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Jambo Sambezi - Africa in Hanover! Discover the most beautiful parts of Africa out of Africa - at the HANOVER ZOO. In four construction phases, each to be opened separately, a unique African experience in Europe was created. Ever since the fourth construction phase has been finished in April 2000, the landscape has been rounded off. In the large African steppe, in the landscape of the Savannah and the desert as well as the hippo canyon, the lodge of the giraffes and the river banks filled with action, a merry village square with trading station and café, has come into being. The throb of the African heartbeat can be felt. This is where the trading ships of Smith & Johnson Company start. Passengers are most welcome! Every boatside is an event in itself. 18 boats - and every single one handcrafted individually with great love for detail - carry passengers across the 418 metre long river Sambezi. The boats with their adventurous looks were made exclusively for the Hanover Zoo. A trip takes about twelve minutes and, incidentally, is for free. They are gently carried downriver, within reach of the hippo-herd. A roof of corrugated sheet iron protects the passengers against the rain and the sunshine, while nothing gets in the way of the amazing view of the colourful wildlife on the shores. A tree floats on the water, while impressive hippopotamus tusks are dug into the rind...Addax and Dorcas are feeding only a stone's throw away on the riverside mudbanks. It is hard to believe that only a small bunch of boulders is keeping the heavyweight rhinoceros from stepping into the boat to join the passengers. Their new quarters are 1200 square meters all in all. Now the rhinoceros family need no longer stay in their cramped quarters. Before now, it was either only father or only mother with the youngsters who could go outside as the area was small, so that the other was confined to the interior quarters. A tiny, invisible 'trick' to fence the area enables all rhinoceros to frolick about at the same time. Savannah magic The former entrance sector has now become the vast area, the steppe shared by zebras, gazelles, antilopes and rednecked ostriches. This "living group" discover their new habitat with curiosity and makes for a scenery which couldn't be more diversified and perfect in the wild. The ostriches will come up closely and scrutinise their visitors. One surely can get caught in this eventful world for hours and take an imaginary trip to Africa - while the children have been discovering the adventure trail on their own and now walk ahead: across logs and suspended bridges and through sand pits. Here kids looking for adventures can really go for it! Visiting the King of Animals Only a couple of meters from here the African expedition is continued: a reedcovered round hut sets the mood for eager visitors to the African continent. Here is where the king reigns over the animals in his Kingdom, overseeing it from a red rock elevation! The three lion 'teenagers' over there observe the giraffes in the neighbourhood with keen expressions and watch every step of their 'potential lunch' with great interest. Still, the giraffes seem to know that they are indeed safe: they come up to a distance of several meters only and obviously enjoy pulling off fresh shoots from the high trees surrounding them! Velvet-eyed giraffes and jumping beauties The most impressive sight is certainly to be had from the Sambezi lodge; small kudus and springboks discover their area with wide leaps, as curious giraffes carefully approach the viewpoint. Here they are, eye to eye with the visitor, and enjoy being fed with fresh twigs. The most beautiful hippopotamus home in all Europe The third construction phase of the African Savannah landscape was started in the summer of 1999. Standing on the adventuresome suspended bridge you can catch a glimp |
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