Savute Safari Lodge peers out from ancient camelthorn trees on the shores of the Savute channel, the 'stolen river'. The lounge, library and cocktail bar are situated in the exquisite thatch and timber main building where an upstairs viewing deck is ideal for savouring Savute's enchanting sunsets. The twelve tastefully furnished en suite safari suites have spacious interiors, large glass sliding doors and private viewing decks to provide the best views of the plains. In the evening candlelit silver-service dining beckons guests in the elegant dining rooms.

4x4 game drives unveil the secrets of the African bush. Here wild dogs hunt in the channel where crocodiles swam only twenty years ago. The Gubatsa hills shelter leopard and klipspringer and ancient rock paintings of early man's wildlife sightings. Dry season game-viewing concentrates the resident bull elephants, antelope and lion prides around the pans and permanent waterholes. Black-backed jackal, bat-eared foxes, tsessebe, kudu, impala and ostrich abount. The summer rains bring a feast for lion, hyena and cheetah as thousands of migrating zebra and wildebeest assemble in the marshes. Cape buffalo herds arrive and the resident 300 bird species are swelled by migrants. Carmine bee-eaters perch on the backs of kori bustards and redcrested korhaans plummet from the sky in daring aerobatic mating displays. At any time of year the Savute is a rewarding and enriching experience.