{"product_id":"savute-elephant-lodge-a-belmond-safari-botswana-savute-botswana","title":"Savute Elephant Lodge, A Belmond Safari, Botswana","description":"\u003cp\u003eSavute Elephant Lodge sits in the Savute region of Chobe National Park, on the edge of the Savute Channel — a waterway that ran dry for thirty years and is now flowing again past the camp. The twelve tented rooms stand on raised wooden platforms under thatch roofs, each with a private deck furnished with a large daybed and armchairs. En-suite bathrooms include an outdoor shower, and a complimentary minibar stocked in the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGame drives go out in the early morning and late afternoon. The lodge also runs a watering-hole hide where elephant, hyena, and leopard come to drink. Guided walks take you to a collection of San Bushman rock paintings on stony outcrops in the surrounding bush — images of elephant, giraffe, sable, and eland thought to be more than fifteen hundred years old. Bird watching draws two audiences here: the dry-land species that were always present, and the aquatic birds that returned when the channel began flowing again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvening meals rotate between the raised restaurant overlooking the channel and the boma, a circular log enclosure where a staff choir sings traditional songs and a buffet of African dishes is served around a fire. The lodge runs on a solar grid system with low-energy heat pumps; bamboo decking is used throughout. A spa tent at the edge of the camp offers treatments drawn from traditional African practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nearest major town is Kasane, the gateway into Chobe National Park from the north.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- plk-tmpl-cb 2026-07-31T09:41:49.751Z --\u003e","brand":"phasec-create","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43808522797115,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/6776\/2747\/files\/15524_2Fsel_lodge_exterior2.jpg?v=1784350807","url":"https:\/\/plekify.com\/products\/savute-elephant-lodge-a-belmond-safari-botswana-savute-botswana","provider":"Plekify","version":"1.0","type":"link"}