Savute Safari Lodge is a spacious wooden structure on stilts consisting of eleven chalets and one family chalet, all thatched, with large viewing decks and en-suite bathrooms. The main area includes a spacious deck overlooking the busy waterhole and the Savuti Channel, a swimming pool on a separate deck, a restaurant with outdoor and indoor areas, library, bar, lounge and a cosy fireplace where you can reflect on your safari experience over a drink in the evening.

The main attraction of the Savute Safari Lodge is probably the waterhole in front of the lodge. It attracts a big number of elephants and other wildlife in the dry season and some guests do not even go out on game drives but prefer to watch what is happening at the waterhole from the comfort of their room or from the main viewing deck.

Savute Safari Lodge is situated north-east of the Okavango Delta in the Chobe National Park, on the banks of the Savuti Channel and in the immediate vicinity of the Savuti Marsh. The Savuti Channel carries water in some years, in other years it remains dry. This depends on the flood water, which normally reaches the Okavango Delta in April and of course varies from year to year. The Savuti water vanishes in the Savuti Marsh, a wetland that only exists if the channel carries water.

The lodge can be reached by small aircraft or 4x4 vehicle. It is a 25-minute drive from the airstrip to the lodge.

In the dry winter months, the elephant herds migrate to the permanent waters of the Linyanti. However, the big bulls often stay behind and when everything is dry and dusty, these huge beasts visit the lodge's waterhole and fight over the remaining water. The migration is mainly determined on how much water the Savuti Channel carries or if the channel dries up completely.

Lion, leopard and wild dog are often seen. When the channel dries up, more and more animals are attracted and fight for the last remaining water sources. The area has long been known for lions hunting elephants in large prides.

Game drives in open 4x4 off-road vehicles to explore the Savuti region. There is also the option of visiting the ancient San rock paintings of the Gubatsa Hills - a small hilly outcrop that is a striking landmark in the area.

The Savuti Marsh is frequently visited by mobile safaris and self-drivers. The area is therefore not as exclusive and remote as the camps in the Inner Okavango Delta and guests will encounter a good number of other vehicles on their game drives.

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Dammstrasse 27
8702 Zollikon
Zurich, Switzerland


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