No Footprints: Kubu Island

Elephant grazing in the Chobe river, Botswana

By Vicky · Published Jul. 7th, 2021 · Updated Jul. 26th, 2025

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 Kasane we drove south and camped at Elephant sands before continuing to Kubu Island. We then left southward to Khama Rhino Sanctuary.

Kasane ⇾ Elephant Sands ⇾ Kubu IslandKhama Rhino Sanctuary

Elephant Sands

camping at elephant sands lodge in Botswana
Two hornbills on a landrover defender in elephant sands lodge

Kubu Island

Kubu Island Views of Savannah
Track leaving Kubu Island
Track to Kubu Island
Kubu Island
Baobab tree on Kubu Island
Camping at Kubu Island in the beautiful sunset
Camping at Kubu Island
Hills at Kubu Island
Rocks and Baobab at Kubu Island
Wild horses at Kubu Island
Wild horses in Botswana
Wild horses at Kubu Island
Camping at Kubu Island in the beautiful sunset

About the Book

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

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. Available to buy now on Amazon*.

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