Beyond Routes

Hlane

When you cross the border into the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), you immediately notice that the atmosphere changes. The landscape feels surprisingly tropical, with rolling hills covered in extensive banana plantations and sugar cane fields. The transition into this unique kingdom is also very relaxed: crossing the border from Eswatini into South Africa is generally very straightforward and takes little time.

The ideal tropical stopover on the way to Kruger Travelling from the untouched wetlands of iSimangaliso or the oldest game reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, northwards towards Kruger National Park? Then Eswatini, and Hlane Royal National Park in particular, is the ideal stopover…