Vaya Trails work with a number of rural communities and nature reserves in Eswatini exploring the country and sourcing hiking trails that show off the superb landscapes of the Kingdom. We have connected existing footpaths and animal tracks to craft a bespoke network of trails - short or long, easy or difficult - that cater for everyone. We now have a portfolio of routes, and guides to take you, on foot, through the most splendid regions in Eswatini.
Vaya Trails believe there are many ways we can help protect our environment and that sharing our scenic and cultural wonders with the communities who inhabit them, and with you, is a step in the right direction to preserving our natural heritage.
TRIP TREK TRAIL
Eswatini is the second smallest country in Africa yet offers an incredible diversity of landscapes, topography, geology, micro-climates and ecological zones, ranging from mountainous highveld grasslands to lowveld African bush.
The northern highveld is dominated by the Makhonjwa Mountain Range; the oldest mountains in the world, which are part of the Barberton Greenstone Belt.
A short distance to the south are the Sibebe range, home of the amazing Sibebe Rock, which is the second largest granite pluton in the world.
Across central Eswatini to the east of the country is the Lubombo plateau, a biodiversity hotspot renowned for its profusion of tree and bird species.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS TO DISCOVER IN ESWATINI AND OUR HIKING TRAILS TAKE YOU INTO THE VERY HEART OF THE LAND.
some of our trails
Shades of Sibebe
being at the right place at the right time.
Protecting the environment step by step
Vaya Trails believe there are many ways we can help protect our environment and that sharing our scenic and cultural wonders with the communities who inhabit them, and with you, is a step in the right direction to preserving our natural heritage.
Granite boulders, waterfalls and crystal pools
On the outskirts of the capital city of Eswatini, Mbabane, is one of southern Africa’s most impressive geological features; Sibebe. This immense, three-billion-year-old monolith covers 16,500ha and has one of the largest exposed granite plutons in the world. Plus many granite boulders, waterfalls and crystal pools.
Lion Cavern and Ngwenya Ridge Trail
The Lion Cavern is the oldest mine in the world! And part of our Lion Cavern and Ngwenya Ridge trail.
Hholoshini Cave Trail
The walk is up the Hholoshini side of Sibebe, which is a totally different view from the ‘regular’ Mgogodla side of granite monolith. We go through indigenous forests, open grasslands and up a bit of rock face before we reach a ‘village’ of caves created by large boulders, and with signs of early human settlement.
Hiking distance: 5km
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