Footsteps in Africa is committed to providing quality and affordable safari experiences in Botswana while minimizing environmental impact and supporting local communities. It operates multiple camps and lodges across Botswana, ranging from rustic to luxury. Activities include game drives, bush walks, cultural experiences, and interacting with the San people. Footsteps in Africa aims to offer centralized reservations and marketing for sustainable tourism in Botswana.
3. Mission Statement
Footsteps in Africa is committed to providing a
quality, rewarding, yet affordable safari
experience for our guests, while being acutely
aware of our and that of our guests impact on the
environment. Further we recognise that as a
company predominantly trading in Botswana we
have a socio-economic responsibility towards the
citizens/ residents of Botswana.
Footsteps in Africa, our lodges and every guest
produce a carbon footprint. Part of the solution is
admitting our carbon impact; the second stage is
actually doing something about it, by a process of
planned systematic reductions and finally
offsetting the carbon output we cannot eliminate.
We hope that under the following three main
headings you will be able to see how Footsteps in
Africa is striving to make a difference to the
environment and also the people of Botswana.
4. Botswana - made Easy
in three easy steps
1. We are a company dedicated to serving the
tourism trade We have the “One” philosophy – one
click of a email and we can offer you seven distinct
and different tourist regions in Botswana, One
payment and all camps and lodges are paid. One
availability check .Offering you the trade a collection of
small privately owned lodges, under one central
reservations, one rates manual, one booking office.
We can offer you all the advantages of dealing with
these unique and individual lodges with none of the
disadvantages associated in dealing with small
privately owned camps & lodges
2. You the client is number ONE! We encourage the
trade to visit our camps & lodges – special prices… the
best way to experience a property is to physically visit.
Offering you, expert knowledge and expertise, we offer
you years worth of expertise free – no catches.
3.We offer you what is best for your clients = happy
clients are your best form of marketing, and almost
guaranteed way of obtaining repeat or referral
business.
5. 8 Good reasons to use
Footsteps in Africa
circuit In Botswana:
1. Footsteps in Africa is a trade-only company - our services, are aimed
strictly at the tourism trade and not at the consumer.
2. We are committed to providing a quality, rewarding, yet affordable safari
experience for your guests.
3. Footsteps in Africa is committed to Sustainable Tourism Practices;
including management systems maximizing social, economic and
cultural benefits to the local communities whilst conserving the
environments we operate in. Our camps and lodges are owner-operated –
by people committed to the resources and cultures of Botswana.
4. We provide centralized reservations to all camps, lodges and services
in Botswana
5. Sales and marketing is also centralized under the Footsteps in Africa
banner, offering the travel trade detailed information on each and every
product or service. Sales and marketing materials are available in digital
format, and range from our Fast Facts e-brochures to full presentations.
6. Pro-poor Tourism is conducted at all camps and lodges.
7. Delta Camp, OddballsʼEnclave and Oddballsʼare amongst the most
environmentally friendly safari camps anywhere, confirmed by the findings
of the pilot project for EcoTourism Standards in Botswana..
8. Our various camps, lodges offer a wide range of experiences, including
traditional mokoro (dug-out canoe) safaris (we are the last operators in
Botswana to use the traditional, hand-made canoes rather than fiberglass
replicas), camping excursions, day & night drives with guide and tracker,
San (Bushman) activities and interactions, guided walking, horse riding, and
family and specialist safaris.
7. FIA camp and lodge
classification
Superior:
All camps offer a fully inclusive rate, whilst the
accommodation is spacious ,comfortable with en-suite
facilities. A large main complex can be found at each
property, comprising lounge, dinning area and bar.
Panoramic vistas of the surrounding area is a further
hallmark of these camps/ lodges.
Delta Camp
Classic:
All camps offer a fully inclusive rate. Accommodation is
comfortable with rustic en-suite facilities. An intimate main
complex serves the property
Oddballs ‘ Enclave, Grasslands Bushman Lodge,
Camp Savuti, Camp Linyanti & Deception Valley
Lodge.
Rustic:
All camps offer a fully board with activities rate - drinks are
extra. Accommodation is rustic with rustic en-suite
facilities. An intimate main complex serves the property.
Oddballs‘
23. Fast Facts
THE FOCUS: Is on peace and tranquility (stalking game on foot provides all
the excitement one could wish for) and guests are actively encouraged to
visit the local village, home to the guides, and to interact with the people
there.
ACCESS: Serviced by Delta Camp Airstrip –a 20 minute flight from Maun,
50 minutes from Kasane, and 15-30 minutes from most other camps..
CATEGORY OF SAFARI EXPERIENCE: Predominantly a „water‟ camp with
walks on the neighbouring islands. At Delta Camp we still use the traditional
mokoro (dug-out canoe), not the fiberglass replicas
ACCOMMODATION: We accommodate 16 guests in 7 luxury chalets that
are raised and built from reed and wood. Each chalet has an en-suite
bathroom with hot and cold running water.
ACTIVITIES:
• Private mokoro (traditional dug out canoe)
• Private guided walks
• Our Chief‟s Island Walking Trail is an overnight wilderness camping trail
available to guests staying four nights or more-
• Cultural interaction at an authentic baYei village
CHILDREN: of all ages are welcome., We have two family units.
RATES: Our rate is fully Inclusive
35. Fast Facts
THE FOCUS: is on the Kalahari, the San people who live there, and the
abundant life of the desert.
ACCESS: via private airstrip, 50 minutes from Maun, slightly more from our
other camps
CATEGORY OF SAFARI EXPERIENCE: intensive Kalahari experience,
encompassing San clan activities (hunting, gathering, games and rituals),
game drives both off road and at night, our predator conservation project
and horse-riding.
ACCOMMODATION: 16 guests in 8 en-suite chalets.
ACTIVITIES:
• The most comprehensive San „Bushman‟ experience in southern Africa.
• Day and night drives with guide & tracker.
• Predator interaction including walking with semi-habituated Cape Hunting
Dogs.
• Swimming pool.
CHILDREN: are welcome and we have a family unit. A private vehicle may
need to be booked (at additional cost).
RATES: Rates are fully inclusive.
SOMETHING SPECIAL: The San (Bushman) activities, and the seventh
generation family of owners with a wealth of knowledge and history of the
Kalahari.
56. Fast Facts
LOCATION: on the northern boundary of the Central Kalahari Game
Reserve, on private land.
THE FOCUS: is on revealing the fascinating world of the Kalahari, the
„waterless oasis‟
ACCESS: via private airstrip, 30 minutes from Maun
CATEGORY OF SAFARI EXPERIENCE: Kalahari Lodge offering: game
drives, night drives, off-roading, walking, and an intensive San (Bushman)
experience.
ACCOMMODATION: We can accommodate up to 16 guests in 8 suites.
ACTIVITIES:
•Day and night drives with guide & tracker.
•Bush Walks with San (Bushman) hunters.
• Swimming pool.
CHILDREN: are welcome and we have a family unit. A private vehicle may,
depending on other bookings, need to be booked (at additional cost).
RATES: Rates are fully inclusive.
SOMETHING SPECIAL: dining in the company of porcupines!
64. Fast Facts
LOCATION: Overlooking a large lagoon on the Linyanti floodplain, with
sweeping views across to Namibia‟s Caprivi Strip
THE FOCUS: The focus is on game drives along the floodplain in the dry
months, and around the many pans in the back-veld during the rainy season
ACCESS: Access is by air, about 50 minutes from Maun and 40 minutes
from Kasane
CATEGORY OF SAFARI EXPERIENCE: A classic, game intensive safari
experiemce
ACCOMMODATION: The camp consists of 5 safari „rondawel‟ tents on
elevated decks, with outdoor showers.
ACTIVITIES:
•Day drives
CHILDREN: are welcome and we have a family unit. A private vehicle may,
depending on other bookings, need to be booked (at additional cost).
RATES: Rates are fully inclusive.
SOMETHING SPECIAL:
The variety of game on the Linyanti differs in some material respects from
that of the Kalahari and the Okavango, with puku, roan and sable being
sighted, along with such rarities as Brown Hyaena. Wild dogs are frequently
seen, as are leopard and lion, and elephant are of course ubiquitous.
68. Fast Facts
LOCATION: western side of the Chobe National park
THE FOCUS: is on revealing the fascinating world of the Kalahari, the
„waterless oasis‟
ACCESS: via private airstrip, 30 minutes from Maun
CATEGORY OF SAFARI EXPERIENCE: Camp in Savuti offering day game
drives
ACCOMMODATION: 5 Meru tents accommodating a maximum of 10
guests in comfort and style.
ACTIVITIES:
•Day drives
•Birding
CHILDREN: are welcome and we have a family unit. A private vehicle may,
depending on other bookings, need to be booked (at additional cost).
RATES: Rates are fully inclusive.
SOMETHING SPECIAL: Enjoy the majestic Savuti floodplains.
74. Fast Facts
THE FOCUS: Oddballs‟ offers an extraordinary value-for-money experience
in the Okavango. Activities are conducted by your own professional guide (a
maximum of two guests per guide), a man of the swamp, born and bred in
the area. No motorized activities are offered, with the emphasis on a quiet,
slow, and intensely personal experience of the African bush.
ACCESS: only by air, a 20-minute flight from Maun, 60 minutes from
Kasane.
ACCOMMODATION: We accommodate 30 guests in 15 dome tents
(including two family units), fully equipped, and set on elevated wooden
decks shaded by canvas shelters. Each tent has its own rustic en-suite
bathroom facilities with hot and cold running water. A reed and thatch hut of
romantic island charm constitutes our honeymoon suite.
ACTIVITIES:
Daily walks with your own professional guide
Mokoro excursions with your own professional guide
Overnight camping trails by mekoro (minimum two nights, more
recommended)
Full-day picnics
CHILDREN: we love them! We have two family units, and no age
restrictions – you know your children and as you will not be doing any
excursions in the company of other guests you have only yourselves to
consider.