The Linyanti Concession is a privately owned reserve situated in the north-eastern area of the Okavango Delta and bordering the Chobe National Park. The Linyati area is fascinating for its geography. Movements in the earth’s crust mean that rivers can disappear and flow again independently of good rainy seasons. The Concession is renowned for the number of elephants which pass through in the winter months and the world’s second largest zebra migration. The Linyanti is an essential part of the Okavango experience, visitors to both are able to enjoy the contrast between the wetland areas of the inner Delta and the desert areas of the fringe.
The Linyati region where this concession is located, is dominated by the Savute Channel and the Linyanti River. The Savute Channel River dried up in 1980 before flowing once more again 20 years later. This was occasioned by movements in the earth’s crust that cut off the flow of the river, which lies on a fault line. The river started flowing again in 2008 and provides water for animals moving between the Chobe Game Reserve, the Savute Marsh, and the Okavango Delta.
The high density of Elephants during the winter months is a characteristic feature of any safari to the Okavango region which includes the Linyanti Concession
