SWAZILAND Provides Safe and Authentic Travel Experience for the EXECUTIVE - Big Game, Wildlife Parks
SWAZILAND Provides
Safe and
Authentic Travel Experience for the EXECUTIVE -
Big Game,
Wildlife Parks
Swaziland is a country in
Southern Africa, landlocked by
South Africa in its west and
Mozambique in the east. Swaziland's absolute monarchy is one of the oldest in
Africa.
Swaziland, one of the last absolute monarchies in the world, is one of the smallest countries in Africa and has a well-earned reputation for friendliness in Southern Africa. It also contains several large game parks and reserves, which are sponsored by the government and are popular tourist destinations.
Compared to other countries in the region, Swaziland is known for its civility and peacefulness, despite similar problems with poverty and one of the world's worst
AIDS crises.
As of November 2008 the total reported percentage of those with
HIV was listed as 30%; this, of course, does not include those who have not yet been tested. The
AIDS epidemic has broken up the traditional extended family unit, leaving many young children orphaned and fighting for survival.
Swaziland is divided into four adminstrative districts:
Hhohho (northwest), Lubombo (east),
Manzini (central-west), and
Shiselweni (south).
Artifacts indicating human activity dating back to the early
Stone Age 200,
000 years ago have been found in the
Kingdom of Swaziland.
Prehistoric rock art paintings date from ca. 25,000
B.C. The earliest inhabitants of the area were
Khoisan hunter-gatherers. They were largely replaced by the
Bantu tribes during
Bantu migrations who hailed from the
Great Lakes regions of
Eastern Africa.
The autonomy of the Swaziland
Nation was dictated by
British rule of southern Africa in the 19th and
20th centuries. In 1881 the
British government signed a convention recognizing Swazi independence. At the start of the
Anglo Boer war, Britain placed Swaziland under its direct jurisdiction as a
Protectorate. The Swaziland independence
Constitution was promulgated by Britain in
November 1963 in terms of which a legislative
Council and an
Executive Council were established. The first
Legislative Council of Swaziland was constituted on
9 September 1964.
Changes to the original constitution proposed by the Legislative Council were accepted by Britain and a new Constitution providing for a
House of Assembly and
Senate was drawn up.
Elections under this Constitution were held in 1967. Since
1973, Swaziland has seen a rather quiet struggle between pro-multiparty activists and the monarchy. It gained independence from UK in
1968.
The Kingdom of Swaziland is surrounded on the north and south by South Africa, and on the east is bordered by Mozambique.
The Kingdom provides travellers the ideal gateway between KwaZulu-Natal and the
Kruger National Park, as well as
Johannesburg and
Maputo - no better route is available with added advantage of discovering a whole new country filled with bygone
African traditions and Swazi
Culture.
Swaziland covers an area of approximately 193 kilometres from north to south, and 145 kilometres from east to west.
Small as it may be, Swaziland is an exciting tourist destination with its
Arts and Crafts outlets and traditional markets and wildlife reserves.
At
Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary tame birds and animals are free to come and go and wander through the camp grounds. Mkhaya
Game Reservee offers visitors the opportunity of game viewing by open
Landrover with guides.
A major attraction for the visit to Swaziland is the casinos located at the
Royal Swazi Sun Hotel complex, in the heart of the Ezulwini Valley, between
Mbabane and Manzini. Swaziland offers many scenic drives.
North of Mbabane, the road to
Luve is known as
Pine Valley with a series of waterfalls on the
Black Umbeluzi
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Piggs Peak, in the north is one of the most scenic in the country. The Malolotja
National Park lies to the west of the road and here, after a stiff walk, you can view the Malolotja Falls, the highest in Swaziland. Swaziland also hosts a large number of internationally renowned hotels and a number of thermal springs where visitors can relax and unwind. Most are located at Ezulwini.
Swaziland might be among the smallest countries on the continent and one of Africa's remaining monarchies, but there's more than novelty value on offer here.