Savute Safari Lodge

CEDARBERG RATING

Premier

Overview

  • Game-viewing right from your private deck
  • 12 contemporary suites have spacious double volume interiors
  • Superb elephant and lion viewing
  • Savute Safari Lodge offers a great contrast with the waters of the Okavango
  • Particularly good year-round game-viewing

Savute Safari Lodge peers out from ancient camelthorn trees on the shores of the Savute channel, the 'stolen river', which is now flowing again after a couple of good rains. Now the Savute area is known for its large herds of elephant and lion prides. The lounge, library and cocktail bar are in the exquisite thatch and timber main building where the upstairs viewing deck is ideal for savouring Savute's enchanting Botswana sunsets. Downstairs a large fireplace is equally inviting on winter nights. In the evening candlelit fine dining is offered in the elegant dining room.

Savute Safari Lodge has 12 contemporary en suite suites, each with spacious double volume interiors, large glass sliding doors and private viewing decks to provide the best views of the Savute plains. The chalets are specially designed to ensure comfortable sleeping conditions in the hot and dry Botswana conditions.

Game viewing

The Gubatsa hills near the Savuti channel shelter leopard and klipspringer and ancient rock paintings of early man's wildlife sightings. Open 4x4 safari game drives unveil the secrets of the African bush. Dry season (May to October) game-viewing concentrates the resident bull elephants, antelope and lion prides around the Savute pans and permanent waterholes. Black-backed jackal, bat-eared foxes, tsessebe, kudu, impala and ostrich abound. With the first summer rains of November thousands of migrating zebra and wildebeest assemble in the Savute marshes - up to 25,000 animals travel though Savute in search of the nutritious grasslands to the south around the Makgadikgadi pans. This offers a feast for lion, hyena and cheetah. The 300 resident bird species are swelled by migrants. Carmine bee-eaters perch on the backs of kori bustards and red-crested korhaans plummet from the sky in daring aerobatic mating displays. Thus at any time of year the Savuti Channel is a rewarding and enriching experience for your Botswana Safari.

Please note that all our Savute camps are in the Chobe National park, and thus no night drives and bush walks are allowed by the parks authorities but the quality of the game-viewing more than makes up for it.

Savute Safari Lodge on the map

Rooms

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Safari Chalets

Luxury thatch and timber chalets raised on expansive private decks

En-suite bathroom comprising of a shower, hand basin and toilet

Fans in all guest rooms

220V Plug points for charging equipment

A range of African bio degradable soaps, conditioning shampoo, hand wash, body lotion with insect repellent and shower caps are supplied in each room

A hairdryer is available from the lodge reception

Tea and coffee making facilities in each room

Flashlight available in each room

Gowns supplied in each room

Umbrella’s for the rainy season

Battery operated reading lights, desk light and bathroom light at night

Small safe for valuable

 

Luxury Family Chalet

Luxury thatch and timber 2 bedroom chalet raised on an expansive private deck

Both bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms each with a shower, vanity and toilet

Sliding doors leading off both bedrooms and lounge area, onto an expansive shared deck

Fans in all guest rooms

220V Plug points for charging equipment

A range of African bio degradable soaps, conditioning shampoo, hand wash, body lotion with insect repellent and shower caps are supplied in each room

A hairdryer is available from the lodge reception

Tea and coffee making facilities in each room

Flashlight available in each room

Gowns supplied in each room

Battery operated reading lights, desk light and bathroom light at night

Umbrella’s for the rainy season

Small safe for valuables

Emergency air horn for emergency situations

 

Special offers

6 night Offer

Stay at any 2 lodges for 6 nights (combined)

VALID FROM 01/11/2023
VALID UNTIL 31/03/2024

Desert & Delta Safari - Long Stay Offers

Stay at any combination of Desert & Delta Camps for 4 nights or more & you are eligible for Special Best of DDS rates which will be less than the stand-alone camp rates quoted here.

Stay at any combination of Desert & Delta Camps for 4 nights or more & you are eligible for Best of DDS rates which will be less than the stand alone camp rates quoted. Contact us for a tailormade quotation.  

VALID FROM 01/01/2024
VALID UNTIL 31/12/2025

Includes

Accommodation, scheduled activities, laundry service (on request), all meals, local spirits and wines, emergency medical evacuation insurance, national park fees

Family Suitability

Doesn’t accept children

Malaria Rating

Malarial area year-round

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