Southern Highlights Tour
Duration: Half day
Minimum 2 people/ Maximum 50 people
Departure times: 09h00 & 13h00
The Ezulwini "Valley of Heaven" is home to extensive informal markets and is the starting point for this excursion. Travelling southwards down the length of the Mdzimba Mountains the tour passes the King Sobhuza II Memorial Park, Houses of Parliament, National Church, National Stadium, National Museum, Lozitha Palace (home to His Majesty King Mswati III), the University of Swaziland and Matsapha, the industrial hub of the country.
In the City of Manzini, the tour stops for exploration of the main Manzini market. Further on the Malkerns area, with its pineapple fields and sugar cane is the backdrop to the art and craft attractions of House-on-Fire (off-the-wall sculpture), Gone Rural (woven grass-ware), Baobab Batik (cloth-based designs) and Zoggs (funky local art). Thereafter, Lobamba, the traditional and political heart of Swaziland, is the focal point of a description of the history and development of the Swazi Nation. Then on to the Mantenga Nature Reserve. Hidden deep in this valley, at the foot of the 30-metre high Mantenga Waterfall is the Swazi Cultural Village. This 19th century replica of an extended Swazi homestead offers a guided tour and viewing of traditional dancing. Then with drumbeats still echoing in your ears, the tour makes a final stop in the peaceful surroundings of Mantenga Craft Centre.
Northern Highlights Tour
Duration: Half day
Minimum 2 people/ Maximum 50 people
Departure times: 09h00 & 13h00
Departing from the Ezulwini "Valley of Heaven" this tour climbs up to Mbabane, Swaziland's capital city. After a brief discourse on the capital's history the tour then continues north to Malolotja Reserve and the old Ngwenya Iron Ore Mine, for a guided walk to the Lion Cavern. Thereafter a stop is made to Swaziland's No.1 artwork attraction- Ngwenya Glass. Visitors are able to watch as local craftsman create works of art, which include animal sculptures as well as stunning tableware. From Ngwenya heads down into the scenic Komati River, with a stop at the Dragon's Teeth, accessible example of the oldest rocks in the world, which themselves have given clues to the earliest forms of life on earth. Crossing the new 110m high Maguga Dam wall the tour returns via winding back roads to Mbabane, with superb viewing and photographic opportunities of rural Viewpoint, which offers a 360° view of Swaziland and the opportunity for your guide to point out many interesting features in the hazy distance.
Swaziland Highlights Tour
Duration: Full day
Minimum 2 people/ Maximum 50 people
Departure times: 09h00
Taste of Swaziland Tour
Duration: Half day OR Full day
Minimum 2 people/ Maximum 50 people
Departure times: 09h00 & 13h00
This is a half-day face-to-face insight into Swazi lifestyle and culture. This is an unusual tour in that it is totally unstructured. Where you go and what you do is entirely up to you and your guide to decide. So if you've scanned our tours and they don't suite your specific interests, book a Taste of Swaziland excursion and you and your personal driver-guide can decide where and what to do. Our guides are resourceful and enthusiastic and love doing something a little different, so if you want to go bathing in a hot spring, tracking down a relative in a long-forgotten cemetery or simply exploring photographic opportunities off-the-beaten track, we'll try our best to give you what you want
