{"title":"Savuti","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"wilderness-savuti-9964","title":"Wilderness Savuti","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilderness Savuti sits on the banks of the Savuti Channel inside the private Linyanti Wildlife Reserve in northern Botswana. The channel is unusual: its flow is controlled not by rainfall but by tectonic movement in the earth beneath it. When water runs through, elephant, buffalo, and lion come to drink; when the channel dries, the grassy plains fill with antelope and the predators follow. The camp watches both states from the same vantage point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix canvas-and-thatch tents are raised on elevated wooden decks overlooking the channel. One is a family unit with two bedrooms, each with its own en-suite bathroom, a separate entrance, and a shared outdoor deck. The thatched dining area extends out over the channel bed on wooden decks, with a pool and a fire deck alongside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA log-pile hide in front of camp is useful when water levels are low — elephant regularly come close enough to block the view entirely. Game drives run morning and afternoon; night drives add lesser bushbabies, servals, aardwolf, and spring hares to the list. Guided nature walks operate seasonally, subject to a qualified walking guide being available. Boating is possible when water levels allow. The Linyanti Wildlife Reserve is a recognised Important Bird Area, and guides here work across more than four hundred recorded species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Star Bed — a two-storey sleep-out deck above the lagoon that feeds the channel — is currently being refurbished, as is the Zibadianja Hide. Meals often move outdoors to the boma, and the kitchen draws on local Botswana dishes: seswa, oxtail, samp and beans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wetu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43761100259387,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/99641756721092498tent-savuti-botswana-07-25tc-13jpg_b1e798b9-168a-418b-9964-9328d8d110ab.webp?v=1783577633"},{"product_id":"ghoha-hills-savuti-lodge-23915","title":"Ghoha Hills Savuti Lodge","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet on Ghoha Hills overlooking the Savuti Plains in Chobe National Park, the lodge lies 150 kilometres southwest of Kasane. Eleven tented rooms sit on the ridge, each with a private viewing deck facing a waterhole and unbroken views across the plains. Nine twin or king rooms accommodate two; two family tents hold four in a main bedroom and an interleading room with two single beds. All have en-suite bathrooms with double vanity, separate shower and toilet, lime-washed wooden floors, air-conditioning, overhead and standing fans, mosquito nets, and a personal safe. Gowns, slippers, and eco-friendly guest amenities are standard. The main thatched area houses dining space, lounge seating, and a rock pool on a separate deck above the waterhole. A boma with campfire, spa treatment room, and compact gym with multi-station machine and stationary bike complete the facilities. Daily game drives depart at sunrise and sunset on a private network of roads; full-day excursions run to the Savuti Marsh, the Cathedral of Baobabs, and rock art sites near Quarry Hill. Guides and trackers lead drives to Harvey's Pan, the Savuti Sand Ridge, and the Kudu Hills. You can hear elephant herds at the waterhole from the deck. The lodge is solar-powered and holds Eco Tourism certification. Wireless internet is available at the pool and main area. Laundry service is complimentary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WETU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43868297429051,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/ghoha-hills-savuti-lodge-lodge-savuti-botswana-01.webp?v=1785179334"},{"product_id":"savute-safari-lodge-18117","title":"Savute Safari Lodge","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilt of local timber and raised on private decks, twelve chalets overlook the Savute Channel in the western reaches of Chobe National Park. The channel has puzzled geologists and local communities for generations: it flows and dries independent of rainfall or flood patterns elsewhere, earning its reputation as the waterway that moves in both directions. David Livingstone saw it flowing in 1851; thirty years later it had vanished. It flowed again from the late 1950s to the early 1980s, then receded until 2009, when water returned and spilled into the Savute Marsh by January 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chalet holds a combined bedroom and lounge, an en suite bathroom with shower, overhead fans, and a deck facing the channel. One family chalet links two en suite bedrooms, each with its own deck. The main lodge includes a shaded viewing deck with a sunken bench for low-angle photography at the waterhole, a self-service bar, a fire deck, a pool on a separate deck, and indoor and outdoor dining areas. A telescope on the high-level deck is available for stargazing and wildlife spotting. Elephants visit the waterhole regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGame drives in open 4×4 vehicles explore the Savute region, often incorporating the Savute Marsh to view the channel's legacy against a backdrop of wildlife. Guides lead excursions to the ancient San rock paintings at Gubatsa Hills, a small outcrop that forms a landmark in the otherwise flat terrain. Between November and December, and again from February to April, zebra migrate from the northern rivers toward rain-fed grasslands and waterholes in the southwest—Africa's second-largest summer zebra migration. Predators follow. The Savute Marsh is recognised for dense predator encounters. Daily laundry service and a curio shop are available. 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