No Footprints: Savuti

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 on Amazon*.

From Khwai Community Camp we headed north to Savuti and out the other side to Mwandi View near Chobe Riverfront.

KhwaiSavuti ⇾ Mwandi View

Savuti

Lions in Savuti Park
Cooking at our Campsite in Savuti
Savuti Campsite 8
An puff adder visits our campsite in Savuti
Kudu in Botswana
Lions in Savuti Park
Elephant and bird in Botswana
Sunset in Savuti park, Botswana
Zebras in Savuti Game Reserve

Mwandi View

Mwandi View
Mwandi View

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. Available to buy now on Amazon*.

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