Savuti & Moremi track conditions (till end of Oct. - 2013)

come-along.nl · Post by **come-along.nl** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 2:48 pm

Updates soon!

come-along.nl · Post by **come-along.nl** » Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:40 pm

Hi Hans,
I'm back from a 4 night camping safari. One night Chobe, one night Savuti and 2 nights Moremi/Khwai. The roads are not bad, that drift from Kachikau sand, and after Ghoha turn to Savuti, the sand is loose, Savuti channel is dry, but water is coming, marsh road is good to be used, no water before Khwai village, it dry, the road from South Gate to Maun, you can drive at 100 km/h, loose soil from Mawana gate to Shorobe.

source: Moabi Marambo - www.steenboksafari.com

come-along.nl · Post by **come-along.nl** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 9:56 am

The Savuti channel is flowing again and is pushing towards the Marsh!

source: Tara Lee Goosen - http://www.botswanafootprints.com

come-along.nl · Post by **come-along.nl** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:02 pm

An update from 'Face' from Sango Safari Camp:

"The water levels are too low. The flood is reaching is now but it's reaching the Khwai area too late to cause problems for Self Drivers"

come-along.nl · Post by **come-along.nl** » Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:26 pm

Most of the park is very dry, so animals are concentrated in the areas near water at Blackpool, Third bridge, Xakanaxa and Khwai area. The roads are fine, but there is thick sand driving just before first bridge and just before third bridge. From third bridge to fourth, road is fine with thick sand along the way. I think the best place to be for animal sighting, especially lions and leopards is between North gate(Khwai) and Hippo pool(12 kms). Here we saw a leopard with an impala kill and lions laying in the dry marsh just near hippo pools. From Hippo pools to Xakanaxa, we saw a group of 16 wild dogs, with only 5 adults and 11 puppies, which we believed, the adults we just babysitters and the rest of the pack went hunting.. We crossed the khwai river, and just did a game drive around the khwai area. We stayed at South gates and everything was super with hot water and clean ablutions.

Here's the water crossing 5 K's north of Khwai Village:

source: 4x4community

come-along.nl · Post by **come-along.nl** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 6:56 pm

UPDATE - October 12:

Currently no problems with water crossings. There's a water crossing just north of Khwai Village but this is nothing serious. The tracks along the river could be a problem. You have to find the right tracks...

come-along.nl · Post by **come-along.nl** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 11:17 pm

Watercrossing a few km's North of Khwai Village near Moremi GR in October. More water then last May but still easy negotiable.
Pic by Stefan Sander

come-along.nl · Post by **come-along.nl** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:09 pm

UPDATE mid October:

Tracks to Third bridge, Xakanaxa & Khwai (North Gate) no serious issues. There is one detour between Xakanaxa and Khwai. Savuti Marsch road is fine so Sandridge route is not a must.