SAVUTI CAMP – LINYANTI CONCESSION

Savuti is a Wilderness Safaris Camp set in the Private Linyanti Concession in Linyanti. With seven canvas and thatch tents the camp offers exclusive access to the Savuti Channel and diverse water and land based activities. The Savuti Channel, famous as a sporadic and unusual watercours, was dry for many years before the waters returned in 2008 and game congregated around and adapted to their new surroundings. As part of a natural cycle the channel is dry once more resulting in a rich feeding ground and corridor between the surrounding mopane woodlands for both plains game and predators.The area has excellent game viewing including dry seasonal concentrations of herds and predators.

LOCATION

Savuti Camp is situated in the private Linyanti Concession along the Savute Channel in northern Botswana.

CAMP

This intimate camp’s en-suite accommodation is in seven large walk-in tents – including a family unit that is raised off the ground. From the camp’s thatched dining area, a small pool and large viewing area with fire deck extend outwards on raised wooden decks, providing a wonderful view of the Channel and its wildlife.

This camp is powered by a hybrid system, combining a diesel-powered generator that charges a bank of batteries, which in turn supplies the camp with electricity through an inverter. Thanks to this system, the generator only needs to operate for eight hours a day as opposed to 24 hours. Waste water (sewage and grey water) is treated in an Above Ground Sewage Plant, ensuring that the water is clean before being allowed to enter the natural environment. In order to reduce our use of bottled water, reverse osmosis filtration is done on site to provide guests with high-quality drinking water. Like all Wilderness camps, this camp is managed and monitored against very strict in-house environmental standards, so only approved eco-friendly detergents and chemicals are used.

ACTIVITIES AND WILDLIFE

The Linyanti has diverse and prolific wildlife, but is most noted for its very large elephant population which can reach enormous densities during the dry winter months. Other game concentrations are also high, and apart from abundant plains game, species such as roan and sable antelope, giraffe, lion, leopard, cheetah, spotted hyaena, black-backed jackal and wild dog may also be encountered. This area can also be excellent for the rarely-seen aardvark and aardwolf. Birding is spectacular – the Linyanti Concession is an internationally recognised Important Bird Area (IBA).

Activities include 4 x 4 morning and afternoon game drives, night drives, walking safaris, birding, watching elephants from the nearby hide and sleep out under the stars!

GIVING BACK

Savuti Camp embodies the Wilderness 4Cs concept – based on the four pillars of Commerce, Conservation, Community and Culture – by providing support to numerous projects and initiatives across the Linyanti region.

Conservation Projects – the camp works closely with local authorities to ensure the conservation of wildlife in the area. It supports dedicated conservation and research focused on species on the IUCN Red List such as the African wild dog, elephant, lion and roan antelope.

The camp provides support to research projects and initiatives in the Linyanti, particularly with regards to the enormous elephant herds and their impact on the environment.

SAVUTE CAMP IS OPEN ALL YEAR

THE CAMP WELCOMES CHILDREN AGED 6+ – FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGED 6 – 12 HAVE TO BOOK A PRIVATE VEHICLE IN ADVANCE