Chobe Savanna Lodge : Eastern Caprivi : Namibia

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Chobe Savanna Lodge

Location

Situated in the Eastern Caprivi of Namibia, on a peninsula on the northern bank of the Chobe River, Chobe Savanna Lodge overlooks the vast floodplains of the Chobe National Park’s Puku Flats. As this haven is the furthest removed from the hustle and bustle of Kasane town, Chobe Savanna lodge offers guests a hideaway for those looking for an exclusive Chobe River experience. The area is renowned for its diverse and prolific wildlife including the renowned large herds of elephant and the rare puku antelope. Chobe Savanna Lodge is further situated within the Savanna Conservancy, a community based wildlife conservation area in the Caprivi

Accommodation and facilities

Chobe Savanna Lodge accommodates only 24 guests in elegantly furnished thatched chalets, all with private decks, a combined bedroom / lounge area and en-suite facilities. All chalets are air-conditioned and have complimentary mini bars.

Chobe Savanna Lodge has wonderful communal facilities which include a swimming pool and an open boma area on the banks of the Chobe River. Unlike other properties, where scheduled game activities are prioritized, we offer guests the choice of just taking “time out” or joining in on one of the many activities offered at the lodge.

Activities and game viewing

The Caprivi Strip is a long panhandle enclosed by permanent water and stretching eastwards from the Kavango River to and along the Zambezi ending at the border junction of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia called Kazungula, the place where four countries meet.

This lush savannah area is bounded by the Kwando, Linyanti and Chobe River system on the southern border with Botswana. From a wildlife and African travel point of view, it is the Chobe River boundary which is most renowned for the amazing wildlife experiences it delivers. Wildlife in the Caprivi has not yet recovered from years of poaching and the destructive bushwar of the 70`s and 80`s but its superb conservation areas may in the future rival Etosha. Almost 70% of the bird species found in Namibia have been recorded in the Caprivi. The Chobe River system delivering a great diversity of these as well.

A major attraction to this part of the Caprivi is its elephant population which migrates freely across the Chobe River from Chobe National Park in neighbouring Botswana. First of all, the Chobe elephant comprise part of what is probably the largest surviving continuous elephant population remaining on this planet. This elephant population covers most of northern Botswana, the Caprivi region of Namibia, the Zambezi region of Zambia and the northwestern region of Zimbabwe.

Guests have a choice of boat excursions in small maneuverable boats, which are ideal for close up encounters with wildlife along the rivers edge, fishing (catch & release) for bream or tigerfish, and cultural village visits to one of the surrounding local communities, where guests can observe the deep-rooted traditional life styles of the local people.