Savute Elephant Lodge, A Belmond Safari, Botswana
In Our Opinion
If there’s one moment we’d highlight, it’s the Boma dining experience under the stars. There’s something so incredibly special about sitting around the fire as the delta night comes alive, elephants ambling in the distance, and a carefully prepared meal served with personal attention from your guide. It’s intimate, atmospheric, and quintessentially African. The kind of experience that defines a Belmond safari.
Location
Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge is located in the Savute region of Chobe National Park, Botswana, a wildlife-rich corridor famous for its resident elephant herds, lions, and diverse birdlife.
Guests arrive via light aircraft transfers from Maun or Kasane, followed by a short transfer into the lodge. The lodge’s remote setting guarantees unrivalled access to the delta’s wildlife, and makes you feel like you’ve truly escaped to one of Africa’s most spectacular landscapes.
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Facilities
Leisure Activities
- Game drives
- Guided bush walks
- Birdwatching
- Photography safaris
- Cultural experiences with local communities
- TV lounge and library
Services
- Complimentary laundry service
- Twice daily housekeeping
- Curio Shop for exclusive gifts and clothing
Restaurants and Cafés
Kosher Safaris
Belmond has teamed up with Tourism That Cares to make kosher dining possible on safari, one of the first in Botswana to do so. Each lodge has fully separate kitchens and utensils, with specially trained staff to ensure compliance. For Orthodox travellers, a dedicated kosher chef can also be arranged at an additional cost.
Private Deck Dining
Guests can opt for breakfast, lunch, or dinner on their own deck, with a private butler ensuring a bespoke and intimate experience surrounded by the savannah's scenery.
Bush Breakfasts and Picnics
The best option for breakfast, brunch, lunch or sundowners one day may be dining in the heart of the bush. If that's the case, the team will set up in a beautiful safe spot, and you'll dine with your guides in the heart of the wild.
Boma Dining
A quintessentially African experience, the chance to dine in a Boma is one that shouldn't be turned down. Once a meeting place for senior tribesmen, these areas are now the setting for delicious food, fire, and music. The result? One spectacular night.
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Safari
- Game Drives – Early morning and afternoon drives take you among Africa’s largest elephant populations. Lions, leopards, cheetah, wild dogs, hyenas, and, seasonally, zebra migrations may also be spotted.
- Bird Watching – Savute is a paradise for bird-lovers, especially from December to March, with over 250 species including kori bustards, raptors, and vast flocks of queleas.
- Bushmen Paintings and Baobab Trees – Explore ancient San Bushmen rock paintings over 1,500 years old, depicting elephants, giraffes, and antelopes, followed by a visit to a cathedral-like grove of 13 giant baobab trees.
- Star Gazing – The open Savute plains offer an incredible vantage point for observing the vast, dark African night sky, dotted with constellations and planets.
- Lodge Waterhole Viewing – Observe elephants and other wildlife gathering at the lodge’s permanent waterhole, especially atmospheric at night when Savute’s nocturnal sounds are amplified.
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