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Savute Safari Lodge
Savute Safari Lodge
Savute Safari Lodge

Reviews of Savute Safari Lodge

Wildlife sightings and reviews

36 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Savute Safari Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Nov-2019, 3 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Savute Safari Lodge.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

100% success

Cheetah

50% success

Wild dog

0% success

Buffalo

100% success

Elephant

100% success

Giraffe

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Zebra

100% success

Roan antelope

50% success

Brown Hyena

33% success

Aardvark

0% success

Eland

0% success

Hippo

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Sable antelope

0% success

Sitatunga

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

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Family P
Cirencester

"Savute Safari Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 13 Jun 2023
"More like a hotel than a lodge.

Our room and the dining /lounge were very stylish and comfortable, overlooking a large water hole which was always busy. Plenty to see without even leaving our room.

Isaac was a wonderfully knowledgeable guide. He knew a lot about the local geography and plant life as well as the animals." See all these reviews: 13n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Brown Hyena

Multiple sightings

Elephant

Multiple sightings

Giraffe

Multiple sightings

Lion

Multiple sightings

LDB
Vancouver

"Savute Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 26 May 2022
"Enjoyed a spacious suite close to the lodge with a view of the waterhole where elephant and kudu would congregate.

Every game drive provided fresh delight with large variety of mammal and bird species, and surpassed all expectations in terms of cheetah and lion. Multiple sightings of mating lions, and watching a male and female lion fight for possession of a warthog kill were particular highlights.

Excellent guiding by KT, and the management team - ET, Boi and Gorata provided a very friendly, hospitable and inclusive atmosphere." See all these reviews: 14n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

1 sighting

Cheetah

2 sightings

Elephant

3 sightings

Giraffe

4 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

4 sightings

Roan antelope

1 sighting

Wildebeest

2 sightings

Zebra

3 sightings

Mrs K.
Nice

"exciting, interesting, and full of fun"

2 nights Arrived 4 Nov 2019
"this was the first stop on our botswana adventure. we jumped off the plane onto a game drive and were instantly captivated. our guide, coco, was incredible, explaining the environment and the wildlife. a highlight was a short walk to view rock paintings, thousands of years old. and, after coming to africa for 20 years, i saw my first leopard on the first game drive. incredible.

the camp itself was well designed and extremely comfortable. our "tent" was wonderful, with all the comforts one could wish for. food was excellent, service impecable, and everyone friendly and helpful. in short, a perfect beginning." See all these reviews: 11n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Buffalo

2 sightings

Elephant

4 sightings

Giraffe

4 sightings

Leopard

2 sightings

Lion

4 sightings

Wildebeest

4 sightings

Zebra

4 sightings

Ms V
USA

"Savute Safari Lodge review"

2 nights Arrived 24 Mar 2018
"Be forewarned: Ground squirrels enter cabins both day and surprisingly night as well. Manager is well aware and as part of the welcome speech warns incoming guests to lock away all important items so the squirrels do not destroy them. It was disconcerting to have these rodents, as well as either a large mouse or small rat, running in the rafters, and to find their droppings on our luggage.

Uninspired guide. The Lodge policy (echoing the Park policy) is a maximum of 3 vehicles, no more than 5 minutes each, when observing an animal. The reality is different: We consistently had all 6 of the lodge vehicles at most obervations, plus other lodges and self-drives. At one point 10 different vehicles chased and circled two wild dogs, even cutting between the dogs. On multiple occasions we had our guide simply leave, as this harrassment of wild animals is completely unacceptable.

The landscape is lovely and varied, and the wildlife is abundant, but the lodge is poorly run with (mostly) uninterested staff, and is less appealing than other camps." See all these reviews: 14n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Location:
Good
Service:
Poor
Activities:
Terrible
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Poor
Facilities:
Terrible
Mr J
Coventry

"Our annual African adventure 3rd leg"

3 nights Arrived 26 Jan 2018
"Excellent rooms, fantastic service, wonderful food and the legend known as Baba as our guide. Baba and I spent 3 days making jokes about each other so when limited wildlife about we still had great fun. The rock paintings were great to see along with numerous wildlife including Klipspringers,3 huge hyenas who came really close, another pack of wild dogs and one of the highlights, a family of four Ardwolfs. The only disappointment was that the channel had stopped running in 2015 which meant that the aquatic antelope like Sitatunga were no longer there. I feel that Expert Africa should have notified us of this. However, should I return to Botswana I would want to return here" See all these reviews: 16n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
JONI
California

"Savute Safari Lodge Review"

3 nights Arrived 9 Oct 2017
"Although this camp was a bit more populated than others we visited, this camp offered sights we had not seen closer to the Delta.

The game drives were great and Baba was an excellent guide. He was always thinking about positioning us for the best photograph of whatever we were seeing. A very pleasant guide with a great sense of humor.

The food and staff were great. Rooms were very nicely appointed and very pleasant.

The staff was very helpful as we had to deal with an unexpected emergency at home. They were a great help with internet and emergency phone calls. Thank you!" See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs N
Bucks

"Savute Safari Lodge review"

3 nights Arrived 19 May 2017
"Generally very happy with this accommodation and great location next to a watering hole.

Was disappointed that we were unable to go and see the San rock art, due apparently to long grass growth making visiting too dangerous. Would have been helpful if we had been made aware of this beforehand, as the only activity was therefore jeep safari.

This could have become rather repetitive, but the standard of guiding from Baba was great and we actually really enjoyed seeing what the same local pride of lions was getting up to each day. He was also very good at positioning the jeep in the very best position for photography, and for explaining where he was planning to take us each day and why." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Dr T
Suffolk

"second lodge in botswana trip"

3 nights Arrived 17 Nov 2016
"my room was more like a one bed apartment ! Lots of elephant noise as a continuous stream passed to the waterhole.

This is in the Savuti channel and overlooked by the dining terrace --magic. The staff were lovely and gave us a terrific song and dance introduction to dinner.

Lots of wildlife including a large pride of lions which despatched a buffalo jn front of us!" See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms C
London

"Great intro to Botswana"

3 nights Arrived 3 Aug 2016
"This was a winner, superb in every respect. Staff were on a par with Damaraland in terms of apparently genuine friendliness and interest in their guests. To say nothing of their knowledge of the area and its wildlife.

Our guide was superb. A real effort made with food which was excellent throughout. Our room overlooked one of the waterholes in the Savuti Channel and we regularly watched large herds of elephants drinking right outside our room. It was a wonderful experience.

We saw leopard several times as well as two prides of lions. The game viewing was some of the best we had." See all these reviews: 15n in Namibia; 9n in Botswana; 2n in Zambia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mrs J
Mill Valley

"Savute Safari Lodge Review"

3 nights Arrived 8 Jul 2016
"Loved being at the Savute Safari Lodge. I had a "room" with the waterhole right in front with a constant changing of the animals visit there. Lovely to hear all their sounds during the night. Room was charming, had everything I needed as well very clean. Would have been nice to have a little space heater for the very early morning.

All the staff was excellent and sincere in their efforts to please. My guide was Baba who was extremely knowledgable and eager to share his knowledge and enthusiasm of the animals and surroundings.

If my travels take me back to Botswana, In would certainly return there." See all these reviews: 3n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
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36 reviews of Savute Safari Lodge by travellers since August 2007
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