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            . Peak Craft Centre,                 VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
                  Piggs Peak
           Local artists display their           Practical Information
         crafts on the road leading to           Road map F2.
         a casino hotel further north.           Border posts: Bulembu (7am–
                                                 4pm); Mananga (8am–6pm);
                                                 Ngwenya, Lavumisa, Mahamba
                                                 (7am–10pm); Matsamo and
  Bulembu                                        Mhlumeni (7am–8pm). n Swazi
           Phopanyane   Matsamo
          Nature Reserve                         Plaza and Ngwenya Border Gates.
    Piggs   J      Ngonini                       Tel (+268) 2404 2531. Open 8am–
    J
    Peak                                         5pm Mon–Fri, 8:30am– 12:30pm
 Malolotja   Komati                              Sat. Closed public hols. _
 Nature Reserve  Rocklands
                                                 Umhlanga Reed Dance (Aug/
                     Herefords                   Sep); Independence Day (6 Sep).
 Forbes Reef                                     ∑ thekingdomof
                                                 swaziland.com
                                                 Hlane Royal National Park,
                      Sihnoye                    Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary &
                                                 Mkhaya Game Reserve:
  HHOHHO                     Mananga
                     Sand                        Tel (+268) 2528 3943.
                     River                       ∑ biggameparks.org
                      Dam
                         Tshaneni                Transport
         Croydon  Mnjoli Dam                     k Matsapha (Manzini) 34 km
  Mbuluzi
                       Mhlume                    (21 miles) SE of Mbabane. @ On
   Luve                                          Johannesburg–Mbabane route.
                               Namaacha
         Mbuluzana
 Manzini                     Tambankulu
   Manfutseni
                         Simunye
              Hlane Royal      Mlawula
             National Park    Nature Reserve
 Sidvokodvo
          Mpaka
                          Mhlumeni  Mbuluzi
       Mkhaya
     Nature Reserve
                    Siteki
           Lubhuku                                 Malolotja Nature Reserve
  Siphofaneni                          Ngwenya, in the reserve, is the oldest mine in the
                                        world. Specularite haematite, used for cosmetics,
                  Lubombo Mountains                views over the countryside.
                                                 From here there are spectacular
             LUBOMBO                          was excavated here 43,000 years ago.
         Mayaluka
  Big Bend
 Nsoko    Lusufu

                 0 kilometres  20
                 0 miles  10
                                                 . Hlane Royal National Park
                                                 Hlane and the adjacent Mlawula
                 Key
                                                Reserve protect 370 sq km (143 sq
                    International boundary      miles) of dense woodland and the
                    Provincial boundary        Lubombo Mountains. Elephant, lion,
                                              white rhino, various antelopes, hippo
                    Major route
                                              and giraffe can be seen, and it is also
                    Road (tarred)              home to abundant bird life. Guided
                    Road (untarred)              walking safaris can be arranged.
                                            For additional keys to symbols see back flap

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