Savuti Safari Trips & Tours

Combine the dry, arid Savuti with the shimmering Delta for a land-and-water expedition to remember.

Technically part of Chobe National Park, Savuti is the chalk to the Okavango Delta’s cheese. If this part of the world conjures up visions of glittering water channels and landscapes greener than a shamrock, think again. Savuti is dry and spectacular, arid savannahs stretching as far as the eye can see, and cut through by the Savuti Channel, a dry riverbed that flows unpredictably and erratically. But whilst water may be scarce, wildlife is not and Savuti is home to astounding amounts of game, both big and small. From warthogs, roan, sable, hyena and zebra to buffalo, painted dog and big cats, the area is most well-known for the enormous herds of elephants that saunter around the waterholes, gathering in their hundreds. Then, there are the lion prides. Fearsome hunters who have garnered a reputation for their incredible skill in hunting pachyderms, and watching life or death play out on the plains of Savuti is not for the faint-hearted, but boy, is it some of the best game-viewing out there.

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What to do in Savuti

Quite an anomaly in the north-eastern corner of the Okavango Delta, Savuti is covered in arid savannah, punctuated by marshes refilled in the rainy season and an unpredictable, usually-dry channel. Experiences are entirely land-based with game drives leading the charge. Wildlife is diverse and dense with prides of lion, elephant and African painted dogs as the highlights. Savuti lions are famous for hunting elephants! Attracted by the scarce water sources, you’ll spy roan and sable, zebra and buffalo, and a bevy of incredible birdlife including carmine bee-eaters, rollers and the kori bustard (the world’s heaviest flying bird). You can also explore the landscape on walking safaris or take it all in from a helicopter.

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