Destination: Linyanti/Savuti Region
Linyanti/Savuti Region
The 308 000-acre private Linyanti Concession bordering Chobe National Park’s western boundary is an enormous, wildlife-rich area, shared between just three small camps (DumaTau, Kings Pool and Savuti Camp), which creates an unrivaled atmosphere of remoteness and space.
There are three main features of the Linyanti Concession: the Linyanti River, the woodlands of the interior and the well-known Savute Channel, famous as a sporadic and unusual watercourse. The Channel stopped flowing between 1980 and 2008; during this time it was an open grassland, home to a wide variety of animals. In 2008, the Savute Channel once more flowed, creating a water source that rapidly filled with aquatic life, wide varieties of waterbirds, and hippo, amongst other changes. With two thirds of the Channel located in the concession, Wilderness guests have private and exclusive access to its abundant game.
These three features together with the floodplains, woodlands, grasslands, palm islands and scrub vegetation of the area harbor one of the densest dry season concentrations of elephant in Botswana - at times the Linyanti must have several thousand elephants roaming around. This phenomenon is one of the main attractions for travelers to northern Botswana, but the area is also important in holding good numbers of predators, providing an integral stronghold for species like the critically endangered wild dog, as well as lion, cheetah and spotted hyaena. The roan antelope found in the area can provide an equal thrill however, as can the high concentration of birds of prey, seasonal zebra congregations and the cathedral-like woodland of mature mopane trees.
Aside from roan, other plains game includes red lechwe, Burchell’s zebra, blue wildebeest, impala, common waterbuck, sable, eland, southern giraffe, chacma baboon, vervet monkey, warthog, hippo and Cape buffalo. Nocturnal species often seen are lesser bushbaby, spring hare, aardwolf, serval, large spotted genet and if you are extremely lucky the elusive pangolin!
Birding is outstanding here ranging from the Okavango specials, such as Slaty Egret, Hartlaub’s Babbler, African Skimmer, Allen’s Gallinule and Wattled Crane, to the drier mopane woodland species like Racket-tailed Roller, Bradfield’s Hornbill, White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike, Bennett’s Woodpecker, Swallow-tailed Bee-eater and Arnott’s Chat. This area is also excellent for Kori Bustard, Ostrich, Secretarybird, and Ground Hornbill with Southern Carmine Bee-eaters in summer. The Savute Channel is famous as an area with a high concentration of eagles and raptors and this area is internationally recognised as an IBA (Important Bird Area), particularly for birds of prey like Dickinson’s Kestrel and waterbirds. There are also various owl species to be seen here such as Verreaux’s (Giant) Eagle-Owl and African Scops-Owl.
The many varied habitats within these areas - marshes, waterways, riverine forests, dry woodlands and grasslands - and the prolific and diverse wildlife and spectacular scenery together form a wonderful contrast to the Okavango. Adding this area to a Botswana itinerary makes for a varied and balanced experience of the country and in many ways it is an essential complement to a visit to the Okavango.
Overview
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A: Alexandria
B: Amboseli National Park
C: Arusha
D: Aswan
E: Bazaruto Island
F: Benguerra Island
G: Botswana
H: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
I: Cairo
J: Cape Town
K: Cape Winelands
L: Central Kalahari Region
M: Chobe National Park
N: Denis Island
O: Desroches Island
P: Drakensburg
Q: Dubai
R: Dubai Beaches
S: Dubai City Center
T: Dubai Desert
U: Dubai Marina
V: Durban
W: Eastern Cape
X: Eastern Cape Safaris
Y: Egypt
Z: Etosha National Park
AA: Franschhoek
AB: Garden Route
AC: Greater Kruger National Park
AD: Greater Winelands
AE: Hermanus
AF: Hwange National Park
AG: Johannesburg
AH: Kafue National Park
AI: Kampala
AJ: Kariba
AK: Kenya
AL: Kigali
AM: Knysna
AN: Kruger National Park
AO: Kwazulu Natal
AP: La Digue
AQ: Lake Manyara NP
AR: Lake Nakuru
AS: Lewa Wildlife Conservation
AT: Linyanti/Savuti Region
AU: Livingstone
AV: Lower Zambezi National Park
AW: Luxor
AX: Madikwe Game Reserve
AY: Mahé
AZ: Mana Pools National Park
BA: Masai Mara
BB: Mauritius
BC: Mombasa
BD: Mozambique
BE: Nairobi
BF: Namibia
BG: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
BH: North Island
BI: Okavango and Moremi GR
BJ: Oudtshoorn
BK: Plettenberg Bay
BL: Port Elizabeth
BM: Praslin
BN: Queen Elizabeth National Park
BO: Quirimbas Archipelago
BP: Rwanda
BQ: Sabi Sands
BR: Samburu National Park
BS: Selous Game Reserve
BT: Serengeti National Park
BU: Seychelles
BV: Sharm El Sheik
BW: Sheik Zayed Road
BX: Silhouette Island
BY: Skeleton Coast National Park
BZ: Sossusvlei
CA: South Africa
CB: South Luangwa
CC: Stellenbosch
CD: Sun City
CE: Sun City and Surrounds
CF: Swakopmund & Walvis Bay
CG: Tanzania
CH: Tarangire National Park
CI: Timbavati Region
CJ: Uganda
CK: Umhlanga
CL: Victoria Falls
CM: Vilanculos
CN: Volcanoes National Park
CO: Windhoek
CP: Zambia
CQ: Zanzibar and Pemba Island
CR: Zimbabwe
CS: Zululand
CT: Zululand Parks and Reserves
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- Alexandria
- Amboseli National Park
- Arusha
- Aswan
- Bazaruto Island
- Benguerra Island
- Botswana
- Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Cairo
- Cape Town
- Cape Winelands
- Central Kalahari Region
- Chobe National Park
- Denis Island
- Desroches Island
- Drakensburg
- Dubai
- Dubai Beaches
- Dubai City Center
- Dubai Desert
- Dubai Marina
- Durban
- Eastern Cape
- Eastern Cape Safaris
- Egypt
- Etosha National Park
- Franschhoek
- Garden Route
- Greater Kruger National Park
- Greater Winelands
- Hermanus
- Hwange National Park
- Johannesburg
- Kafue National Park
- Kampala
- Kariba
- Kenya
- Kigali
- Knysna
- Kruger National Park
- Kwazulu Natal
- La Digue
- Lake Manyara NP
- Lake Nakuru
- Lewa Wildlife Conservation
- Linyanti/Savuti Region
- Livingstone
- Lower Zambezi National Park
- Luxor
- Madikwe Game Reserve
- Mahé
- Mana Pools National Park
- Masai Mara
- Mauritius
- Mombasa
- Mozambique
- Nairobi
- Namibia
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- North Island
- Okavango and Moremi GR
- Oudtshoorn
- Plettenberg Bay
- Port Elizabeth
- Praslin
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Quirimbas Archipelago
- Rwanda
- Sabi Sands
- Samburu National Park
- Selous Game Reserve
- Serengeti National Park
- Seychelles
- Sharm El Sheik
- Sheik Zayed Road
- Silhouette Island
- Skeleton Coast National Park
- Sossusvlei
- South Africa
- South Luangwa
- Stellenbosch
- Sun City
- Sun City and Surrounds
- Swakopmund & Walvis Bay
- Tanzania
- Tarangire National Park
- Timbavati Region
- Uganda
- Umhlanga
- Victoria Falls
- Vilanculos
- Volcanoes National Park
- Windhoek
- Zambia
- Zanzibar and Pemba Island
- Zimbabwe
- Zululand
- Zululand Parks and Reserves
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