David Foot was fortunate enough to first meet John in 1985 and was immediately inspired by John’s safari ethos. Forty years later David now leads safaris he truly believes in. His walking safaris and horseback safaris through the Okavango Delta are as green as a safari can be with a lightweight camp being transported by a team of local community mokoro polers.
David spent his early years in Malawi but was educated in the UK. After university he headed back to Africa taking eight months to drive from London to Johannesburg visiting as many national parks as possible en route.
He will be forever grateful to those who gave him his first opportunities in the safari world in Zimbabwe and Zambia, but the lure of home drew him back to Malawi where he was an early pioneer of the safari industry. Settling in the Nyika National Park (one of the most beautiful places in Africa) he started his first horse safari operation and after marrying Robyn they took on management of all the tourism operations in the Nyika and the Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve.
In 2008 they moved to Botswana and have become one of the best-known and award-winning horseback safari operators in Africa whilst developing a walking safari operation to rival those elsewhere in Africa.
