No Footprints: Khama Rhino and Welgevonden

Elephant grazing in the Chobe river, Botswana

By Vicky · Published Jul. 7th, 2021 · Updated Aug. 22nd, 2022

No Footprints in the Night book cover from Victoria Stevens.
Available on Amazon* now

This post shows photos from my book, No Footprints in the Night, available now on Amazon*.

From Kubu Island we drove to Khama Rhino Sanctuary before heading to Goo-Moremi Gorge. We then returned to South Africa where we camped at Matamba Bush Camp for one night and spend one night at Nedile Lodge in Welgevonden Game Reserve.

Kubu IslandKhama RhinoGoo Moremi ⇾ Matamba ⇾ Welgevonden ⇾ Johannesburg

Khama Rhino Sanctuary

Rhino, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Botswana
Mother and baby rhino, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Botswana
Wildebeest herd, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Botswana

Goo Moremi Gorge

Waterfall, Goo Moremi, Botswana
Gorge, Goo Moremi, Botswana
Bridge over Limpopo, Botswana and South Africa
Leaving Botswana across the Limpopo River

Matamba Bush Camp

Autumnal trees, Matamba Bush Camp, South Africa
Giraffe, Matamba Bush Camp, South Africa
Camping at Elephant Sands, Botswana
Sable antelope, Matamba Bush Camp, South Africa
Autumnal trees, Matamba Bush Camp, South Africa
Morning light through the trees, Matamba Bush Camp, South Africa

Nedile Lodge*, Welgevonden

Elephant, Welgevonden, South Africa
Pool, Nedile Lodge, Welgevonden, South Africa
Breakfast, Nedile Lodge, Welgevonden, South Africa
Room with a view over wooded mountains, Nedile Lodge, Welgevonden, South Africa
Buffalo and landscape, Welgevonden, South Africa
Mother and baby rhino and landscape, Welgevonden, South Africa
Rhino, Welgevonden, South Africa
Hippos in a pool, Welgevonden, South Africa
Hare, Welgevonden, South Africa
Male kudu antelope, Welgevonden, South Africa
Lioness in the dark, Welgevonden, South Africa

About the Book

No Footprints in the Night book cover from Victoria Stevens.
Available on Amazon* now

South Africa was kicking us out so we had to make a plan.

‘What about Botswana?’

My boyfriend couldn’t think of any objections so a few days before we overstayed our visas we hit the road in our trusty Defender and sped north.

The Kalahari welcomed us with vast empty spaces and gorgeous wildlife. We spent weeks camping in a true wilderness barely touched by man.

The character of the landscape changed in the waterlogged north but our encounters with dangerous animals didn’t stop.

We eventually returned to civilization after many weeks on the sandy road and I already can’t wait to go back.

No Footprints in the Night chronicles this journey of exploration through Botswana. We narrowly managed to escape being eaten by lions, killed by a puff adder and marooned on the Chobe River.

I came back with dirty clothes, an even dirtier car, and memories to last a lifetime. I hope my book will help you do the same. While on our adventure, I wrote travel journal updates to send back to friends and family, stuck in European lockdowns. This formed the basis of my new book. It is available to buy now on Amazon*.

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