Olifants Restcamp - Directions
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Travel routes and times from central Gauteng are listed below. Travel by road requires entry through one of Kruger National Park's gates.
By Air:The closest airport to
Olifants is Gateway Airport situated in Phalaborwa.
Gateway is situated approximately 3 km from Phalaborwa Gate.
There are daily scheduled flights between Gateway and OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
By Road - Phalaborwa Gate: • Take the N1 toll-road to Polokwane (Pietersburg).
• Forty kilometers before Polokwane, turn right onto the R71 and head for Tzaneen.
• After Tzaneen, head towards Phalaborwa and the gate. Allow between 6 to 7 hours for the trip to the gate.
• Olifants Rest Camp is 83 km away from the gate. Allow about 3 hours for the drive to the camp, however if you want to enjoy the game viewing possibilities give yourself more time!
GPS: -24.0056500 (latitude), 31.7402200 (longitude)
Recommended game drives from this camp:1. For a short drive, head from the Olifants camp, travelling on the
H8, and take the first sand road (
S93) right. Travel up to Von Wielligh’s Baobab, where the
S44 branches off to the right and loops around to the Olifants lookout and along the Letaba River, where you will take a left back onto the
S93 and head back toward the camp.
2. Travelling along the
H8, turn left onto the
S92, which curves along the Olifants river, connecting with the
H1-4. At the T-junction, turn right onto the
H1-4 and travel north up to the Nwamanzi lookout point.