BY DELISA THWALA
MBABANE – The Kingdom of Eswatini continues to be a marvel both locally and internationally.
African Budget Safaris has put together a well-written blog, describing Eswatini and all the tourism stops it has.
African Budget Safaris is an experienced team of African travel experts based in Cape Town, South Africa. Together the team of talented travel experts has well over a century’s worth of experience in the African safari industry. Their many years of budget travel experience enable them to skillfully curate and design the best affordable safaris in Africa.
One of the team members, Andrew Hofmeyr, described Eswatini as a little country with big aspirations.
“The Kingdom of Eswatini is a little country with big aspirations. Smaller than the Kruger National Park, Eswatini is packed with worthwhile destinations and activities from game parks and canopy tours, to African glass blowers and exceptional festivals. In the middle of May, I got to spend five days in the magical Kingdom of Eswatini and came away inspired to return,”
In his words, the Kingdom of Eswatini is conveniently located between South Africa and Mozambique. Travelling from Durban, it is possible to visit Hluhluwe Imfolozi, Isimangaliso Wetland Park, nip through Eswatini, and arrive at Kruger National Park’s Malelane Gate.
Travelling either north or south, this is how most tourists experience Eswatini; a night or two en route to somewhere else, and a chance to get another stamp in your passport. Compact, safe, friendly, and packed with a surprising number of activities, the Kingdom of Eswatini offers excellent value for money.
Worth noting is that, African Budget Safaris recently got to spend five days in Eswatini compliments of the Eswatini Tourism Authority (ETA) visiting destinations in the central, north, south, west, and east, and were amazed at what this postage-sized kingdom had to offer.
The five highlights of the trip were the Phophonyane Falls, Hlane Royal and Mkhaya rhino encounters, Malolotja Game Reserve, the Ezulwini Valley, and the Malkerns Valley.
He further made mention of Direct Flights with Eswatini Air, citing that it made their travelling into the country seamless. “Did you know that the newly launched Eswatini Air services the Kingdom of Eswatini from Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, and Harare? These direct flights into the Kingdom, landing at the modern King Mswati III International Airport, make Eswatini an accessible stand-alone destination. I flew from OR Tambo in a snappy 45 minutes that included a beverage and a rather large muffin. For adventure seekers from Cape Town, Eswatini is a short 2.5-hour flight,” he said.
