Savute Elephant Camp

Highlights

Savute Elephant Camp lies in the heart of the Chobe National Park on the banks of the Savute Channel.
The camp offers a spectacular bird's eye view of elephant in their natural habitat, with an adjacent waterhole just metres away from the camps main building.
Find yourself in harmony with a unique timeless place in an environment that needs no set.
Here at Savute you sense the essence of Africa.
All game activities are lead by professional guides

Camp Description

Savute Elephant Camp offers an oasis type setting in complete luxury.

Covered dining room and lounge area.
Fully stocked bar.
Camp fire and seating area.
Heated swimming pool - built slightly into the riverbed.
Private outdoor leisure area.
Viewing decks.
12 luxury canvas tents sleeping a total of 24 guests.
En-suite bathrooms and dressing areas.
The tents also have private viewing decks and comfortable outdoor lounges overlooking the Channel.

Game Viewing

Game viewing and bird life opportunities are excellent in the area. Wildlife in the area: Impala, Tsessebe, Giraffe and Zebra as well as the powerful predators: Lion, Leopard and Cheetah. You are also likely to see plenty of Wildebeest, Warthog, Kudu, Black-backed Jackals, Steenbok, Bat-eared Foxes, vultures, hornbills and eagles.

In Savute, one animal reigns supreme. Savute is the place to see the earth's largest land creatures, Elephants are numerous and very big in Savute.

When the rain comes in December, this arid region changes completely and the once dry plains sustain, for a short period, herds of migrating Zebra in their thousands. In their trail are the opportunist predators such as Lions and Hyenas. It is truly a spectacle to behold. More than anywhere else, here at Savute you sense the essence of Africa.

Wildlife Activities

The area is known for its exciting game viewing and birding. This area also presents you with the rare opportunity to view rock paintings drawn by the early Bushmen, who once inhabited the region. As this camp is situated in the Chobe National Park, park regulations prohibit night drives and walking.

Savute Elephant Camp offers game viewing activities in the morning and late afternoons. These activities take place on a safari viewing vehicle, designed for your comfort and safety. Activities are restricted to set regulations as the camp is within a national park.

Morning and afternoon game drives.
Bird and wild animal viewing from all the decks and the swimming pool surround, all overlooking the purpose-built water hole.
Visits to view Bushman rock paintings.
Private guides and vehicles, on request.
Exclusivity of the camp (subject to availability).

How to Get there

ExpertBotswana can arrange flights to Botswana from Johannesburg or Cape Town into Maun or Kasane, where most safaris start and end. Transfers from Maun/Kasane are done by light aircraft into the camps Inter-camp transfers are done by light aircraft, road, boat or mekoro. Savute Elephant Camp is also accessible by road via 4x4 vehicle.