UBUNTUTRAILS • Walking Safaris • Mobile Safaris • Private Safaris
Botswana Travel Specialist
Teamwork in the bush
We are proud of our complete team that makes your safari dreams come true. Our guides are amongst the most experienced in Botswana and know our safari areas like the back of their hand. Most grew up in the bush and all have the required qualifications to safely take you out on your safari adventure.
Through our passion for nature we have a genuine interest in our guest’s wishes and in the way your experiences will impact you. This interest is the fundament for transforming our time together in the bush into precious life experiences. Behind each safari and guide stands a team of office and camp staff that is equally important and totally committed to make your safari the most unforgettable ever.
Our Ubuntu Philosophy
Our interpretation of Ubuntu is that as human beings we are not just human through our connection with each other, but also through our connection with the greater concept of nature itself. We believe in a world-concept of interconnection and balance and therefore we want to contribute to a circular and sustainable world. It is often just our comprehension of time and space that limits us to see the direct causalities.
We believe that all people are at their best when they are truly connected with their community or team. When they facilitate their team to reach their shared goals while having an understanding of the circumstances in which this needs to be done. Ubuntu is the foundation of our company and our guiding principles. This has made us decide that our and your presence in Botswana must also balance out. Through our safaris with you we contribute directly to the employment and development of local communities and to their quality of life.
Peter van Houdt
Guide and trainerPeter is a fully qualified field and trails guide. While on a long solo bush walk many years ago he realized that his great desire is to share this passion for the Botswana bush with other people. Especially people with an appetite for authentic and pure nature experiences and with a willingness to participate and push their boundaries. He is the founder of Ubuntutrails and has been taking people to the bush since 2009.
Witness Monyenda
Guide and trainerWitness grew up on an island in the Okavango Delta. As a bushman he started guiding at a very young age. He is well known for his passion for all small creatures in the bush and his knowledge of medicinal plants and their usage, but also stands his ground as a trails guide facing off elephants and lions. His greatest quality besides teaching and guiding is his passion for sharing his ancestral knowledge and for story telling by the fire. He is also a guide trainer and a chef.
Christo Spykerman
Guide and trainerIt is hard to find people that have had more close encounters with elephants, lions, buffalo, leopard and other big game on foot in the African bush than Christo. His ability to create a guided experience and approach potentially dangerous animals on foot in an ethical, safe and educational way are second to none. Besides his tracking and guiding abilities he has a great sense of humor and is an excellent guide trainer.
Doctor Ramakoba
Guide and trainerNgakaemang Ramakoba, as his official name is, was born and raised in the heart of the Okavango Delta. He is a true river bushman and was born with bush skills and knowledge of nature hardcoded in his DNA. His parents and family were his first teachers and he later build a professional education on this fundament. He started his professional guiding career in 1999 and loves to explain flora and fauna to our guests. His tracking skills and his ability to understand an interact with nature are something special.
Cisco Letlo
Guide and trainerCisco was born from a Bayei tribe father and a Koi San mother and was raised in the center of the Okavango Delta. He grew up hunting, gathering and fishing with his parents learning all you need to enjoy, survive and make a living in the Botswana bush. As a grown up he topped his love for nature up with a professional training and turned it into a long career as a guide. Cisco loves to walk, is an excellent birder and like no other he is able to establish a connection to nature within you that you will take with you forever.
Happy Travellers
Joining this week with Peter and his team was an experience beyond my wildest dreams. From the moment we set out, the beauty of Botswana’s landscapes enveloped us, offering a backdrop that was nothing short of breathtaking. The highlight of the safari was undoubtedly the rare and privileged sight of mating lions. It was a profound reminder of the raw, untamed essence of nature and the delicate balance of life in the wild. This adventure was not just a safari; it was a deep dive into the heart of Africa, leaving me with memories I’ll cherish forever and a renewed appreciation for the natural world.
Martin Luxemburg
Leadership Trail
This Leadership Trail is a transformative journey during which you rediscover the connection with nature together with like-minded adventurers. My highlight of the journey was the moment I realized that I was at the mercy of nature: a life lesson in adaptability, teamwork, and recognizing the power of collective wisdom. The guides deserve praise. Their in-depth knowledge of the flora and fauna of Botswana ensures an immersive learning experience. They know exactly when to lead and when to allow space for individual growth.If you are ready to learn from the oldest teacher – nature itself – then book this trip.
Gabriëlle DullaartLeadership Trail
Leadership Trail
UbuntuTrails is really going beyond known! 8 days into unfenched territory, sleeping among wildlife and long trails by foot or car. Combined with good hospitality and tasteful meals. It tought me so much about animal behavior and how to read and respect their signals. I vividly remember stepping out of the car together with the guide, in search of a lion, ending up around the bush only 25 meters away from 2 mating lions. What an experience.
Jurgen NieuwenhuijsenLeadership Trail
Advanced Nature Trail
Before I joined this two week walking safari in Botswana I had already been to Africa quite a few times. And I thought I knew the bush and was at ease with it. But only after swimming in the river after the hippo’s had just left and having learned how to approach elephant on foot and spend some time with them in perfect harmony I realized Africa now is the natural place for me to be. Thanks UbuntuTrails for connecting me deeper!
Stella EmkeAdvanced Nature Trail
Leadership Trail
Being ‘of the grid’ surrounded by wildlife, making long bush walks including running into elephants, crossing rivers and steering your mokoro through the Okavango Delta is a lifetime experience by itself. However, this trip was more. It is also about leading your ‘team’ through the bush and providing hospitality to your ‘customers’. Just give me 24-hour notice, and I will join you again on the plane to Africa!
Ronald NanningaLeadership Trail
Advanced Nature Trail
Walking through the African bush puts everything in perspective: it made me realize that man is just a tiny element in the animal kingdom. And coming to understand how flora and fauna coexist in their struggle for survival shines an interesting light on how we ourselves can improve our interaction with each other. I will never forget the smell of wild sage that spread as we brushed the leafs while walking through them, fully aware of an imminent encounter with anyone of the big five. Resulting in that absolutely mindblowing and very humbling moment when you are only a couple of meters away from a baby elephant inquisitively looking at those strange two-legged beings. After checking us out it calmy rejoined its mother who had been patiently waiting for her calf. A memory that is engraved in my heart.
Claire DussenbroekAdvanced Nature Trail
Leadership Trail
Sometimes in life you find yourself in such a great place that you have to squeeze yourself to be reminded that its real….With no mobile phone connection, no radio and TV or any other distraction it took literally 24 hours in raw nature to see, smell and hear like we are supposed to do. Every day we would end our active program with storytelling by the camp fire. Amazing what you learn from people when you have time at your hand and you are absent of distraction… What more can i say, a truly amazing life changing experience
Gerard PenningLeadership Trail
Ubuntu Trail
It is so beautiful to experience the rules of nature and to learn that these are also present deep inside yourself. You just have to wake them up. Trust yourself, your fellow travelers and understand your environment without losing sight of them.
Margriet ZegersUbuntu Trail