Reviews of Oliver's Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
60 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Oliver's Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Oliver's Camp review"
The room and overall camp design was beautiful, and location was perfect - it was further into the park and close to where most of the animals were. Staff at Oliver's was beyond amazing - they really made sure we felt so welcome.
Above all, our guide, Samuel, truly made sure our first taste of safari unmatched. Sammy was the kind of guide that only wanted his guests to have the best experience and went above and beyond to deliver that. Not only was he so knowledgeable, but what touched us was his his infectious energy and love for wildlife and nature. He was so enthusiastic and made every sighting (big and small) so special. He made sure that we not only saw animals, but understood why they were behaving a certain way as he explained their behavior, habitat preferences, how animals interact with each other. With Sammy, I never felt rushed in observing animals and he made sure that I can take in all the moments while he helped to take photos when needed.
There was never a dull moment with Sammy - when we were on the road driving, he shared so many stories about his past sightings and his Maasai culture and upbringing that made every moment with him so memorable.
I hope Sammy can bring his passion for wildlife and nature to as many travelers as possible - we cannot thank him enough for giving his the best first taste of safari!" See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 4n in Rwanda
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Augustino was an amazing guide, he really listened to what we were interested in and stopped for any animal, no matter how small. He understood that we were excited to see every zebra, no matter how many we had already seen! We got the chance to go on a night drive and with the help of Michael as a spotter they made it a magical experience that we will never forget.
The “tent” (it’s difficult to call something with a huge bed and 2 showers a tent!) was beautiful and spotless (how do that manage that in a tent in the middle of the bush??). The food was always delicious and you will never go hungry. The service was so friendly and everyone always seemed to know our names. Salum our waiter was brilliant.
The atmosphere at the camp was wonderful. When you get back you sit around a campfire and exchange stories from your day. All the managers were so friendly and fantastic company.
We were so sad when we had to leave and I can’t wait until I have the chance to visit again" See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania; 4n in Zanzibar
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the staff at Oliver's were great as was the food. morning tea service was especially welcome." See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
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Very close to the wildlife, elephants came into camp and you could hear them all making their rumbling noises all though the night!
Very good food and service. Very attentive staff.
Good location." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
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The tent was very much as remembered, very comfortable bed and well set out area with internal and external showers. Excellent wi-fi throughout camp. A pretty pool and bar area has been built in between the two camps and that is being connected to the two camps by a walkway. The sundowner area at Little Olivers didnt quite match the wooden decked area at Olivers from memory, but still afforded great views down to the river bed.
Plenty of wildlife about and our tent was treated to the gentle sound of munching water buffalo and elephants during the night time hours.
As previously the staff were outstanding, and Brian has a great team there. You are assigned a host for the duration of the stay who looks after all your dining/drinking needs. Genaroza was excellent. Food is of good quality and portions are generous.
We did a walking safari as well as our game drives, which was interesting and our guide took time to talk about tracks, signs of animals and bush craft. A nice change from being in the vehicle and well worth the time.
We had two days of game drives and there is a lot more water there than 2017 resulting in a large lake / swamp area which is a magnet to animals and birds. We saw a stunning variety of wildlife and a recent lion kill with the accompanying pride with its cubs.
We also did the night drive which to be honest was a little underwhelming. My thought was that perhaps half the distance at half the pace might have revealed more, but to be fair the guides still picked out a lot of things in the dark, and they do know their job.
We were treated to a great send off on the night before departure, and the staff work hard to ensure everything is just right
In summary we arrived already in love with Tarangire / Olivers and left even more smitten." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania; 5n in Zanzibar
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The first night we were the only guests. They cared very good about us. We had the meals at different places in the camp. Breakfast in the bush, lunch also, an other breakfast at the sundowner place and dinner always near the fire.
We had different activities. We had game drives, an evening drive and a bush walk.
Unfortunatly there are a lot of tsetse flies, so we got a lot of bites. We prepared better for the next camps!" See all these reviews: 21n in Tanzania
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Amazing concentration of wildlife in the dry season" See all these reviews: 15n in Tanzania
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