Olifants River Lodge by Dream Resorts

We had such a great time, great Conference venue, the food was excellent and the fireplace and boma fires were a fabulous add on. Great coffee. Hotwater pool. Rooms clean, comfortable and nice ammenities. Friendly team members. We will be back.

We stayed at Olifants River Lodge in March 2022. We stayed in one of the “luxury” rivierview villas, whilst friends of ours stayed in the camping area with their caravan. The resort is easy to find, although there is about 6km of dirt road (in a very good condition) one has to travel to get to the resort. The resort has a large heated pool inside a building, and 3 or 4 cold water pools. (We didn’t actually see anyone use the cold water pools – everyone was enjoying the heated pool.) There is a shop which stocks all the basics, and a restaurant. We only visited the restaurant one one occasion, and although there were very few people, the service was very very slow, and the waiter struggled to understand our basic order. The food was quite good though. We stayed in a “luxury” riverside villa. I wouldn’t call it “luxurious” – it seemed quite basic, but there was everything we needed. The villa was clean at first glance, although if you are very fussy, you are bound to find areas which haven’t been cleaned/dusted. The villas also need some basic maintenance – ours had one or two loose tiles, and some light bulbs need to be replaced. I wasn’t mad about the in-bath shower with plastic shower curtain, but it served its purpose and there was always hot water. The beds were very comfortable and we slept like kings. Our friends stayed in the large camping/caravanning area. There is a huge grass lawn, and all the caravan/camping spots are nicely spread out, so you’re never falling over other campers’ tents. It was very quiet and enjoyable. There is a river which runs in front of the camping spots, so take enough warm clothes/blankets if you are camping. The ablution facilities were in fair order, but could also do with some upgrades. We saw plenty of carp and catfish being caught, so it’s a good spot for those that enjoy fishing. There were plenty of kids around, but they were never distracting as they were always in the pools or on their bicycles cycling all over the resort. We look forward to our next visit there, although we’d rather camp then stay in the villas again.