Kruger Safari MapOlifants Rest Camp
Olifants Rest Camp is a SANParks rest camp in Kruger National Park at 24.0049° S, 31.7415° E. The nearest numbered road is the H8. The nearest entrance gate by road is Phalaborwa Gate (67 km). The closest other camp is Balule, 13 km away by road.
- Coordinates
- 24.0049° S, 31.7415° E
- Nearest road
- H8 (Olifants Camp Road) · 0.3 km · tar
- Map
- Show on the map · OpenStreetMap
Facilities
- Toilets / ablutionsderived
- Shopderived (The park's shop)
- Restaurant / caféderived (Tindlovu Restaurant)
- Fuel stationderived (TotalEnergies)
“Derived” means the facility is not tagged on the camp itself in OpenStreetMap: toilets follow the rule that SANParks camps have ablution blocks, shop, restaurant and fuel come from mapped places within 700 m of the camp.
Gate times
Camp gates in December: open 04:30, close 18:30.
Gate times change from month to month. Check the current times with SANParks before you travel.
Within 10 km
Viewpoints & lookouts
- Olifants River Viewpoint 4.2 km
- N'wamanzi Viewpoint 7.6 km
straight line
Driving distances to neighbouring camps
| To | Distance | Est. time | Via | Tar / gravel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balule | 13 km | 30 min | H8 → S92 → S90 | 3.8 / 9 km |
| Letaba | 28 km | 1 h 05 min | S94 → H9 | 0.8 / 27 km |
| Satara | 52 km | 2 h 05 min | H8 → S92 → S90 → S89 → S90 → H1-4 | 4.8 / 47 km |
| Sable | 61 km | 2 h 25 min | H9 → S51 | 24 / 37 km |
Nearest entrance gates
| To | Distance | Est. time | Via | Tar / gravel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phalaborwa Gate | 67 km | 2 h 40 min | H9 | 35 / 31 km |
| Orpen Gate | 99 km | 3 h 55 min | H8 → S92 → S90 → S89 → S90 → H1-4 | 38 / 61 km |
| Paul Kruger Gate | 157 km | 6 h 15 min | H8 → S92 → S90 → S89 → S90 → H1-4 | 107 / 50 km |
Distances follow public park roads (computed with the map’s own router). Times assume an average game-drive speed of 25 km/h, capped by the speed limits — plan generously, sightings always take longer.