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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