Chobe National Park

Savute Safari Lodge

Official Rating

‘Adventure Awaits at this Lodge’

Savute Safari Lodge is perched on the banks of the “Stolen River”, the Savute Channel. The channel runs from the waterways of the Linyanti to the Savute Marsh, encompassing a wide range of wildlife en route. At the lodge, there are eleven thatch and timber chalets, each with private decks, as well as one family suite, made up of two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. The main area features a lounge, library, bar and plunge pool, with most meals served on an elevated deck overlooking the busy waterholes.

The Unexplained:
When David Livingstone, the first European to visit the area, saw the Savute Channel in 1851, it was flowing. Thirty years later it had disappeared and the Savute Marsh had dried out, remaining this way for almost 80 years. It flowed again from the late 1950s to the early 1980s, when it again receded, hence its reputation as ‘the river that flows in both directions’.
In 2009, after another extended hiatus, the channel began flowing again and by January 2010 had spilled into the Savute Marsh for the first time in three decades, but for how long, no one knows …

Dining

Dinners are served in different dining locations, under the stars or in the thatched dining room, overlooking the watering holes.

Property Facilities:

  • Bar
  • Laundry Service (Complimentary)
  • Library
  • Pool
  • Restaurant

Activities On Site And Nearby:

  • Birdwatching
  • Game Drives
  • San rock paintings
  • Second-largest summer Zebra migration

Location

In the western region of Chobe National Park, Savute Safari Lodge is located along the fickle and unpredictable Savute Channel.

The lodge is a 40 minute scheduled charter flight from Maun Airport, or a 30 minute scheduled charter flight from Kasane Airport.