In Ngwenya, we stopped at the glass factory, which produces hand-blown glass ware from recycled glass. You can watch the glassblowers from a walkway on the first floor, which was very interesting. Of course their is also a shop, where you can buy glasses and more, but there is also a café and many more …
At the lodge at Mlilwane NP, a group of local singers and dancers gave a performance for the guests. Married and unmarried women did different dances as well as the young men, which were accompanied by drums and had some great moves. We were happy, we had the chance to watch the Swazi dances, which …
Eswatini made a very good impression, with good roads and infrastructure. On the way from Hlane NP to Mlilwane NP, we stopped first at a Pick’n Pay supermarket and than at Malandelas Restaurant near Mahlanya, which had a great view and lovely shops around it. The landscape at Mlilwane NP reminded us a lot of …
After some shopping in Siteki, we quickly reached the Hlane Royal National Park. Our plan was to stay at the campsite and go on guided activities, not using our camper for game drives to give the old turbocharger a rest. We booked a game drive and a walk for the next morning. The campsite is …
Our zig-zag route through Africa brought us finally to the small country called Eswatini, on the border between Mozambique and South Africa. We came from the south and drove a long time through sugar cane fields, their most important income source. Our first stop was at Mabuda Farm near Siteki in the Lebombo mountains. On …
