Tucked away between the borders of Chobe National Park and the Okavango Delta are Linyanti and Savute. Made up of marshes, woodlands and grasslands, these remote reaches of Botswana support a great diversity of wildlife and offer a private and exclusive safari experience.
The Savute Channel is a huge draw for a wide variety of wildlife
Large summer zebra migration
Ancient San rock paintings at Gubatsa Hills
Linyanti’s swampy river frontage is reminiscent of the Okavango Delta’s waterways
Superlative game viewing in both the wet and dry seasons
The Linyanti area consists of four private reserves, Selinda, Linyanti, Chobe Enclave and Kwando, all boasting impressive permanent waterways and noteworthy wildlife spectacles. Huge herds of elephant and buffalo can be spotted throughout the year, but game reaches its peak during the dry season of June to November, when animals congregate around the waters of the marshes, affording frequent sightings of lion, leopard, cheetah and African wild dog, not to mention giraffe, hippo, eland and sable.
Savute, which sits south-east of the Linyanti Marshes, is a remote and wild corner of Chobe National Park, connected to the Linyanti by the mysterious Savute Channel, which flows and dries up seemingly unrelated to rainfall. The area is famous for the duelling lion and hyena that battle for dominance here. There’s also grazing for herbivores such as elephant, buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe, zebra and kudu, plus plenty of other predators, including leopard, cheetah and African wild dog. Camp and lodge guests are also invited to visit the ancient San rock paintings at Gubatsa Hills, a small rocky outcrop that forms a striking feature in the otherwise flat landscape.
Both Linyanti and Savute offer a more private and exclusive safari experience than many national parks allow, with walking safaris, night drives and off-road driving all permitted.
King's Pool is a small and exclusive camp by a pretty oxbow lake in the Linyanti Wildlife Reserve. It offers excellent game viewing, especially during the dry winter months.
An exclusive and remote tented camp tucked away in the private Linyanti Concession along the famous Savute Channel.
A super-deluxe but eco-friendly camp with just spacious suites, situated in northern Botswana’s 230,000-acre Selinda Reserve, overlooking the dreamy Zibandianja Lagoon.
An intimate two-bedroom luxury tent located on the 230,000-acre Selinda Reserve in northern Botswana.
A luxury mobile camp in Savute, a remote and wild corner of Chobe National Park, famous for its elephant-hunting lions.
Ultra-luxe tents, superlative service and exceptional guiding in one of Africa's most pristine stretches of wilderness.