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Wilderness Savuti
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Savuti means ‘mystery,’ and the fascination with this wild, unpredictable channel has attracted travellers and explorers for years.
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Wilderness Savuti
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With just six tented rooms, the camp promises and intimate and authentic safari.
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Wilderness Savuti
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Huge herds of buffalo congregate along the channel here.
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Wilderness Savuti
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Savuti's spacious guest tents are well appointed with every creature comfort.
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Wilderness Savuti
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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
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The Linyanti is famous for its lion pride dynamics.
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Wilderness Savuti
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The Savuti area is famous for its amazing elephant sightings.
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Wilderness Savuti
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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
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The behaviour manifested by mating lions is always fascinating.
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Wilderness Savuti
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The Savuti area harbours one of the densest dry-season concentrations of elephant in Africa.
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Wilderness Savuti
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To see a mating pair of lions is always a thrill.
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Wilderness Savuti
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Leopard making use of a termite mound's vantage point.
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Wilderness Savuti
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Prides of lions follow the vast numbers of prey in the area.
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Wilderness Savuti
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When the channel is flowing, the cats have to get their feet wet.
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Wilderness Savuti
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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
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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
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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
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The pool invites a refreshing dip during siesta time.
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Wilderness Savuti
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Guest rooms are decorated with locally sourced African artefacts that blend seamlessly into the wild environment.
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Wilderness Savuti
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The indoor dining area features a screen documenting the 'mysterious' flow of the ephemeral channel.
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Wilderness Savuti
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High tea is a feast for all the senses.
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Wilderness Savuti
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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
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Levels permitting, exploring the waters by boat is an activity available at all times of the day.
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Wilderness Savuti
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When the water is high enough, safaris reveal pods of hippos, sunbathing crocodiles and wading elephants
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Wilderness Savuti
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The camp supplies basic equipment for catch-and-release fishing (except in the January - February breeding season).
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Wilderness Savuti
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Morning and afternoon game drives reveal the rich wildlife of the area.
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Wilderness Savuti
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A helicopter safari provides a fascinating perspective on this wild landscape and the amazing wildlife.
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Wilderness Savuti
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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
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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.
