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Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge
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About the lodge
An overview of Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge.
Explore Botswana’s historic Savute region at Savute Elephant Lodge, where luxury meets wilderness. Watch wildlife from your private deck or relax in one of 12 tented rooms with artisan-crafted four-poster beds. Enjoy the serene pool, spa treatments, and a viewing hide overlooking a watering hole visited by elephants, hyenas, and leopards.
Highlights
- Wildlife viewing hide
- Dusk and dawn game drives
- Luxury accommodation and a spa tent
- Bushman paintings and baobab trees
- Sundowners in the dunes
- Stargazing
- Birdwatching
You Should Know
Children over six years old are welcome when sharing a room with an adult. Adult supervision is required at the lodge and during activities.
The Details
Accommodation
The lodge offers 12 elevated tented rooms with panoramic views, spacious decks, outdoor showers, and four-poster beds. These rooms are designed for private wildlife viewing or dining.
Cuisine
The Boma dining experience features traditional African dishes served under the stars, surrounded by Camel Thorn and Acacia trees.
Game Drives
Enjoy early morning and late afternoon game drives to spot elephants, big cats, and seasonal migrations. Evening drives offer the opportunity to witness nocturnal wildlife. Vehicles seat only six guests, ensuring everyone has a window seat for optimal viewing.
Lookout Hide & Bird Watching
Visit the hide for up-close wildlife encounters at the watering hole. The flowing Savute Channel attracts a variety of bird species, making it an ideal spot for birdwatching from the comfort of your terrace. Seasonal migrations may bring spectacular sights, such as carmine bee-eaters riding on kori bustards.
Price Includes
- All meals and selected beverages
- Complimentary minibar
- Bespoke bath amenities
- Air-conditioning
- Twice-daily housekeeping service
- Laundry service
- In-room service
Inclusive Activities
- San Bushman paintings
- Baobab grove visit
- Bush picnics
- Stargazing mythology
- Spoor identification with a specialist guide
- Morning and afternoon game drives
- Birdwatching
The same as booking direct
Rates and pricing.
Per person sharing, per night. Final pricing depends on dates, room category and party size.
Valid until 23 Dec 2026
Why book through us
You pay the lodge's rate, never a markup. What you get on top is a specialist who knows Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge personally, looks after every detail of the trip, and stays reachable on WhatsApp from the moment you enquire to the day you come home.
By season
Peak / migration
1 Jun 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
Full Board - All meals, selected beverages, all game drives and activities
$2,490
Shoulder
1 Oct 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
Full Board - All meals, selected beverages, all game drives and activities
$1,850
Shoulder
15 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Full Board - All meals, selected beverages, all game drives and activities
$1,050
Rates are per person sharing, per night. A single supplement may apply for solo travellers. We offer a price match guarantee, just ask your safari specialist.
Honeymoon offer
For couples celebrating a wedding.
Documented from A Belmond Collection's 2026 rate sheet. A formal offer you can claim, not marketing language.
Honeymoon Escape
One spouse enjoys 50% off their stay. Inclusions at Savute Elephant Lodge: Dinner under the stars by the pool deck; Sunrise Champagne bush brunch or lunch; Visit to the ancient San Bushman paintings; Sundowners amongst the Baobab Trees.
Belmond's Honeymoon Escape offer allows couples to celebrate their love with a safari honeymoon at Savute Elephant Lodge (or Eagle Island Lodge), where one spouse enjoys 50% off their stay. At Savute Elephant Lodge, the offer includes a dinner under the stars by the pool deck, a sunrise champagne bush brunch or lunch, a visit to the ancient San Bushman paintings, and sundowners amongst the Baobab Trees.
- Valid
- 1 January 2026 – 15 December 2026
Sourced from operator rate sheets and audited by our safari specialists. Terms and eligibility may change. Your specialist confirms all offers at the time of booking.
Family policies
Travelling with children.
What our safari specialists know about bringing children to Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge: minimum ages, activities, family rooms and child rates, current as of May 2026. They plan family trips here all the time, so anything below that needs arranging, they will sort. For the bigger picture, see our guide to safari with children .
Minimum ages
- Stay
- 6+
- Game drives
- 6+
- Walking safari
- All ages
Programmes & care
No dedicated kids' programme.
Babysitting available
Accommodation
No dedicated family unit.
Child rates
Children 6–11 pay 50% of the adult per person sharing rate in Green and Shoulder Seasons, and 75% in High and Peak Seasons. From age 12, extra bed/triple usage is charged at the 3rd person rate (subject to availability). Light aircraft inter-lodge flights are charged at full price.
Notable exceptions
- Children under 6 are admitted only at the General Manager's sole discretion. Children aged 6–16 must share a room with an adult, and children 6–11 must always be accompanied by an adult over 16. Guests travelling with children aged 6–12 are required to book a private vehicle for the duration of their stay (mandatory, at additional cost). Childminding for children aged 0–5 is available during safari activities at additional cost, subject to pre-booking and availability. Age verification by passport is required prior to travel. Walking safaris are not offered at this lodge.
Water safari
Out on the water.
Mokoro, canoe, kayak and boat options at Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge. The silent dugout mokoro is a different product to a motorised sundowner cruise — check the category on each.
Water safari
Seasonal Boating
Seasonal boating is included in the accommodation rate at Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge as part of the all-inclusive activities package. Availability is subject to season and water levels in the Chobe/Savute area.
Included in accommodation rates as a complimentary activity. Described as 'seasonal boating'. No additional pricing, duration, or group-size details provided in the source.
- Cost
- complimentary
- Availability
- seasonal
Sourced from operator rate sheets and audited by our safari specialists. Prices and availability subject to change. Your specialist confirms at booking.
Cultural
Beyond the game drive.
Community visits, cultural walks, and dining experiences documented at Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge.
Cultural experience
Conservation & Co-Existence Cultural Experience
A fly-in cultural experience departing from Savute Elephant Lodge that combines conservation and co-existence themes. The price includes both flights and activity fees/donations, making it a structured, real excursion rather than a generic marketing claim.
Private flight; minimum 2 passengers; 20 kg soft luggage per person; price includes flights and activity fees/donations; 100% cancellation fee within 48 hours of departure.
- Cost
- USD 1,265.00 per person
- Availability
- Advance booking required; 100% cancellation fee applies within 48 hours of departure
Cultural walk
Tsodilo Hills Experience
A fly-in excursion to the Tsodilo Hills — a UNESCO World Heritage Site of deep spiritual and cultural significance to the San people of Botswana — departing from Savute Elephant Lodge. The price covers flights and all activity fees/donations.
Private flight; minimum 2 passengers; 20 kg soft luggage per person; price includes flights and activity fees/donations; 100% cancellation fee within 48 hours of departure.
- Cost
- USD 1,585.00 per person
- Availability
- Advance booking required; 100% cancellation fee applies within 48 hours of departure
Sourced from operator rate sheets and audited by our safari specialists. Prices and availability subject to change. Your specialist confirms at booking.
Imagery
A closer look.
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