Savuti camp site (GPS: SAVUTE) has moved over the years, and now is more central and has better infrastructure than ever. The new public camp site has a relatively new ablution block, surrounded by an ingenious circular wall. The toilets and showers (with hot water) are relatively clean and in good order. The idea of a fence around the whole site has been abandoned, though the site now has an impressive office and entrance gate.

The camping pitches (eight at last count) are separated and marked, albeit not always clearly. Many sit under old camel thorn trees, with site number one being particularly good.

To the north of the Okavango Delta lies the Linyanti Game Reserve, a 125 000 hectares area of pristine wilderness and Botswana’s less known wildlife area. Fed by the Kwando River the Linyanti Swamp is the heart of the reserve and is the attraction for the tens of thousands of elephants, one of Africa’s largest populations, and other animals that concentrate during the dry season. Across the water is Namibia’s Caprivi Strip and to the east is the Chobe National Park.