2026 editionNo. 65
Savute Elephant Lodge, A Belmond Safari
Chobe National Park, Botswana
Why Savute Elephant Lodge, A Belmond Safari is one of The World’s Best 100 Lodges 2026.
Savute Elephant Lodge is built around one of Botswana’s most reliable wildlife theatres: a permanent waterhole beside the unpredictable Savute Channel. Its hide, strong guides and twelve tented rooms put elephants and predators close, while a sensitive refurbishment has preserved the atmosphere of a classic explorers’ lodge.
The essentials.
- Destination
- Chobe National Park, Botswana
- Property
- Safari lodge
- Operator
- Belmond
- Opened
- 1999
AddressSavute Elephant Lodge, A Belmond Safari, Chobe National Park, BotswanaOpen map ↗
Edition factsThe record at a glance
- Position
- No. 65
- Lodge type
- Safari lodge
- Destination
- Chobe National Park
- Country or region
- Botswana
- Management in 2026
- Belmond
- Opening year
- 1999