About Us

BotswanaTours.com is part of the Made in Africa Tours group. At Made In Africa Tours we have a team of dedicated destination specialists dedicated to making your choice of holiday in Africa easy and quality assured. We take pride in providing personalised advise on a comprehensive range of distinctive tour and safari packages, quality accommodation options and different styles of tours with a particular emphasis on wildlife and nature, eco-tourism, cultural, heritage and activity based itineraries, that will meet your individual needs.

We hand pick our tour and safari operators and accommodation establishments to ensure that the products selected have a specific plan for local community involvement, development & benefit as well as environmental & cultural protection, and a commitment to long term sustainability principles.

This will ensure you have a unique and memorable experience that will be as authentic and exciting for generations to come.

Reasons to book with BotswanaTours.com and Made in Africa

1) Our Africa travel consultants have the knowledge and expertise in all the products and destinations that we offer.
2) We are active on the ground in Southern Africa . Our offices are based in Johnnesburg, South Africa, and as such should a problem arise, we will be able to respond to the issue in the same time zone as you are located. We are contactable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
3) Being operational based in Africa means that all your tour/package price is actually being spent in Africa. Your travel to this region is a form of responsible travel in that you’re helping to ensure sustainable tourism in Africa.
3) Since all products and services are pre-paid through Made in Africa you are never surprised with any additional costs, with this in mind you can budget properly for your Africa safari.
4) Made in Africa does not charge any credit card surcharges.

RICHARD WHITE

Richard was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa and has spent the majority of his life living in and out of the bush. He feels perfectly at home in the African wilderness and when he is travelling on personal safaris he has been known to go walkabout in the bush. Sometimes he gets so involved in what there is to see and experience that he forgets what day it is and arrives back home weeks after he is expected!!
Richard studied politics and international relations, and later specialised in travel and tourism management. He has travelled extensively in Europe, and also spent time in the Far East teaching English.
Along with his love and enthusiasm for Africa’s people, wildlife and landscapes, Richard has first-hand, in-depth knowledge of Southern Africa and therefore understands the logistics involved in creating seamless, extraordinary journeys through Africa .

WIEHAN STAPELBERG

Wiehan grew up in a small town in Limpopo Province called Naboomspruit. After completing his schooling Wiehan studied Catering and Hospitality, and also did a bit of project managing along the way. He joined the family restaurant for a while but felt that he needed to get out into the bush, as it is one of his passions. Wiehan studied field guiding, and guided throughout Southern Africa, with his easy going nature, and fun attitude he ensured that all the people who have been on tour with him had a great time. Wiehan joined the Made In Africa Tours marketing team in the beginning of 2009 and is currently working as the specialist tour consultant for the whole of Southern Africa.

BRUCE TAYLOR
Bruce has travelled extensively for years in Europe, North, East and Southern Africa and parts of South America, New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Malaysia, India and Borneo. Bruce is also a keen mountain biker and competes in several multi-day stage races each year including a successful completion of the 8 day 950km Cape Epic in 2006.
Following a BCom degree from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, completed in 1993 Bruce worked in an office for a year, but threw that in for the safari life! He has a keen interest in photography and enjoys those special "off the beaten track" places.

SHAUN WARING JONES
Shaun’s family are from the coastal city of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Shaun’s interest in the wild areas of Africa has lead to many years of 4WD excursions into the bush of Southern Africa including the remote Kaokaveld on the Namibia/Angola border and many national parks. He obtained a BCom degree from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg where he also practiced his love of rowing. Shaun then started leading tours throughout East and Southern Africa from 1994.
Shaun married Megan in 2000 and they have spent time travelling in Australia, climbing mountains in Nepal and skiing in Canada. They are proud to announce the birth of Laird Curtis on the 17 May 2006, hence mountain climbing will be put on hold for the moment.