Savute

Savute, a remote and wild corner of Chobe National Park, stretches from the park’s northern boundaries to the Linyanti River. The area’s main feature is the mysterious Savute Channel, which flows and dries up seemingly unrelated to the rainfall.
Dry and arid for almost 30 years, animals in the area were sustained by artificial waterholes. With the Savute Channel flowing again in recent years, the region has undergone a startling transformation, reverting to its natural lush and marshy state. Large numbers of wildlife have been attracted to this rejuvenated wilderness haven.

The section of the channel in the Linyanti concession is private and only accessible to those who are staying in the lodges in the area. Getting to Savute is only possible by air or by four wheel drive vehicle due to the state of the access roads. There are two routes from the north that can be taken to access Savute, the first being the road that turns off the main Kasane - Namibia route and passes through the villages of Kavimba and Kathikau, reaching the Gocha Hills before arriving in Savute. The second route, although more or less the same in distance takes longer due to the slow going on the roads. This route travels via the Nogatsaa and Tchinga public areas. To reach Savute from Maun the road heads north via Shorobe, bypassing Moremi Game Reserve, and reaches Mababe Village where it meets the road from Moremi.