There’s nowhere like it on the planet for wildlife, wild lands and rich traditions that endure. Prepare to fall in love.
We spent a surprisingly lovely 10 days in Johannesburg, despite the city’s sometimes daunting reputation. South Africa’s largest metropolis grew from a dusty mining camp into a vast economic powerhouse following the discovery of gold in 1886. Today, the wider metropolitan area is home to...
We reached this major land border crossing between Eswatini and South Africa in the afternoon. Despite being quite busy, it was another refreshingly efficient border experience, with friendly officers on both sides who did their best to keep the process moving. There were no unnecessary...
The Ngwenya Mine (🎟️70 SZL) is widely recognised as one of the world’s oldest known mining sites, with evidence of human activity dating back more than 40,000 years. Its extraordinary history spans three distinct eras—from Middle Stone Age pigment extraction, through Iron Age iron...
Ngwenya Glass is Eswatini’s famous eco-friendly glassblowing factory, founded in 1979 as a Swedish aid project. The factory closed in 1985 due to financial difficulties. Still, it was revived just two years later when the Prettejohn family purchased the abandoned site, tracked down former...
Another short visit took us to Mantenga Cultural Village, followed by a short hike to Eswatini’s most famous waterfall. Cascading for roughly 95 metres over massive granite rocks on the Lushushwane River, Mantenga Falls is one of the country’s most impressive natural landmarks and its...
