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Wild Olive Tree Camp

2.5 star property
Tentalow with free breakfast, near Kruger National Park

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Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

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Orpen Road, Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga
  • Orpen Gate
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Londolozi Game Reserve
  • Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate
  • Hoedspruit (HDS)
    ‪86 min drive‬

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Room options

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Bed sheets

Standard Tent, 1 Bedroom (Luxury Cottage Tent)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Bed sheets

Standard Tent, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Welverdiend

Located 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, Wild Olive Tree Camp is within a 5-minute drive of Kruger National Park. This 12-room tentalow welcomes guests with conveniences like free breakfast, a restaurant, and free self parking.
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What's nearby

  • Orpen Gate - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Timbavati Private Nature Reserve - 19 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Mafunyani Cultural Village - 38 min drive - 22.9 miles
  • Tintswalo Hospital - 51 min drive - 28.9 miles
  • Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre - 57 min drive - 35.4 miles

Getting around

  • Hoedspruit (HDS) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Surprise Breakfast in the Ngala Bush - ‬29 min drive
  • ‪Gin And Tonic bar & Beyond - ‬27 min drive

About this property

Wild Olive Tree Camp

Tentalow with free breakfast, near Kruger National Park
Wild Olive Tree Camp features free WiFi in public areas, spa services, and a meeting room. There's free parking, and an airport shuttle (available on request) for ZAR 1500 per person one-way. Staff members can help with accommodation requests, and provide front-desk service during limited hours. Additional amenities include a terrace and barbecue grills.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages and manicures and pedicures.

Languages

English

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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
  • Smoke-free property

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

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • This property doesn't allow pets

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

These fees and deposits will be charged at check-in, check-out, or the time of service.

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

This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits might 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
  • Check-in: 3 PM
  • Check-out: 10 AM
The front desk is available during limited hours. For convenient arrivals and departures, you can take advantage of the airport shuttle (available during limited hours), which is offered for a fee. Driving? This property offers free parking.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • This property accepts credit cards.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • No cribs or infant beds are available.
  • No rollaway or extra beds are available.

Property is also known as

Wild Olive Tree Camp Safari/Tentalow Kruger National Park
Wild Olive Tree Camp Safari/Tentalow
Wild Olive Tree Camp Kruger National Park
Wild Olive Tree Camp SafariTe
Wild Olive Tree Camp Bushbuckridge
Wild Olive Tree Camp Safari/Tentalow
Wild Olive Tree Camp Safari/Tentalow Bushbuckridge

Frequently asked questions

What's there to do near Wild Olive Tree Camp?

This tentalow is located in Welverdiend within a short 17-minute walk of Timbavati Private Nature Reserve. You'll also find Kruger National Park and Orpen Gate within a short drive.

Is there parking available at Wild Olive Tree Camp?

Yes, self parking is offered for free at the tentalow.

Is a spa located at Wild Olive Tree Camp?

Spa services at the tentalow include mani/pedis and massages.

Does Wild Olive Tree Camp have a casino at the property?

No, Wild Olive Tree Camp doesn't have a casino.

Will I find an indoor pool at Wild Olive Tree Camp?

No, there is no indoor pool at this tentalow.

Is Wild Olive Tree Camp good for couples?

Couples will appreciate amenities like a bar, a restaurant, and massages at this tentalow.

Does Wild Olive Tree Camp have a hot tub?

No, this tentalow doesn't have a spa tub.

Does Wild Olive Tree Camp feature a restaurant that includes a breakfast menu?

Yes, Wild Olive Tree Camp serves free breakfast from its restaurant.

Will Wild Olive Tree Camp allow pets to stay for free?

No, pets aren't allowed at Wild Olive Tree Camp.

Where is the closest airport to Wild Olive Tree Camp?

The closest major airport to Wild Olive Tree Camp is Mala Mala (AAM), which is about 21 mi away. Another top airport is Hoedspruit (HDS), which is around 23.9 mi away.

Are there rooms with balconies that I can book at Wild Olive Tree Camp?

No, there aren't any accommodations with balconies at Wild Olive Tree Camp.

Wild Olive Tree Camp Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

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

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Traveled with group
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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10/10 Excellent

Hal, Kent, UK.

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

Location, location, location.

This is a campsite, don't come if you want a hotel or electricity. Come for safaris as you cannot get closer to the park. The Manyeleti has everything for you to see. The camp is an eco camp run by the tribespeople for the tribe. Great idea and it will slowly develop. One hopes it stays true to it's principles. There is a nice pool. Food is good and tasty. Staff are lovely. Sit around the camp fife after dinner with a glass of wine discussing that day's safaris, bliss!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

4/10 Poor

Wolf, Germany and South Africa

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Simple. Nice staff. And far too expensive!

We have rented tents with shower and toilets inside the tent at various occasions and we are familiar with considerable differences between tent camps. This one was very simple, but clean, and the staff was very friendly. However, given that we (2 adults and 1 child 8yo) had rented a house before at Marloth Park with much more comfort (and 15 min away from a Kruger Park gate) at the price of 780 Rand per night (which corresponds to 52 Euro per night), the price of 120.68 Euro per night for a simple tent (5 min away from a Kruger Park gate) was far too high!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sebastian

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

10/10 Excellent

Sabine

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

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

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

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

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
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

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
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

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019