Welcome to Safaris for Africa online: Botswana

To the northeast of the Okavango Delta are the Chobe and Linyanti game reserves. These parks are renowned for the predators and large concentrations of game, in particular, Elephant. There are many varied habitats within these parks, marshes, woodlands, riverine forests dry woodlands and the Savuti Channel. The Savute channel connects the Linyanti with the interior of Chobe National Park. The Linyanti is a 275 000 acre wildlife reserve on Chobe's western boundary. Chobe National Park is known for excellent game viewing all year round and for the largest concentration of Elephant to be found in Africa.

CHOBE CHILWERO LODGE NORTHERN CHOBE
Located on the border of the Chobe National Park. This luxury lodge offers spectacular panoramic views across the islands and flood plains - as far as Namibia.
Accommodation consist of nine double and six twin luxury cottages with en suite bathroom facilities, sunken hand crafted baths, indoor and outdoor showers, private gardens and terraces overlooking the magnificent Chobe River. The main public area includes an elegant lounge and dining room, linked to spectacular outdoor viewing decks. Guests enjoy elegantly appointed rooms, gourmet meals and fine wines.
Activities offered are game drives in open safari vehicles and boat cruises on the Chobe River.

CHOBE GAME LODGE NORTHERN CHOBE
The only permanent game lodge located within the Chobe National Park, on the banks of the Chobe River. The elegant lodge can accommodate up to one hundred guests in beautifully furnished en suite rooms with mini bars overlooking the Chobe River.
Activities are game drives in open safari vehicles and boat cruises on the Chobe River especially popular at sunset. A Swimming pool is located on the river bank, and dining area and lounges are elegantly designed to offer maximum views of the Chobe River and further into the Caprivi, located across the river in Namibia.

CHOBE SAVANNA LODGE (Namibian side NORTHERN CHOBE)
In the northern extreme of Chobe National Park is an expanse of floodplains and savanna called the Puku Flats. Chobe Savanna Lodge, on a private concession on the Namibian side of the Chobe River provides an exclusive retreat for twenty four guests in stylish brick and thatch suites, all with private decks and en suite bathroom facilities. Activities are water based, and game viewing is offered in small motorised boats and canoes. Walking safaris are also offered, which includes visits to a local African village. Fishing opportunities are excellent.

CHOBE MARINA LODGE NORTHERN CHOBE
Situated on the banks of the Chobe River. This sixty six romed lodge enjoys river frontage looking across the Caprivi strip and toward the Chobe National Park, home to huge herds of elephant and buffalo. Game drives guarantee , as with all lodges in Chobe, excellent sightings of game and abundant bird life. Boat cruises on the Chobe River are also a daily activity. Rooms are thatched, and offer comforts such as air conditioning, ceiling fans, television, telephones and mini bars.

DUMA TAU CAMP LINYANTI
Located in the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve and is built on raised decks under trees overlooking a lagoon. There are day and night game drives short nature walks along the Linyanti River and Savuti Channel whilst the camps boat will take visitors to view Hippos. A number of hides are available from where animals may be viewed and photographed within close proximity. High concentrations of Impala, Sable Roan, Wildebeest, Red Lechwe, Giraffe, Zebra Waterbuck, Buffalo, Wildebeest Zebra, Lion .Cheetah, Wild Dog, Aardwolf and many more species . Accommodation is in luxurious, raised and tented rooms under thatch, with en suite facilities, flush toilets, indoor and outdoor showers. There is a dining room, bar lounge and plunge pool.
Ten guest rooms, including a family room, day and night game and nature drives, bird watching, short guided walks, boating 9water levels permitting) fishing, hides and swimming pool.

KINGS POOL CAMP LINYANTI
This luxury camp overlooks the Kings Pool Lagoon and the Linyanti River.
Accommodation is in nine well appointed tented rooms, with large private bathrooms, which are tiled, have a shower . toilet and hand basin, and an additional outside shower. The lounge dining room and bar are under thatch and there is an open air 'kgotla" for ding under the stars. Day and night game drives and walks are offered, while the double decker boat cruises the Linyanti River offering spectacular viewing, water levels allowing. There are several hides and an underground hide overlooking a waterhole. One of the highlights of this camp is the high wildlife noise levels. Concentrations of impala, lechwe, kudu, zebra , buffalo lion. Leopard, Cheetah, wild dog, and many more are found in the vicinity of camp.

LINYANTI TENTED CAMP LINYANTI
Located on the east of Kings Pool and close to the western boundary of Chobe National Park - camp has a rustic charm of an old-style safari camp, with huge lagoons and rivers filled with papyrus and phragmites. There are five tents, with en suite facilities, showers and flush toilets. The dining and bar areas are under canvas. Activities include day and night game and bird drives and walks, Canadian canoeing and boating. Sable and roan antelope. Lion, Leopard, Wild Dog, Elephant and more species occur. The marshes are home to Red Lechwe, Sitatunga, Hippo, Crocodiles and bird life.
Note; this camp can only be booked by guests on a "Jacana Safari" or by private groups whishing to book the entire camp.

KWANDO CAMP LEBALA LINYANTI
This is one of the finest tented safari camps in Africa. Lebala means "wide open spaces" in Setswana and the scenery is dominated by vast plains scattered with palms and tree clumps backed by wooded savannahs. This wild expanse is contrasted with the casual elegance of the luxurious camp itself. Lebala is located thirty kilometres to the south of lagoon camp and fronts into the Linyanti wetlands. The accommodation consist of eight spacious tents built on raised platforms. Each tent has an entrance foyer with reading and writing area, en suite bathroom with Victorian Clawfoot bathtubs, his and hers wash basins and flush toilets. Each secluded tent also has its own sundeck and is set back amongst the trees. The endless vistas from the Large windows and decks across the vast plains make Lebala one of the finest wilderness camps in Africa. The wetlands and floodplains around Lebala offer wonderful game viewing and variety, excellent sightings of elephant, giraffe, hippo, lechwe, buffalo, zebra, hippo, impala, wildebeest, kudu, tsessebe, roan, sable, predators, wild dog, lion , cheetah and hyena. Activities are guided walks, boating and game drives.

KWANDO LAGOON CAMP LINYANTI
Lagoon camp is located on the banks of the Kwando river among tall, ancient African Ebony and Marula trees. Camp accommodates only twelve guests in six twin bedded luxury safari tents. Each tent looks over the water and has private en suite facilities, with open air showers and flush toilets. Morning and night game drives are conducted in open safari vehicles by specialist safari guides. The area is home to large herds of elephant and buffalo - one of the few places where such large herds exists, especially in the dry season. The shaded tree environment of the camp hosts a great variety of birds and squirrels. Predators are well represented by lion, hyena, leopard, cheetah and wild dog. Boat cruises along the Kwando river provide opportunities for bird watching. Fishing is a speciality - fly - fishing and spinner fishing for Tiger and Bream is offered.

SELINDA CAMP LINYANTI
The Selinda encompasses 1350sq km of private wildlife reserve and straddles the only link between the waters of the Okavango and the Linyanti Swamps - The Selinda Spillway. Swamps, open floodplains and palm studded islands is characteristic of the area, the source of the Savute channel and focal point for wildlife in the area. Selinda Camp is a small six twin spacious tented camp under canvas, suspended under thatch, in the old African tradition. Tents are tastefully appointed with hand-tooled furnishings, private verandahs and en suite facilities. The double tier lounge and dining room with traditional campfire, overlooks the spillway offereing excellent game viewing. Safari activities from camp include game drives by 4x4 vehicles, and walks conducted by professional guides, night drives, and also three day walking safaris ( see this walking safari itinerary on our page - "wild classics") The Selinda is known for its hippo-killing lion, cheetah, wild dog, elephant and other varieties of game.

SAVUTI CAMP LINYANTI
Savuti Camp is located along the Savuti channel, which stopped flowing in 1980. What used to be a hippo-filled river is now grassland and legendary predators' enclave. The intimate camp is located in an isolated area of the reserve.
Accommodation is in five large walk-in tents with en suite bathroom facilities - each bathroom has a shower, flush toilet and washbasin. Guests are offered game drives, night drives, walks with armed guide and several hides for safe close-up animal viewing. Savuti camps' woodpile hide is well known for the best elephant viewing, where one feels what it is like to be part of the herd. Game concentrations are high, particularly during winter ( July - October) . Besides the plains game there are Roan, Sable Giraffe, Lion., Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog and a dense Elephant population.
The waterhole in front of the camp is the only source of water over a large area in winter and offers wonderful wildlife viewing from the camp. Activities are game and nature drives, night drives, bird watching, guided walks, elevated hides as well as a swimming pool.

SAVUTE ELEPHANT CAMP - SAVUTE - CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
In the arid desert of the Kalahari Sandveldt , in the far north of Botswana lies Savute Elephant Camp. Rain is rare and water precious in this corner of Chobe National Park. The mysterious dry Savute channel abound with some of Africas largest and most impressive creatures, reigning supreme - the Elephant. Savute Elephant Camp consist of luxurious, air-conditioned tents, each with own private viewing deck and en suite bathrooms. Game viewing activities are game drives in open safari vehicles.

SAVUTE SAFARI LODGE - SAVUTE - CHOBE NATIONAL PARK
Savute safari Lodge accommodates twenty four guests in twelve spacious twin bedded luxury wood and thatch chalets with private game viewing decks overlooking the nearby waterhole. Facilities include a pool with a view as well as a game viewing deck where guests can enjoy lunches and dinners while watching the elephant.
Activities include game drives to the Savute Marsh in open safari vehicles, and drives to the nearby ancient San (bushman) painting.