The perimeter cottages have an amazing view of the river, but you are exposed and high up. The wind really got up overnight so didnt get much rest as I thought the roof was going to take off. A less modern restcamp than Skukuza but still adequate. Restaurant had a good variety of mealy and a sofa area. Godd central location in the park. We were self driving in the park

I have been to Kruger many times but this was my 1st time at Olifants. It is one of the most peaceful camps in the park. The bird life in camp was great, and the view looking out over the Olifants river cannot be beat. We stayed two nights here as a group of 8. Some of the party stayed in bungalow 18 which has a large balcony over looking the river. We self catered and did not try the restaurant. We did book a bush braai and I have to say it was one of the highlights of our trip.

If you are planning a stay in the central part of Kruger then Olifants is a must!

We stayed one night in Olifant, we had booked a night drive and a morning mountain bike tour.
When we arrived, we got told that the mountain bike tour had been cancelled, the reception gave me someone on the phone that made up a suspicious explanation : he said the bikes were not in good condition, we could see the bikes, they looked fine, anyway, this could have been said earlier.

As you know, everything has to be booked early in Kruger park and we had done so. The Mopani camp had warned us early enough that one of the activities we had booked might be cancelled, and we were able to re-shuffle our trip.
Olifants just told us on the day, and there was no replacement available, which was not cool.
Also they didn't want to refund us by cash, but only by bank transfer, which gets charged when your credit card is not from South Africa.

So in the end we had to argue a lot and lost quite some time... but in the end we got a voucher and the staff was extremely nice to us afterwards.

Appart from that the camp is beautiful, the view is absolutely stunning and we had a great sleep in one of the bungalows. I do recommend a stop over in Olifants, but I don't recommend the mountain bike!

We've just returned from a couple of weeks in South Africa. We've visited Kruger before and as well as staying in a couple of safari lodges we wanted to try the rest camps.

We spent one night in Olifants Rest Camp with our grown-up son and took a bungalow with 3 beds.

It was cramped with only a bedroom and shower room - maybe we should have selected a larger cottage. The bungalow was really in need of a bit of TC to put right wear-and-tear - but the beds were OK and linen clean. As we were only staying one night and moving on it was bearable - but I'd take more care about selecting a a larger cottage with a kitchen if they are available - otherwise I wouldnt stay at Olifants.

The view across the roiver gorge is spectacular - but we didn't see much in the way of animals in the hour or two we spent watching . But perhaps if we'd been there for longer something would have turned up - and maybe some of the cottages have a better view.

The food in the camp restaurant was not very good and quite overpriced and it didn't feel welcoming. We drove to Letaba Rest Camp for breakfast - this had a completely different feeling and I'd explore that in preference to Olifants.

Beware if you are self-catering that perhaps you need to take your own milk - the milk purchased from the shop was off and theres not an alternative source once you're there!

If you were self-catering and in a larger cottage maybe the camp would feel better but we would probably not return to this rest camp.