Holidays & Tours to Swaziland (eSwatini) + Kruger Safari + Zululand, South Africa
Holidays & tours to the beautiful mountainous kingdom of eSwatini (previously called Swaziland), offer the opportunity to combine a Big Five Kruger safari with the culture, beaches & wildlife of Zululand. Bordered by South Africa on three sides and Mozambique on the fourth, this small country also offers a wonderful cultural experience in its own right.
Located on the route between the famous Kruger National Park and the warm beaches of Durban, holidays & tours to Swaziland - eSwatini - offers the opportunity to break your journey across South Africa’s eastern side, with the added satisfaction of adding a Swaziland stamp to your passport.
The Swazi people are renowned for their colourful beadwork, woodcarvings, jewellery, glassware and candle making, as well as their hand-woven baskets. With strong cultural traditions, the welcome here is guaranteed to be warm and expansive, with cultural interactions usually a highlight of all holidays & tours to eSwatini (Swaziland).
Mkhaya Game Reserve provides sanctuary to endangered rhinos & is a great example of community-based sustainable tourism.
Combine your ideas with our expertise and let us help you create a holiday of a lifetime. We offer a wide range of options at different price points, all of which can be tailor made to your needs.
For expert advice on holidays & tours to Swaziland (eSwatini) combined with a Kruger safari & Zululand in South Africa, email or call us on +44 (0)1582 766122 to speak with a specialist travel consultant.
We have been arranging holidays & tours to Swaziland (eSwatini), Kruger Park & Zululand South Africa for over 20 years.
More information on holidays & tours to eSwatini (Swaziland), combined with a Kruger safari & beaches of Zululand in South Africa:
The highlights of holidays & tours to eSwatini (Swaziland) are usually cultural and we strongly recommend a visit to a Swazi Village where tours are offered, along with dancing & music. These villages showcase traditional Swazi lifestyle & culture, which includes producing intricate & colourful decorative beadwork and hand-weaving.
The most significant Swazi cultural event is the annual Reed Dance that takes place over eight days in late August/early September. During these festivities tens of thousands of unmarried young women dress up in colourful traditional attire, camp out and cut long river reeds which they present to the Queen Mother at her royal residence. On the last day they dance before their king, who traditionally used this celebration to choose a new bride. Little can prepare you for the sheer scale of this pageant, with column upon column of young girls ululating in a giant centipede formation - swaying, stamping and chanting. This is a truly unforgettable experience on cultural holidays & tours to eSwatii (Swaziland) that are timed to take in this event.
The Swazi game reserves are good examples of sustainable tourism and provide much needed local employment. Mkhaya Game Reserve in particular has been important for its work in the conservation of black and white rhino. The scenery is spectacular and you can also see plains game, elephant, buffalo and crocodile on wildlife holidays & tours to eSwatini (Swaziland).
As well as Mkhaya, there are two other game reserves of note. Hlane Royal National Park is Swaziland’s largest reserve, situated in rugged unspoiled bushveld with lion, elephant, white rhino and giraffe present. Game drives are offered as well as overnight fly camping. The secluded Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the beautiful Ezulwini Valley (Valley of the Heavens). It is home to many antelope including bushbuck, common duiker, blesbuck and klipspringer as well hippo, zebra, jackal and honey badger. This is a good walking and birding destination and also offers horse riding and mountain bike trails. All three of Swaziland’s reserves are within a 1.5-hr drive, so it’s easy to combine two reserves in one day on holidays & tours to Swaziland (eSwatini). Each park offers a contrasting habitat and a range of varied activities, including many that are family-friendly. There is a good choice of accommodation from self-catering cottages to small comfortable lodges.
Ewatini's birdlife deserves special mention as there are over 500 recorded species in the kingdom. Attracted by the many wildflowers, rare plants, and the remarkably wide variety of habitats, there are some bird species here that are hard to see elsewhere. Notable species include the critically endangered Blue swallow, Gurney’s sugarbird, Blue crane, Stanley’s bustard, Southern bald ibis, African broadbill, Red-billed helmet shrike and the Pink-throated twinspot. A total of 48 raptors have been recorded on birding holidays & tours to eSwatini (Swaziland).
In addition to cultural and wildlife experiences, golfers can enjoy the championship course at Royal Swazi Spa Country Club and casino.
Most holidays & tours to eSwatini (Swaziland) are combined with a Big Five Kruger safari and/or the wildlife & beaches of Zululand in South Africa. This can be done on a self-drive basis, escorted tour, private tour or with resort-based transfers.
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FEATURED HOLIDAY
South Africa Wildlife Tour: Kruger Park + eSwatini + North Coast
10 NIGHTS FROM:
$2,142
Per person sharing
Scheduled flights quoted separately
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• Blyde River Canyon
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• Zulu Kingdom
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• From Johannesburg
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• St Lucia
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• Kruger National Park
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• Hluhluwe
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• South Africa Safari Tours
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• Safari Tours From Johannesburg
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• Swaziland
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• Durban North Coast Beach
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Wildlife enthusiasts can join one of our small group South Africa safari tours from Johannesburg, viewing the Big Five and so much more in the famous Kruger National Park, before continuing through the mountains of Swaziland, to Hluhluwe Game Reserve, which saved the black rhino from extinction. Complete your holiday relaxing on the warm Durban North Coast. Regular departures. Group size 2-18. No children < 8.
FEATURED HOLIDAY
Grand SA Coach Tour: Joburg to Kruger + Cape Town (overland)
15 NIGHTS FROM:
$2,394
Per person sharing
Scheduled flights quoted separately
SYS15J
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• Garden Route
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• South Africa Escorted Tour
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• Cape Town
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• Drakensberg
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• Durban Beaches
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• Kruger Park
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• Swaziland
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• East London
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• Wild Coast
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• Hluhluwe & St Lucia
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This grand South Africa escorted tour starts in Johannesburg & visits the world famous Kruger Park, before travelling by coach to Swaziland, the Zulu Kingdom and the beaches of Durban. We continue overland to the mighty Drakensberg Mountains, dramatic Wild Coast and scenic Garden Route all the way to spectacular Cape Town. Monthly departures. Group size 2-40. No children < 8.
FEATURED HOLIDAY
South Africa + eSwatini + Mozambique Road Trip
14 NIGHTS FROM:
$2,524
Per person sharing
Scheduled flights + car hire quoted separately
OCM14M
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• Tofu Beach
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• South Africa
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• Vilanculos
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• 4x4 Self Drive Holiday Vacation
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• Maputo
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• Bazaruto Island
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• Kruger Park Safari
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• Mozambique Self Drive Holiday Vacation
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• Swaziland Safari
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• Chidenguele
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Enjoy this adventurous Mozambique self drive safari holiday vacation, driving a 4x4 vehicle to the small mountain kingdom of Swaziland & enjoy a safari the Kruger Park in South Africa, with its incredible wildlife. Continue across the border into Mozambique & drive up the coast to Tofu Beach, known for its scuba diving, and Vilanculos - the gateway to the spectacular Bazaruto archipelago.
FEATURED HOLIDAY
Grand SA Tour: Kruger + KwaZulu + Garden Route + Cape Town
12 NIGHTS FROM:
$3,405
Per person sharing
Scheduled flights quoted separately
SYP12J
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• Knysna
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• Port Elizabeth
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• Zululand & St Lucia
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• Blyde River Canyon
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• Durban
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• Garden Route
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• Kruger Park
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• Cape Town
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• South Africa Escorted Tour
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• Swaziland
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This South Africa escorted tour travels from Johannesburg to view the suberb wildlife of the Kruger Park, before continuing through the kingdoms of Swaziland & Zululand to the beaches of Durban. Then fly to Port Elizabeth & travel along the scenic Garden Route to Cape Town - followed by free time to explore this beautiful city. Regular departures. Group size 2-18. No children < 8.
FEATURED HOLIDAY
Kruger Park + eSwatini + Zululand + North Coast (Private Guide)
13 NIGHTS FROM:
$5,048
Per person sharing
Scheduled flights quoted separately
SPI12M
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• Blyde River Canyon
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• Durban North Coast Beaches
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• Private Safari Kruger Park
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• Hluhluwe Game Reserve
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• Kruger Rest Camp: Big Five Safari
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• South Africa Private Safari
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• Moholoholo Wildlife Centre
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• St Lucia Boat Ride
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• South Africa Tailor Made Holidays
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• Swaziland
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Our wonderful range of South Africa tailor-made holidays include this private safari, travelling with your own driver/guide & staying in a rest camp inside the Kruger National Park, before continuing through the mountains of Swaziland to Hluhluwe, St Lucia and the beaches of Durban. Also visit the green Blyde River Canyon, Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre & an elephant sanctuary.
FEATURED HOLIDAY
Rovos Rail African Trilogy: South Africa + Swaziland + Namibia
19 NIGHTS FROM:
$12,376
Per person sharing
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• Swaziland
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• Fish River Canyon
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• Rovos Rail Luxury Train
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• South Africa to Namibia
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• Kruger National Park
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• Walvis Bay & Swakopmund
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• African Triology
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• Hluhluwe Game Reserve
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• Etosha National Park
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• Sossusvlei Sand Dunes
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Enquire about this Rovos Rail luxury train - the South African Triology - that journeys from Pretoria to the Kruger National Park, Swaziland, Hluhluwe Game Reseve, Durban, the Drakensberg Mountains, Kimberley & Upington. It then continues to the mighty Fish River Canyon, the gigantic sand dunes of Sossusvlei & Etosha National Park in Namibia, before ending in Walvis Bay or Swakopmund. Two departures per year (Feb/Oct). Pullman & Deluxe cabins. Early booking essential.
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