AndBeyond Savute Under Canvas

Highlights

• Comfortable mobile camp in a wild and remote setting
• Big Five and iconic wildlife encounters
• Area famed for elephant-hunting lions

You Should Know

• Children 12 years and older are welcome at &Beyond Savute Under Canvas

The Detail

Savute, a remote and wild corner of Chobe National Park, stretches from the park’s northern boundaries to the Linyanti River. The area’s main feature is the mysterious Savute Channel, which flows and dries up seemingly unrelated to the rainfall. Dry and arid for almost 30 years, animals in the area were sustained by artificial waterholes. With the Savute Channel flowing again in recent years, the region has undergone a startling transformation, reverting to its natural lush and marshy state. Large numbers of wildlife have been attracted to this rejuvenated wilderness haven.

The semi-mobile tented camps of &Beyond Savute Under Canvas are carefully positioned at exclusive wilderness campsites in the expansive Savute corner of Chobe National Park, offering exceptional game viewing opportunities. Booked on a nightly basis, each of the five comfortable tents has a double bed, as well as an en-suite bathroom, separate w.c., and steaming hot bucket shower, with water delivered on request. The guest areas comprise comfortable tents for dining, meeting for a pre-dinner drink, or just whiling away the time between game drives. Welcoming camp staff serve delicious meals cooked over the glowing coals.

Sizable numbers of elephant bulls are invariably present. During the dry years, when prey was hard to find, many of Savute’s lions became notorious for hunting elephants. With the recent transformation of the region, prey has become more abundant, and the large lion prides have split up into smaller family groups, allowing a greater variety of predators to flourish in the area. Savute is also a famous battleground for lions and spotted hyenas. With grazing now plentiful, the area is also popular with zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, giraffe, tsessebe, and kudu.

Price Includes

• Accommodation, three meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local-brand spirits and beers, teas and coffees, and refreshments on game drives
• Game drives
• SWAROVSKI OPTIK binoculars (one pair per room to use throughout stay)
• Guides' journal with illustrated wildlife and vegetation checklist
• Area map with illustrated Star Birds checklist
• Emergency medical evacuation insurance
• VAT
• Transfers to and from the lodge airstrip and park fees