David Foot Safaris
The Kalahari, the Okavango, the Makgadikgadi. Botswana is a land overflowing with places that evoke the wild spirit of Africa. This is a land of true wilderness. It is a land where the wildlife still roams freely over vast distances. And it is a land still home to the original inhabitants of the continent – the San Bushmen. We, David and Robyn Foot, invite you to join us on safari and share our passion for its wildlife, its pristine wilderness and its ancient people.
Our first love is to explore the remote areas of the country on horseback. We have two of our own exclusive rides – the Makgadikgadi Pans Ride and the Thamalakane River Ride, but are also just as happy to organise a horse safari through the islands and waterways of the Okavango Delta or the starkly beautiful Kalahari.
All of our safaris are guided by David who has over 25 years of experience leading safaris throughout southern and central Africa. And if horses are not your thing, then he is just as happy to show you the country by vehicle or more especially on an adventurous foot safari or an adrenalin packed canoe safari along the Selinda Spillway.
David Foot is the first to acknowledge that he has been incredibly privileged to have lived and worked in some of Africa’s greatest wildlife areas - the Kafue and South Luangwa in Zambia, the Matusadona and Mana Pools in Zimbabwe and then for 15 years in the Nyika National Park in Malawi. Here he was able to combine his love of horses with his love of the African wilderness, an adventurous existence which now continues in Botswana. David’s other real passion is bird watching, which is not so easy from horseback, so he also welcomes any opportunity to go into the bush on foot!
A life in the safari world is integrally linked with the ongoing challenges of conserving Africa’s remaining wilderness areas and David believes that everyone who is fortunate enough to be able to make their living in this way has a responsibility to immerse themselves in these difficult issues and contribute to a positive future. In Malawi, which has some of the most threatened wildlife areas in Africa, he founded the Nyika-Vwaza Trust which continues to play a pivotal role in conserving two of Malawi’s most important wildlife areas. Here in Botswana we hope to develop safaris that will provide benefits to remote communities.
Our first love is to explore the remote areas of the country on horseback. We have two of our own exclusive rides – the Makgadikgadi Pans Ride and the Thamalakane River Ride, but are also just as happy to organise a horse safari through the islands and waterways of the Okavango Delta or the starkly beautiful Kalahari.
All of our safaris are guided by David who has over 25 years of experience leading safaris throughout southern and central Africa. And if horses are not your thing, then he is just as happy to show you the country by vehicle or more especially on an adventurous foot safari or an adrenalin packed canoe safari along the Selinda Spillway.
David Foot is the first to acknowledge that he has been incredibly privileged to have lived and worked in some of Africa’s greatest wildlife areas - the Kafue and South Luangwa in Zambia, the Matusadona and Mana Pools in Zimbabwe and then for 15 years in the Nyika National Park in Malawi. Here he was able to combine his love of horses with his love of the African wilderness, an adventurous existence which now continues in Botswana. David’s other real passion is bird watching, which is not so easy from horseback, so he also welcomes any opportunity to go into the bush on foot!
A life in the safari world is integrally linked with the ongoing challenges of conserving Africa’s remaining wilderness areas and David believes that everyone who is fortunate enough to be able to make their living in this way has a responsibility to immerse themselves in these difficult issues and contribute to a positive future. In Malawi, which has some of the most threatened wildlife areas in Africa, he founded the Nyika-Vwaza Trust which continues to play a pivotal role in conserving two of Malawi’s most important wildlife areas. Here in Botswana we hope to develop safaris that will provide benefits to remote communities.