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Wild Olive Tree Camp

Property class: 2.5

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A wine bottle and glass on a table with a stone structure in the background. - Wild Olive Tree Camp (Bushbuckridge)
A natural outdoor setting with a large bone structure and two trees with lanterns. - Wild Olive Tree Camp (Bushbuckridge)
A single bed with a blanket and pillow, a window with a view of trees, and a wooden bench. - Wild Olive Tree Camp (Bushbuckridge)
A wooden cabin room with a large window, a small table, and a bed. - Wild Olive Tree Camp (Bushbuckridge)
A tent-like structure surrounded by dense foliage. - Wild Olive Tree Camp (Bushbuckridge)
Take advantage of free breakfast, game and wildlife viewing, and a terrace at Wild Olive Tree Camp. Treat yourself to spa services, such as a manicure/pedicure or a massage. In addition to a bar and a restaurant, guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar

Room options

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A single bed with a blanket and pillow, a window with a view of trees, and a wooden bench.

Standard Tent, 1 Bedroom (Luxury Cottage Tent)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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A single bed with a blanket and pillow, a window with a view of trees, and a wooden bench.

Standard Tent, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Welverdiend is home to Wild Olive Tree Camp. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Orpen Gate and Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, while Mafunyani Cultural Village and Nyani Cultural Village are cultural highlights. Discover the area's wildlife on a nearby safari, or try your luck with game drives and game viewing. Visit our Welverdiend travel guide
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Orpen Road, Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga

What's nearby

  • A leopard resting on a tree branch.
    Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
    19 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Orpen Gate
    3 min drive - 1.0 mile
  • Mafunyani Cultural Village
    45 min drive - 23.1 miles
  • Ehlanzeni Collage
    57 min drive - 28.9 miles
  • Acornhoek Plaza
    58 min drive - 30.1 miles

Getting around

  • Hoedspruit (HDS)
    60 min drive

Restaurants

  • Reception — Ngala Tented Camp
    14 min drive
  • Surprise Breakfast in the Ngala Bush
    29 min drive
  • Gin And Tonic bar & Beyond
    27 min drive

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge) from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at scheduled times and on request
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Game viewing

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage

More

  • 1 floor
  • Mosquito nets
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 5:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: ZAR 1500 per person (one-way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

Frequently asked questions

Is Wild Olive Tree Camp pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Wild Olive Tree Camp?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Wild Olive Tree Camp?

Check-out is at 10 AM.

Does Wild Olive Tree Camp provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs 11 AM–3 PM on request. A fee of ZAR 1500 per person applies.

Where is Wild Olive Tree Camp located?

Situated in Welverdiend, this tentalow is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Orpen Gate and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Timbavati Private Nature Reserve. Mafunyani Cultural Village and Ehlanzeni Collage are also within 25 mi (40 km).

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Reviews

Wild Olive Tree Camp Reviews

8.6

Excellent

8.8

Cleanliness

9.4

Location

9.2

Staff & service

8.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 38 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 38 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 38 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 38 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 38 reviews

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Sebastian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice basic tents in a wonderful environment, run by friendly local people.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Sebastian

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ideal start point for safari
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Jutta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Want to experience Africa? Here it is! Wonderful Bushcamp with tented accommodation and super comfortable beds, solar swimming pool and great meals and cooking, very welcoming and warm staff. At the Kruger Orpen gate. We want to come again! Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
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6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

It was very rustic - like. There wasn't to do - didn't like.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value for money, great game drives, friendly staff, best location between two gates
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value for money - the dinner and breakfast that were included were great and we enjoyed the family style dinner with other guests. The accommodations are basic and a little rustic but for the price you pay we were very satisfied.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, ruhige Lage im Busch und direkte Lage am Manyeleti Gate
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
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8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Better sind komfortabel. Der Hauswein süffig. Das Essen sehr schmackhaft.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a special place! One cool newer addition is an observation platform so you can watch the sun set and scan for leopards! The camp is so peaceful and comfortable and meals were exceptional! Speaking of meal, our first few moments of a morning game drive we found a leopard in a tree eating breakfast with hyena underneath waiting for scraps. Everything about this place and the people who work here was wonderful!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Johanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Rustic & welcoming

Well designed tents with very comfortable beds. Showers worked fine, solar powered lighting was just lovely. We were there in August - very cold at night (need wholly hats & gloves, especially for the early morning safari). Surrounded by the bush, just on the other side of the fence from the reserve. Staff very friendly. Patrick the safari guide was great - very knowledgable and professional. Highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
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8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
La struttura è molto wild per gli amanti della natura. È caratteristico e originale per il suo essere in piena sintonia con l’ansia natura! Questo pregiudica le comodità.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff here all go out of their ways to please. The food is decent, and the luxury tent gives you a nice experience of roughing it in Africa — combined with appreciated basic amenities that you wouldn’t get if you were actually roughing it! The game safari ride they offer (for an additional fee) showed us lions, leopards, buffalo, elephants, Impalas, giraffes, and more! Very good value for the money.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Awesome experience

It is so much better than amazing, it's the real deal. Rustic, but if you want a real African Safari this is the place. We took the evening Safari and it was an awesome experience. Don't let the affordable price scare you away...it was priceless.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great overnight stay, close to Kruger, heard lions crunching on a kill during the night next to the fence.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
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8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Campo tendato situato in una posizione strategica a pochi chilometri sia dall'Orpen Gate del Parco Kruger che dal Manyeleti. Si possono organizzare Safari sia alla mattina (6 AM) che nel pomeriggio (4 PM) a un presso di circa 40 €. Hoedspruit (e aeroporto) sono raggiungibili in un'oretta di auto (80 km).
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
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8/10 Good

Luiza

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Grande Experiência

Gostamos muito do lugar, pessoas amaveis, comida boa e uma experiência incrivel
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
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6/10 Okay

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Pleasant Experience

Good experience but my fault for not realizing it would be hot in the tent with no air movement. Check in was smooth. Greeted nicely Dinner was good nothing special. We left at 5am for Kruger and had arranged for a packed breakfast to go which we picked up from the security guard. All in all a nice visit but like other reviews stated it is not for everyone. I think it would be better in cooler weather.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
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8/10 Good

Nikolaos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Authentic tented-camp experience.

Very good experience for tented-camp, with as much comfort as needed for a city family to make it through a couple of days in the wilderness.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
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2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Es handelt sich um einfachsten Minimalstandart wenn überhaupt. Von eigenem Bad kann keine Rede sein. Stockdunkel dort. Duschboden wackelt und Toilette läuft unten aus. Moskitonetz zu klein und voller Löcher. Zum Dessert gibts Dosenfrüchte...
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
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10/10 Excellent

M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great great great!

Olga, patrick and the kitchen team were fantastic!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
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8/10 Good

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Incredible stay at The Wild Olive Tree

I'll start by saying that the Wild Olive Tree would not be to everyone's taste. It's a bit rustic but that was the charm for us. We struggled to find accommodation that wasn't super posh and overly priced in Kruger and Wild Olive Tree totally suited our style and expectations. From the moment we arrived everyone who worked there was super kind. The food was quite nice - though at breakfast some pesky monkeys stole the yogurt from the common table! Dinner was served at communal tables and it was nice to get to speak to other travelers. The best part of our stay, however, was our safaris we had booked with Wild Olive Tree. We did an evening safari and a morning safari and both were incredible. Patrick, our guide, took us through Manyeleti Reserve which shares an unfenced border with Kruger. So as Patrick said, "if you can see the animals in Kruger you can see them here". And, wow, what amazing animals we saw. I would highly recommend you stay at the Wild Olive Tree if you want a low key local experience. And you must book the safaris! One last note, the only down side was the hot water was too hot in the shower for me to use. It seemed to be either hot or cold but that was a small inconvenience in an otherwise great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Massimiliano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Esperienza molto positiva!

L'arrivo è stato dopo il tramonto con un buio pesto ma la sicurezza all'entrata del Kruger è stata di una gentilezza incredibile a spiegarci la strada verso il campo che... non è proprio semplice arrivarci con il buio. Il campo è molto locale assolutamente non occidentale, per noi è stata un esperienza unica. La manager è carina e disponibile, ci siamo sentiti subito a casa. Aperitivo intorno al fuoco, cena tipica tutti assieme, un sereno riposo con il barrito degli elefanti. Semplicemente una bellissima esperienza!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
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6/10 Okay

Damien

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

Bffff

No hot weather for a shower!! Some of them were nice and some not. But the worst is my room was paid before and they keep telling me that I have to pay again 50% of the room even I have the prove but for not spending more than already one hour. U did paid again and I will resolve this with hotel.com..I will not come back again
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
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8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Battery of lights could works longer. By the way, great experience. Nice staff and good food.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Claudia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Authentische Glamping Unterkunft

Die Unterkunft ist wirklich toll. Direkt an einem privaten Reservat und unmittelbar vor den Türen des Kruger Nationalparks gelegen, ist sie ein toller Ausgangspunkt für Safaris. Die Zelte sind groß, mit Toilette, Waschebecken und Dusche versehen sowie einem gemütlichen Doppelbett mit Moskitonetz. Nachts hört man das ein oder andere Tier aus dem Reservat. Abends gibt es ein Abendessen sowie ein Lagerfeuer. Ein Pool ist ebenfalls vorhanden, sollte man mal eine abkühlen brauchen. Ich fand es absolut toll und würde jederzeit wieder dort übernachten.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018