Swaziland

We had breakfast at 6:30 before leaving the hotel at 8:45am. We travelled a couple of hours before having a break. It is amazing to see the different country side. Lots of tall blue gums, pine plantations, orange orchards, banana plantations as well as mango, macadamia & avocado trees. The housing is also a sight to see.

 

When we reached the border we had to go through immigration to exit South Africa and then to arrivals to enter Swaziland. In the ‘no-man’s’ land we were treated to a Cultural Experience. We were entertained by a local Matsamo singing & dancing group, a tour of the village and entered the grandmother’s hut followed by lunch.

 

Continuing on for the next 2 hours we passed through some very mountainous country with winding roads until we reached Ngwenya Glass. It was certainly not what I expected. We walked into an area overlooking the floor below where there were many workers involved in various steps of the production of the glass products.

 

It had turned very cool by the time we left there at 4:30 and headed to the Royal Swazi Spa, our hotel for the night.