Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge, Savute

Savute Elephant Camp is located on the Savute Channel in Chobe National Park, which is in the rugged, semi-arid wilderness region of far northern Botswana. The area is known for its exciting game viewing and birding and also presents you with the rare opportunity to view rock paintings drawn by the early Bushmen, who once inhabited the region. As this camp is situated in the Chobe National Park, park regulations prohibit night drives and walking. Savute is an objective lesson in aridity. Rain in this dry place is rare and water is precious. - each luxury tent is built on raised wooden decking and has en-suite bathroom, electricity and a private viewing deck. The camp is situated in the Savute Channel, a dried up marsh that is now grassland and famous for its elephant and lion. The opportunities to view game and the astonishing birdlife are unsurpassed. Every day, in the early morning and evening, your professional Ranger will guide your four-wheel drive safari vehicle in the search for grazing herds of impala, tsessebe, giraffe and zebra as well as the powerful predators: lion, leopard and cheetah. It is also possible to see wildebeest, warthog, kudu, black-backed jackals, steenbok, bat-eared foxes, vultures, hornbills and eagles. In Savute, one animal reigns supreme - the elephant. Savute is the place to see the earth's largest land creatures in their full glory.