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Eswatini
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Eswatini's largest protected area, formerly a private royal hunting ground, now a wildlife sanctuary in the lowveld where lions, white rhinos, elephants and hippos live in dense acacia woodland, managed by Big Game Parks.
OpenA living Swazi homestead near the Ezulwini Valley where visitors watch traditional dance, tour beehive huts and learn the customs and crafts of the Swazi people in their original setting.
OpenEswatini's oldest protected area, founded in 1960 in the Ezulwini Valley, offering walking trails through grassland and swamp forest with hippos, crocodiles and over 300 bird species.
OpenA hand-blown glass factory near the Oshoek border crossing in the Ezulwini Valley where visitors watch artisans transform recycled glass into jewellery, tableware and decorative objects using traditional techniques passed down since the 1980s.
OpenA massive granite dome rising 350 metres above the Mbuluzi River valley, 10 km north of Mbabane, and the second-largest monolith in the world after Uluru, with an annual fundraising walk called the Sibebe Survivor.
OpenA workshop in the Matsapha industrial area producing hand-poured candles in distinctive African shapes including wildlife silhouettes and traditional motifs, using locally sourced beeswax and paraffin blends, and employing hundreds of local women.
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