𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭 - 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟

Johan is the Voetspore Team leader. This is his 16th Voetspore adventure since 2000. Covering more than 250 000 kilometres and visiting 40 countries in Africa makes him one of the most well-travelled modern-day explorers of the continent.

In 2017 the team ventured further abroad to India with it‘s incredible diversity, but in 2019 and 2020 Johan brought Voetspore home to showcase SA’s unique beauty and hidden gems. In 2021 the journey continued following the Zambezi from Source to Sea. Now it is time for a new continent – South America. It will be an expedition, done in two legs – first the south, then the north.

Johan is married to Alma and lives in Kleinmond in the Western Cape.

𝐆𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭 - 𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟

Gideon is a Voetspore veteran. He was there from the beginning. At first, he acted as a sound engineer, but over the years migrated to behind the lens of the still's camera, where his natural talent is highlighted. It is especially his star trails that catch the eye. Of this, we hope to see a lot of the vast open skies of South America. He has been the photographic contributor to numerous Voetspore travel guides. This will be Gideon’s 11th Voetspore journey.

Gideon lives in Pretoria.

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗸𝘂𝘀 - 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟

Stefan has worked on several Voetspore series as editor, photographer, and videographer since 2005. Because of his move to the Western Cape some nine years ago, he became less involved in the production, but made a welcome return in 2016 with the Reunion trip and again in 2017 as photographer and editor on the India series. Stefan was the cameraman for the ViSA 1 and 2 series and the Zambezi expedition. He was also responsible for the editing of the last three series

Stefan is married to Elizna, has an 11-year-old son Sebastian, and lives in Wellington in the Boland.

𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭 -𝐿𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠

After completing her bachelor's degree in Tourism at the University of Pretoria, Nina ventured off to Cape Town as an event coordinator at Wild Clover Breweries. Realising her passion for people and nature, she joined Voetspore Safaris in 2018. Nina organises tours and acts as host, cook and guide on self-drive, guided tours in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Angola. During Voetspore in South Africa (2) she did this for the Voetspore Team as well. Nina, as the first full-time female member of the team quickly became one of the most popular team members.

Voetspore South America will be her third journey.

Nina resides in Pretoria and, if not on tour, can be found at the Voetspore 4x4 Fitment centre in Menlyn.

𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐞 - 𝐿𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠

Norbert is a field guide and hails from Riemvasmaak where he has been actively involved in the development of the tourism facilities and 4x4 routes in the area. His first trip with the team was from Casablanca to the Cape in 2009 and Voetspore South America will be Norbert‘s 10th Voetspore journey. Norbert’s knowledge of the veld, the Namaqualand and Richtersveld areas makes his contribution to the team invaluable and the fact that he is great at baking bread on the open fire is a bonus! Together he and Nina form a formidable team in the kitchen, as well as handling the logistics.

When not on tour, Norbert runs the Berg en Dal Coffee Shop in Riemvasmaak.

𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐬 - 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟

Adam is the newcomer. This will be his first series. He is best known as an actor and filmmaker, and featured in, amongst others, Buurtwag, Dearest Elle and Wonderlus. As a filmmaker, he was responsible for the award-winning documentary on Prof Johan Heyns, “Exorcist of Apartheid.” In more recent years, he became more involved behind the lens as a cameraman, working for various television stations, advertisement companies, and NGOs.

Adam lives in Johannesburg.