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Overland Adventure Travel » Botswana » Savuti

			In the southern stretch of Botswana's Chobe National Park lies a dynamic wilderness - a sweeping expanse of savannah brooded over by seven rocky outcrops, guarding a relic marsh and the unpredictable channel that was once its lifeline. This is the 10 878 km² Savuti region. It is a geologically diverse and zoologically fascinating area with spectacular rolling grasslands and an amazing abundance of wildlife. The Savuti Marsh is a remnant of a vast inland lake, cut off from its main water supply aeons ago by the same movement of the earth's tectonic plates that brought the Okavango Delta into existence. It is part of the Mababe Depression and is fed by the temperamental Savuti Channel. This channel has a bizarre history of drying up during good rains and having flood levels at other times. A striking if somewhat puzzling feature of the channel is the hundreds of dead trees. They originate from the channel's erratic flow, at times stopping for years on end and then seemingly inexplicably flowing again. Years of scrutiny have determined that the channel's fickle nature is due to tectonic factors. Described as "wildlife-packed", Savuti is home to an incredible multitude of animals. Dry season game viewing reveals droves of bull elephants bullying each other around half empty pans while thirsty warthog, kudu and impala wait in the skimpy shade. When the rains come, they bring hundreds of birds and a feast for lions and hyenas as thousands of migrating zebra assemble in a chaotic pattern on the marsh. Best months for viewing these migrations are November/December and February/March, though this depends on the weather. Visiting birds swell Savuti's resident 300 species and thrill bird-watchers with their peculiar antics. This is Africa at its most opulent - wild animals, ancient rock paintings, tranquillity and endless horizons embellished with countless birds. What more could you be looking for?

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