Linyanti Savuti Area

The Savuti region covers an area approximately 5000 sq km in the south west of Chobe National Park and became well known with the drying up of the Savuti Channel in the early 1980s. Even more so, it is known as an incredible game viewing paradise. The Savuti Channel started flowing again after 30 years.

The pans and pumped water holes become the major attractions during the dry winter months when the natural water supplies dry up. The area is considered one of the continent's last wild and unspoiled wilderness areas. During the rainy summer months many animals migrate to the fertile Savute Marsh.

The Savute Marsh area is well known for its coverage in a number of well-known wildlife documentaries, especially the National Geographic films by Dereck and Beverly Joubert. The landscape consists of rich grasslands, savannah woodland and a large variety of trees and vegetation. A Big 5 safari will take visitors on game drives to spot the amazing variety of game on offer in Linyanti Savuti area.

The Savuti area is renowned for offering spectacular game viewing opportunities. During the dry season, guests can expect to see Savuti's famous resident bull Elephants, antelope and lion prides as well as black-backed jackal, bat-eared fox, tsessebe, kudu, impala, giraffe and ostrich.

During the summer months thousands of zebra and antelope species migrate to the area offering fantastic predator viewing including lion, hyena and cheetah. Buffalo herds arrive with the rains, as do migrant bird species, while the resident species number over 300.

The Savute marsh is where lions are known to be particularly skilled at hunting and killing elephants. It is a trend that has dissipated in more recent years, but visitors still travel to Savute with the hopes of catching a glimpse of this natural spectacle.