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Wilderness Savuti | Linyanti Concession

Savuti Camp is set deep in the wilderness on the productive Savute Channel – a refuge for a variety of wildlife. For many years the channel was dry, before the waters returned in 2008 and abundant game congregated around and adapted to their new surroundings. As part of a natural cycle, the channel is dry once more, resulting in a rich feeding ground and corridor between the surrounding mopane woodlands for both plains game and predators. Savuti is about 17 kilometres “downstream” from the Zibadianja Lagoon – the source of the Channel. Accommodation comprises seven large en-suite canvas-and-thatch rooms (including a family unit) that are raised off the ground and face onto the Savute Channel. From the thatched dining area, a pool and large viewing area with fire deck extend outwards on raised wooden decks. Activities on offer are day and night game drives, nature walks with a guide (depending on qualified guide availability) and boating (water levels permitting).

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Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Savuti means ‘mystery,’ and the fascination with this wild, unpredictable channel has attracted travellers and explorers for years.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness With just six tented rooms, the camp promises and intimate and authentic safari.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Huge herds of buffalo congregate along the channel here.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Savuti's spacious guest tents are well appointed with every creature comfort.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Get closer to thrilling wildlife interactions on morning and afternoon game drives, while night drives deliver entirely new nocturnal delights.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The Linyanti is famous for its lion pride dynamics.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The Savuti area is famous for its amazing elephant sightings.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness 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.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The behaviour manifested by mating lions is always fascinating.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The Savuti area harbours one of the densest dry-season concentrations of elephant in Africa.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness To see a mating pair of lions is always a thrill.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Leopard making use of a termite mound's vantage point.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Prides of lions follow the vast numbers of prey in the area.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness When the channel is flowing, the cats have to get their feet wet.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The camp offers front-row seats to the geological marvel that is the sporadically flowing, then dry, Savuti Channel.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness From the camp’s expansive thatched main lounge, dining and bar areas, elevated wooden decks extend out over the channel bed.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Relive the day's adventures over pre-dinner drinks on the elevated main area deck and its uninterrupted views.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The pool invites a refreshing dip during siesta time.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Guest rooms are decorated with locally sourced African artefacts that blend seamlessly into the wild environment.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The indoor dining area features a screen documenting the 'mysterious' flow of the ephemeral channel.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness High tea is a feast for all the senses.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The food journey at Savuti centres around traditional dishes of Botswana, with fresh produce grown in the communities, and sourced from Maun.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Levels permitting, exploring the waters by boat is an activity available at all times of the day.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness When the water is high enough, safaris reveal pods of hippos, sunbathing crocodiles and wading elephants

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness The camp supplies basic equipment for catch-and-release fishing (except in the January - February breeding season).

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Morning and afternoon game drives reveal the rich wildlife of the area.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness A helicopter safari provides a fascinating perspective on this wild landscape and the amazing wildlife.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness Whether flowing, or in ebb, the Savuti Channel is a key water- and food source for the prolific wildlife here.

Wilderness Savuti Credit: Wilderness 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.

Credit: Wilderness Weather permitting, a roof-off game drive in the cooler dry season is the very best way to enjoy wildlife viewing.

Credit: Wilderness Guests should layer up for winter game drives, as the vehicle is open to the cold early morning and evening air.

Credit: Wilderness A bush stop on a game drive means guests can safely stretch their legs and enjoy a morning coffee, or late afternoon sundowner.

Your Stay

2 Nights

Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

All Drinks (excl Premium Brands) Included

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No. Rooms: 6

Special Interests: Birding, Nature, Wildlife

Tubu Tree Camp | Okavango Delta

Rebuilt in June 2024, Tubu Tree Camp is located on the western edge of Hunda Island in the Jao Reserve — the largest dry-land area within the concession. Surrounded by a mosaic of mopane woodland, acacia forest and seasonal floodplains, the camp offers exceptional year-round game viewing, particularly renowned for leopard, lion, wild dog and large herds of elephant and buffalo.

Guests enjoy both day and night game drives in open 4x4 vehicles, with wildlife movements influenced by seasonal water levels, ensuring every stay offers a dynamic and varied safari experience. During high water months (typically May to September), boating, seasonal fishing and mokoro excursions provide an additional water-based perspective of the Delta.

The camp features eight elevated tented suites, including a spacious family unit with two adjoining tents and a shared lounge, all offering expansive floodplain views. Tubu Tree is connected to Little Tubu via raised wooden walkways, allowing larger groups to combine both camps seamlessly.

INSIDER’S TIP: The raised Star Bed sleep-out offers an unforgettable night under the African sky in true predator country.

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Tubu Tree Camp Credit: Dana Allen

Your Stay

3 Nights

Fully Inclusive - Bed, All Meals, Fees and Activities

All Drinks (excl Premium Brands) Included

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5 Stars

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Spoken Languages: English

No. Rooms: 8

Special Interests: Birding, Nature, Wildlife

Wilderness Chitabe | Okavango Delta

Chitabe Camp is situated on a beautiful old tree-island in a prime location in the south-east of the Okavango Delta. The central part of camp is made up of a thatched dining area and lounge leading onto open decking, all built on raised decks to provide superb views across a floodplain. There is a pool that provides cool sanctuary in the heat of the day. Activities include day and night game drives in open 4x4 vehicles, nature walks (depending on qualified guide availability) and spectacular birding through a diverse array of habitats. Owing to its location on the periphery of the Delta, Chitabe offers exciting year-round game viewing.

Game drives reveal the rich wildlife of the area from predators to prey. Our open 4x4 vehicles accommodate a maximum of seven guests allowing each a ‘window’ seat.

Afternoon to evening drives provide opportunities for you to see nocturnal mammals such as civet, genet and bushbabies, as well as owls and perhaps leopard.

Walking safaris (dependant on qualified guide availability) with skilled guides offers you the exciting opportunity of coming across big game on foot as well as observing the smaller things you miss when travelling by vehicle.

The birdlife is excellent and varies throughout the year, depending on water levels and season. They include African hawk-eagle, ground hornbill, scarlet-chested sunbird, red-billed hornbill, gabar goshawk and red-billed francolin.