A country · 14 places · 2 regions

Eswatini, all of it.

14 curated places across 2 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

Hlane Royal National Park · via Wikimedia Commons

Eswatini reads below in 2 chapters — Hhohho Region and Manzini Region — in any order you like.

Chapter I · Hhohho Region · 5 places

Hhohho Region

Regarded as one of the oldest known mines in the world, where ancient people extracted iron ore and red ochre. The site on Ngwenya Mountain preserves early evidence of human mining activity.

Ngwenya Mine

Hhohho Region, Eswatini

✦ May to September · $

Phophonyane Falls

Hhohho Region, Eswatini

✦ November to March · $$

Lobamba

Hhohho Region, Eswatini

✦ May–September

All 5 places in Hhohho Region →

via Wikimedia Commons

Chapter II · Manzini Region · 3 places

Manzini Region

Eswatini's largest protected area, held in trust for the nation by the king, protects lion, elephant and one of Africa's densest white rhino populations in flat lowveld bush. Unfenced camps lit by paraffin lamps overlook waterholes, and guided walks bring visitors remarkably close to rhinos.

✦ May to September for dry-season waterhole viewing · $

Meet Hlane Royal National Park All 3 places in Manzini Region →