Botswana : Chobe

This area has a wide variety of habitats with riverine forest, flood plains, marshes, mopane woodlands and rocky outcrops, with such a diversity of habitat it has the highest concentration of animals in the world. The dry season sees thousands of elephants coming to drink at the Chobe River the only constant source of water in the park other than pumped waterholes. With its easy accessibility to the Victoria Falls and high number of game it is a prime tourist destination. You can also stay at Impalila in the Namibia Caprivi strip.

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Muchenje Safari Lodge
Savute Elephant Camp

Muchenje Safari Lodge
Perched on an escarpment edge, on the remote western side of the Chobe National Park, the owner run and managed Muchenje Safari Lodge is the only lodge in this area and offers a unique game experience without the crowds of the more public parts of Chobe itself.
With panoramic views over the Chobe River and floodplains, the Central Lodge is the heart of Muchenje. Guests can relax during the heat of the day in the lounge, bar, look out platform or enjoy a swim in the pool. In the evening guests and guides dine together on a long Rhodesian teak railway sleeper table.
Muchenje Lodge offers someone of the most diverse safari activities to be found in the Chobe area. Being on a small private concession bordering Chobe Muchenje is able to offer walking Safaris that allow you to explore the bush studying animal behaviour, plants, insects and big game approaches that are otherwise unavailable within the park boundaries. Day game drives in the park and night game drives on Muchenje land are conducted in an open Land Rover with qualified professional guide. The lodge also offers boat safaris on the Chobe River. On request; fishing and interior drives to the remotest parts of central Chobe can be arranged.

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bush braai	Central lodge	river cruise

honeymoon suite	pool	room with a view

Savute Elephant Camp
In the heart of the Chobe National Park, sometimes referred to as the elephant capital of the world, is Savute Elephant Camp. Perched on the former banks of the now dry Savute Channel, the camp offers a spectacular bird's eye view of elephant in their natural habitat, with an adjacent water hole just metres away from the camps main building. The area is renowned for high concentration of predators such as the endangered wild dog, lion, leopard, cheetah and hyena. This area also presents you with the rare opportunity to view rock paintings drawn by the early Bushmen.
There are 12 twin-bedded luxury canvas tents on raised wooden platforms under thatch, offering great views. Each has a large private viewing decks which is furnished with easy chairs and a hammock, ideal for viewing wildlife, or for enjoying a private dinner in complete privacy. The comfortable rooms have en suite bathroom, private fully stocked mini bar, four poster bed complete with mosquito netting, as well as a discreet air conditioning.
As this camp is situated in the Chobe National Park, park regulations prohibit night drives and walking however the numerous game drives provide an almost unrivalled opportunity to see the earth's largest land creatures in its full glory. Elephants are numerous and very big in Savute.

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boma	deck with hammock	elephants

pool	room	tents