| | | | Eswatini NewsletterMay 2023 | | | |
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| | Eswatini’s charms featured in publications across Europe | |
| | The extensive positive coverage of Eswatini’s charms as a tourist destination has continued in recent months, with a number of great features in key publications across Europe. From the Netherlands edition of the Lonely Planet magazine, to Belgium’s top travel magazine - Goodbye. Read More
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| | Big Game Parks introduce Eswatini Riding Holidays | |
| | Big Game Parks have launched flexible holiday adventure packages on horseback with their brand new Eswatini Riding Holidays. With the diversity of terrain, fabulous horses and guides, adventure and accommodation, the Eswatini Riding Holidays are a brilliant horsey holiday, a great introduction to trail riding and the friendly Kingdom of Eswatini. Read More
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| | Ngwenya Glass Wins Award at WTM Africa | |
| | We are delighted to share that Ngwenya Glass, one of Eswatini’s most unique tourist experiences, won the Best for ‘Local Sourcing, Craft and Food’ award at this year’s WTM Responsible Tourism Awards. Ngwenya Glass creates handmade glass ornaments and tableware using 100% recycled bottles. Read More
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| | Join Sense Earth on once-in-a-lifetime tour of Eswatini this September
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| | In three months time, a selection of adventure seeking women will embark on a once-in-a-lifetime tour of Eswatini as part of the ‘Her on a Hill’ Hiking Holiday to Eswatini by Sense Earth, and you could be joining them! With a limited group size of between 7 and 12 participants, there are currently a few spaces left on their tour taking place between 31 August and 13 September 2023. Read More
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| | Eswatini celebrates at the Marula Festival | |
| | Back in February, the Kingdom of Eswatini began celebrations for their annual traditional Marula Festival, or Buganu Festival as it is known locally. The Marula season often begins around February or March and continues until May, bringing with it a celebration of the harvest of the Marula fruit. For some interesting facts and details about the festival, click here.
To look back on the 2023 festival, check out this article.
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| | Eswatini Blog Gets Award Recoginition!
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| | In a development that will see even more positive exposure for Eswatini’s tourism, a recent blog on the country by a leading Belgian travel writer and photographer, Jonathan Ramael, has won a national award! Read More
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| | Big Game Parks’ Imvelo MTB Classic 2023
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| | Nedbank and Mlilwane are excited to welcome back Imvelo MTB Classic as Big Game Parks celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the event. The race is set to happen on the 3rd June 2023. Read More
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| | A fine introduction for the Ezulwini Farmer’s Market | |
| | The inaugural Ezulwini Farmer’s Market took place in mid-March, with great success as it looks to present Eswatini’s fine range of local produce for both tourists and emaSwati alike. Taking place every second Saturday every other month, the second instalment took place earlier this month on 13 May. Read More
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| | Standard Bank LUJU Food & Lifestyle Festival returns in August 2023 | |
| | The Standard Bank Luju Food & Lifestyle Festival is back for a fifth edition, from Friday 4 to Saturday 5 August 2023, at House On Fire. Eswatini’s leading food and fashion festival celebrates the local, the wholesome, the creative and the delicious, proudly showcasing the amazing, diverse tastes of Southern Africa, as well as supporting local artists and artisans. Read More
UPDATE: Early bird tickets have now sold out. Phase 1 tickets are now on sale. Read More
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| | Eswatini Events Calendar launched in Mpumalanga | |
| | Every year, the Eswatini Tourism Authority (ETA) visits The Place of the Rising Sun, South Africa’s Mpumalanga Province, to spread the good news on Destination Eswatini at ETA’s Events Calendar Activation. This year’s activation was held at The Capital Hotel in Mbombela on 21 February. Read More
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| | | | Not discovered Eswatini yet?"Africa in a nutshell.”
It may be a cliché but there is no better way to describe Eswatini (Swaziland). This tiny nation - one of Africa’s last monarchies - packs in an extraordinary variety of riches. Nature lovers can track down rhinos in the wild lowveld or seek out rare birds in the rugged highveld. Historians can visit the world’s oldest known mine at Ngwenya or follow the colonial trail of the early settlers. And culture vultures can thrill to the Umhlanga and other festivals, as Eswatini celebrates its ancient traditions in spectacular style. Activities ranging from safaris, horse riding and river rafting to golf and thermal spas offer excitement and relaxation in equal measure. What’s more, Eswatini is friendly, safe and so compact that nowhere is more than two hours’ easy drive from the capital.
So what are you waiting for? Africa’s most perfectly formed nation offers you a warm Swati welcome.
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