Located in the remote south-eastern sector of Tanzania’s Tarangire National Park, Little Oliver’s Camp is set downstream from its famous sister, Oliver’s Camp.
This camp overlooks a floodplain of the Minyonyo Pools that form part of the Tarangire River system. This uncrowded sector of the park has habitats ranging from open grassland to forests of ancient baobabs, and is home to large herds of buffalo and elephant as well as a substantial population of big cats.
I expected the lodge to be more luxurious but it is intimate and quite rustic. There are lovely views from the rooms and they all have an en suite bathroom with flush loos, indoor and outdoor showers. Large gauze windows allow for the passage of cooling breezes, and there are electrical sockets to charge your camera batteries and other gadgets. There was wifi in the rooms but not the main areas which I quite liked as it meant that people chatted when all together and didnt stare at their screens.
As there are only five rooms, we sat around a communal table at night. The food was simple but good. The guiding was good with lots of elephant and buffalo and the birding was very good.
As it was so small, Little Olivers would work for family parties or friends as they could take it on an exclusive use basis.
