Standard Twin/Double Tent(s) (5 rooms)
Family Accommodation (1 room)
Wilderness Savuti
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Wilderness Savuti
Savuti means ‘mystery,’ and the fascination with this wild, unpredictable channel has attracted travellers and explorers for years.
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Wilderness Savuti
With just six tented rooms, the camp promises and intimate and authentic safari.
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Wilderness Savuti
Huge herds of buffalo congregate along the channel here.
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Wilderness Savuti
Savuti's spacious guest tents are well appointed with every creature comfort.
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Wilderness Savuti
Get closer to thrilling wildlife interactions on morning and afternoon game drives, while night drives deliver entirely new nocturnal delights.
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Wilderness Savuti
The Linyanti is famous for its lion pride dynamics.
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Wilderness Savuti
The Savuti area is famous for its amazing elephant sightings.
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Wilderness Savuti
Plains game and predators thrive here, and exploring the length of the Savuti Channel, and its associated woodlands is a highlight of a Savuti safari.
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Wilderness Savuti
The behaviour manifested by mating lions is always fascinating.
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Wilderness Savuti
The Savuti area harbours one of the densest dry-season concentrations of elephant in Africa.
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Wilderness Savuti
To see a mating pair of lions is always a thrill.
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Wilderness Savuti
Leopard making use of a termite mound's vantage point.
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Wilderness Savuti
Prides of lions follow the vast numbers of prey in the area.
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Wilderness Savuti
When the channel is flowing, the cats have to get their feet wet.
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Wilderness Savuti
The camp offers front-row seats to the geological marvel that is the sporadically flowing, then dry, Savuti Channel.
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Wilderness Savuti
From the camp’s expansive thatched main lounge, dining and bar areas, elevated wooden decks extend out over the channel bed.
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Wilderness Savuti
Relive the day's adventures over pre-dinner drinks on the elevated main area deck and its uninterrupted views.
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Wilderness Savuti
The pool invites a refreshing dip during siesta time.
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Wilderness Savuti
Guest rooms are decorated with locally sourced African artefacts that blend seamlessly into the wild environment.
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Wilderness Savuti
The indoor dining area features a screen documenting the 'mysterious' flow of the ephemeral channel.
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Wilderness Savuti
High tea is a feast for all the senses.
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Wilderness Savuti
The food journey at Savuti centres around traditional dishes of Botswana, with fresh produce grown in the communities, and sourced from Maun.
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Wilderness Savuti
Levels permitting, exploring the waters by boat is an activity available at all times of the day.
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Wilderness Savuti
When the water is high enough, safaris reveal pods of hippos, sunbathing crocodiles and wading elephants
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Wilderness Savuti
The camp supplies basic equipment for catch-and-release fishing (except in the January - February breeding season).
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Wilderness Savuti
Morning and afternoon game drives reveal the rich wildlife of the area.
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Wilderness Savuti
A helicopter safari provides a fascinating perspective on this wild landscape and the amazing wildlife.
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Wilderness Savuti
Whether flowing, or in ebb, the Savuti Channel is a key water- and food source for the prolific wildlife here.
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Wilderness Savuti
When the Savuti Channel is dry, the log-pile hide is the ideal spot to while away an afternoon during siesta time observing and photographing elephants up close at the waterhole.
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Weather permitting, a roof-off game drive in the cooler dry season is the very best way to enjoy wildlife viewing.
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Guests should layer up for winter game drives, as the vehicle is open to the cold early morning and evening air.
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A bush stop on a game drive means guests can safely stretch their legs and enjoy a morning coffee, or late afternoon sundowner.
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Highlights
- Depending on subtle shifts in the underlying tectonic plates, the waters of the Savuti Channel either flow strongly – a magnet for thirsty wildlife – or recede to leave behind a rich grassland for herbivores and their predators.
- The ultimate romantic Star Bed experience in Botswana, superbly positioned at the famed Zibadianja Lagoon – the source of the Savuti Channel.
- Thrilling day and night game drives, guided walks***, helicopter rides*, seasonal boating and catch-and-release fishing.
[* at additional cost]
Destination: Wilderness Savuti is perfectly positioned for an exceptional safari experience with impressive opportunities for land- and water-based game viewing. It is situated in the private Linyanti Wildlife Reserve on the Savuti Channel, which is famous as a sporadic and unusual watercourse. Depending on imperceptible shifts in plate tectonics, the waters of the Savuti either flow strongly – attracting thirsty wildlife – or ebb, revealing grassy plains where antelope and other game gather, attracting predators. Plains game and predators thrive here, and exploring the length of this channel and woodlands is a highlight.
Experience: Wilderness Savuti has a charming home-away-from-home atmosphere; the wildlife is plentiful and varied, the natural history of the area fascinating, and our professional and friendly guides and exuberant hospitality ensure the perfect guest experience.
When the water is high enough, water safaris reveal pods of hippos, sunbathing crocodiles and wading elephants. Birders will delight in spotting over 400 bird species. Get closer to thrilling wildlife interactions on morning and afternoon game drives, while night drives deliver entirely new nocturnal delights. Go on guided nature walks, tracking animals and learning more about the area***.
Set away from camp is one of Savuti’s prime attractions – the stylish Star Bed. This two-storey sleep-out deck, (complete with ablutions) overlooks the source of the mystical channel, the Zibadianja Lagoon, to the west. It’s the perfect spot to end a magical day on safari and delivers an unforgettable safari experience to take home.
[*** seasonal and subject to the availability of a qualified walking guide]
Purpose: Wilderness Savuti provides support to various research projects and initiatives in the Linyanti, with a focus on the enormous elephant herds and their impact on the environment. Every guest who stays with us directly contributes towards our efforts to conserve, expand and protect this pristine tract of wild land.
Wildlife: The Savuti Channel is a fascinating natural phenomenon, and a refuge for a variety of wildlife. When dry, it is a rich feeding ground and corridor between the mopane woodlands for both plains game and predators. When the waters flow, game congregates around it in numbers.
The Linyanti is most famous for its very large elephant populations, which can reach enormous densities during the dry winter months. Overall game concentrations are high too, and apart from abundant plains game, guests can look out for roan, rare sable, giraffe, and iconic African predators such as lion, leopard, cheetah, spotted hyena, and African wild dog. The area is also excellent for the otherwise rarely seen aardvark and aardwolf.
Wilderness Savuti: The camp promises an authentic and intimate safari offering. Just six suites (including a family room) all have front-row views of the geological marvel that is the Savuti Channel. From the camp’s expansive thatched main lounge, dining and bar areas, elevated wooden decks extend out over the channel bed. A small pool invites a refreshing dip, and a fire deck beckons for evening stories – being largely open to the bush, it serves to amplify the remarkable wildlife sightings.
