE YOU VISIT AT PAFURI
(02.22.20)Hi Makgabo, I'm sorry I don't have her contact details. Perhaps you can contact the community centre.
(02.22.20)HELP ME WITH COMMUNITY CENTER CONTACT NUMBER
(02.22.20)I would Like to know where does she live & I will be glade to visit her
(06.26.21)Felix, this was at the Maluleka village. You could Google the community centre for more details.
(06.26.21)This video includes the elephants holding us captive in the canyon - just a couple of meters from them and some charging over the GoPros and actually toucging one of the cameras, changing the angle - resulting in underbelly shots!
Very nice wish i could go again
(05.04.15)This is the best footage I have seen of Ellie's. Wow!
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