Hlane Royal National Park Safari

This Swaziland safari offered by Swazi Trails, is an ideal way to explore Hlane Royal National Park, home to populations of lion, elephant, leopard, cheetah, rhino, hippo, crocodile, hyena and many other species of wildlife. The Hlane Game Parks is Swaziland's largest conservation area at over 30 000ha. Hlane is held in trust for the Swazi Nation by His Majesty King Mswati III. 

A network of game-viewing roads criss-cross the game reserve's flat terrain, weaving between 1,000-year old hardwood vegetation and past shallow pans which attract great herds of animals during the dry winter months.

Swazi Trails have been running day tours to Hlane Royal National Park since 1987 and are well acquainted with the best ways to get value out of this high-quality game-viewing sanctuary.

Hlane Royal National Park is approximately one hour from Ezulwini/Mbabane. During the transfer your driver will point out many interesting features as the tour crosses Swaziland from west to east. On arrival at Hlane our recommended itinerary kicks off with a 2.5 hour guided walk to see big game up close on foot. This is undertaken under the guidance of a Hlane park ranger. Giraffe, hippo, elephant and a variety of antelope can be seen whilst the close viewing of white rhino is undoubtedly the feature of this walking trail.

If this walk is not to your taste, it can be substituted with a closed vehicle tour of the park. 

At midday an open air lunch is enjoyed on the deck of Hlane's Ndlovu Camp restaurant, which overlooks a waterhole regularly frequented by big game.

This full day of game-viewing concludes with an open vehicle tour of the lion and cheetah introductory areas, where again regular close game-viewing and photographic opportunities exist. This tour lasts for approximately 2.5 hours and is undertaken with a game-drive vehicle supplied by the park.

Thereafter Swazi Trails provide a return transfer to Ezulwini, with optional drop-offs in Manzini, Malkerns or Mbabane.