Deteema Springs
A spring in Zimbabwe's largest park, where elephant herds come in hundreds strong.
About this view
Hwange is Zimbabwe's largest national park, roughly 14,600 square kilometres in the country's west, and it holds one of the biggest elephant populations in Africa — a figure usually given as around 45,000 animals.
The park has almost no permanent surface water, which is the single fact that shapes everything you see here. Artificial waterholes have been pumped since the 1930s, and in the dry season the game has nowhere else to go: herds hundreds strong converge on individual pans, along with buffalo, and the predators that follow both.
Zimbabwe runs on UTC+2. The dry season, roughly July to October, is when this camera earns its keep — the bush thins, the heat builds, and everything in the park is funnelled toward water. The rains from November scatter the game again.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is the Deteema Springs live cam located?
- The camera looks over Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe. Its position is 18.620°S, 26.200°E, which you can open on our world map.
- What time is it at the Deteema Springs camera?
- Hwange National Park runs on UTC+2, and the live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and whether it is day or night there. It is worth checking before you watch: this view changes completely between the middle of the night and the busiest hours of the day.
- Are there other live cams near Hwange National Park?
- Yes — the closest ones are Camp Kuzuma Waterhole, Linkwasha Waterhole and Kalahari Salt Pan. They are listed under "Nearby cams" further down this page, and every camera we carry is plotted on the world map.
- Is this stream really live?
- Yes. This is a real 24/7 live feed broadcast by Africam, played through the official YouTube player — free, no account needed. Every stream in our catalogue is checked automatically before each update to confirm it is still live and watchable.
