Pre/Post Safari Accommodation

We decided to stay at Oliver’s Boutique Hotel in White River for one day before and two days after our Inyati safari. This made it much easier organizing flights from Cape Town to Nelspruit and back as we didn’t have to worry about missing any of the game drive schedule, plus it gave us some downtime to relax.

Oliver’s was a great location – 20 minutes from the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (Nelspruit) and under 2 hours to Inyati. The hotel is marketed as “the marriage between Austrian flair and subtle African influences.” – it had an old-world feel about it. There were few guests while we were there so we had the pool to ourselves. Meals were served on the veranda and also in a formal dining room, which was lovely – the food was very good.

Oliver’s was a perfect place to relax.

On our last day in White River we visited Anton Bosch Ceramic Art Studio (thank you Jan for the recommendation). Anton and his wife Hanlie showed us their gallery and studio and also suggested that we visit Estra Bosch Studio (Anton’s sister). There were beautiful works at both studios but too large to bring home. We did purchase two print sketches of the works of celebrated master potter Esias Bosch (Anton’s and Estra’s late father). Estra was a fascinating lady – she showed us through her large studio, her home and her gardens.

Perfect ending to our time in the Sabi Sands, White River and Nelspruit area.