About Dusty Boots Travel
Tailor-Made African Safaris, Designed with Care
Dusty Boots Travel is an independent safari specialist creating bespoke journeys across Africa’s most exceptional wilderness destinations.
We design safaris for travellers seeking something deeply personal: extraordinary wildlife, beautiful camps, seamless planning, and the reassurance that every detail has been carefully considered.
From classic first safaris and honeymoons to family adventures, privately guided journeys and photographic safaris, every itinerary is shaped around the traveller — never built from a template.
Our Story
A Personal Approach to Safari Travel
Founded by husband-and-wife team Riaan and Caroline, Dusty Boots Travel was built on a lasting connection to Africa’s wild places and a belief that the finest safaris should feel both effortless and unforgettable.
Since 2017, we have specialised in creating tailor-made journeys that combine exceptional wildlife, carefully selected camps and lodges, strong guiding, and the kind of thoughtful planning that allows clients to travel with complete confidence.
We work closely with trusted camps, lodges and safari partners across Southern and East Africa to create journeys that reflect not only where our clients want to go, but how they want to feel while they are there.
Dusty Boots Travel has been featured in leading industry publications, including CEO Times.
For us, luxury is not defined by excess. It is found in the quality of the experience as a whole: the right camp in the right setting, the right guide, the right pace, and a journey that feels entirely your own.
We favour properties with character, strong guiding, beautiful locations and a genuine sense of place. Whether that means a remote camp in the Okavango Delta, a classic tented safari in the Serengeti, or a combination of bush and coast, every itinerary is designed with care and purpose.
Above all, we believe safari travel should feel personal from the very beginning — refined, seamless and shaped around what matters most to you.
Our Philosophy
Exclusive, Authentic, Well Judged
We believe the finest safaris are those that feel both exclusive and authentic — journeys that combine outstanding wildlife experiences with a genuine connection to place.
That means designing around the experience itself: exceptional guiding, unhurried pacing, beautiful camps, and landscapes that leave a lasting impression. It also means recognising that no two travellers are the same.
Some are looking for a classic safari with elegant lodges and iconic game viewing. Others want remoter regions, specialist guiding, walking safaris, photographic opportunities, or time on the coast after the bush.
Our role is to bring those elements together into a safari that feels seamless, personal and thoughtfully balanced from beginning to end.
We also believe that meaningful travel and exceptional travel should go hand in hand. Africa’s wilderness areas are among the most remarkable places on earth, and the best safari experiences depend on their long-term protection. That is why we value conservation-led tourism, responsible camp operators, and partners who contribute positively to the landscapes and communities around them.
Why Travel With Us
What Sets Dusty Boots Travel Apart
Independent Expertise
We offer independent advice shaped around your interests, priorities and travel style, with recommendations guided by quality, experience and suitability.
Tailor-Made Journeys
Every safari is designed from the ground up, whether you are planning a first safari, a family journey, a honeymoon or a specialist photographic experience.
Carefully Selected Camps & Lodges
We work with properties chosen for their location, guiding, character, comfort and overall quality of experience.
Trusted Partners Across Africa
Our safaris are built with trusted operators and camps across Africa’s leading wildlife regions, allowing us to plan with confidence and care.
Personal Service
We take the time to understand what matters most to you, then shape a journey that feels seamless, well paced and beautifully put together.
Travel with Purpose
We value experiences that support conservation, respect local communities and help protect the wild places that make safari travel so extraordinary.
Why Travellers Book With Dusty Boots Travel
We design tailor-made African safaris for travellers who value strong guidance, honest advice and beautifully paced journeys built around the right camps, destinations and travel style.
Every safari is shaped around you
We do not push fixed packages. We help you choose the right destinations, camps and routing based on how you want the journey to feel.
Clear advice, not unnecessary complexity
From first safaris to multi-country journeys, we help simplify big decisions around destinations, seasonality, camp choice and overall safari fit.
Beautifully balanced journeys
Whether you want Botswana exclusivity, Zambia immersion, Zimbabwe guiding, East Africa scale or safari plus beach, we help create journeys with the right rhythm and level of refinement.
Recognised in the travel and business press
Our work has been featured in industry publications including CEO Times.
“We believe luxury safari planning should feel personal, thoughtful and confidence-inspiring from the very beginning.”
Dusty Boots Travel
Private Network
Trusted Relationships Across Africa & the Indian Ocean’s Leading Hospitality Sector
Alongside our work designing tailor-made African safaris, we maintain long-standing relationships across Africa and the Indian Ocean’s luxury lodge, resort and hospitality sector.
Over time, this has led to a small number of discreet introductions between select property owners and a trusted network of investment partners and private buyers across Europe, the Middle East and beyond.
These introductions are not a public-facing service and are handled privately, on a case-by-case basis, with complete discretion.
Introductions are typically made by referral within our network.
Planning a safari is easier with the right guidance
Whether you are comparing destinations, planning a honeymoon, looking for a safari and beach combination or shaping a once-in-a-lifetime journey, we would be delighted to help.