Savute Safari Lodge

AREA & ACTIVITIES

Habitat & Wildlife

The Chobe National Park covers an area of 11,000 sq. kms and its habitats range from the floodplains and riverine woodland around the Chobe River in the north through extensive tracts of mopane woodland and sand ridges to the Savuti Marsh in the south-west, a cyclical lake area fed by the Savuti Channel. The channel is a seasonal waterway which extends south-eastwards from the Linyanti/Kwando river systems. In years of good rains, the channel holds water throughout the year but it is a delicate system easily affected by drought and tectonic plate movement. For many years the Savute Marsh was a vast and dry grassland area, but a high water cycle around 2010 turned it back into a lush oasis before it dried up in 2015.

Game viewing in the Savute area is impressive, with all the major predators present. Lion and leopard are most often seen, with wild dog regularly found and cheetah occasionally. The area is home to a wide variety of general game and has a high density of elephants who come from the surrounding wilderness areas to quench their thirst in the Savute Channel. From May through to October (the main dry season) you can expect to see elephants visiting the waterhole in front of Savute Safari Lodge from mid-morning through to late evening, providing some amazing up close viewing and photographic opportunities.

Birdlife is excellent with woodland, grassland and wetland species found.

Activities

The main activity at Savute Safari Lodge is game drives by day, as being within Chobe National Park, other activities are not permitted. However, whilst on drives you will have the opportunity to visit the ancient rock art site within the nearby Gubatsa Hills.

Seasons

Savute Safari Lodge is open from March through to January, though game viewing is best from June through to early November.