In Africa there is a small country named Swaziland and tourists visit this country often. The specialty of this country is that it has wonderful wild nature, various recreational activities and it is also famous for national rituals. It is also well known for it’s wide set of ecological zones from savannas to dense tropical forest.
If you want to explore Swaziland make sure you'll be trekking, hiking and/or horse riding, as they are the best ways to explore this beautiful country. There are wonderful routes on the national parks - created by savage medieval tribes of local residents. The horse riding excursions are the most common tourist attractions - the climate and the conformation made this place one of the most famous centers of horse tourism. Horse riding is usually the only way to access remote places of Swaziland.
National dancing and singing are the peculiarities of main cultural ceremonies of Swaziland. Traditional folk ceremonies have become attractive performances for tourists. A lot of travelers willingly attend dancing and singing ceremonies watching local residents dance in their national costumes and hearing national music with magnetic melodies and rhythms.
Tourists who wish to see the most important religious ceremonies are welcomed to visit the country in August or September (the “Reed†ceremony) or in December-January (in order to attend the holidays arranged to glorify the harvest and rich crops).
As a matter of fact, the latter ceremony is very spectacular â€" it involves pilgrimage to the coast with the purpose of coming into the water in order to take some of Indian Ocean foam. Then people attend all villages giving local residents plants, water and ocean foam. The culmination of the holiday is the Swaziland’s King dancing and eating a pumpkin. When the King finishes his pumpkin, all the people of the kingdom have the right to consume newly harvested plants.
The Violet Lory one of the species of birds is the national emblem of Swaziland. The national park attracts thousands of tourists because of its unique flora and fauna. Another attraction is the Milvane Wildlife Sanctuary that has hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, zebras, more than 200 species of birds and other animals.
Another popular national park â€" Mlavula - represents thousands of hectares of wild forests. Here one can find a great variety of tropical plants and rich fauna â€" hippos, many species of antelopes, leopards, crocodiles, hyenas, 350 species of birds and others.
If you want to explore Swaziland make sure you'll be trekking, hiking and/or horse riding, as they are the best ways to explore this beautiful country. There are wonderful routes on the national parks - created by savage medieval tribes of local residents. The horse riding excursions are the most common tourist attractions - the climate and the conformation made this place one of the most famous centers of horse tourism. Horse riding is usually the only way to access remote places of Swaziland.
National dancing and singing are the peculiarities of main cultural ceremonies of Swaziland. Traditional folk ceremonies have become attractive performances for tourists. A lot of travelers willingly attend dancing and singing ceremonies watching local residents dance in their national costumes and hearing national music with magnetic melodies and rhythms.
Tourists who wish to see the most important religious ceremonies are welcomed to visit the country in August or September (the “Reed†ceremony) or in December-January (in order to attend the holidays arranged to glorify the harvest and rich crops).
As a matter of fact, the latter ceremony is very spectacular â€" it involves pilgrimage to the coast with the purpose of coming into the water in order to take some of Indian Ocean foam. Then people attend all villages giving local residents plants, water and ocean foam. The culmination of the holiday is the Swaziland’s King dancing and eating a pumpkin. When the King finishes his pumpkin, all the people of the kingdom have the right to consume newly harvested plants.
The Violet Lory one of the species of birds is the national emblem of Swaziland. The national park attracts thousands of tourists because of its unique flora and fauna. Another attraction is the Milvane Wildlife Sanctuary that has hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, zebras, more than 200 species of birds and other animals.
Another popular national park â€" Mlavula - represents thousands of hectares of wild forests. Here one can find a great variety of tropical plants and rich fauna â€" hippos, many species of antelopes, leopards, crocodiles, hyenas, 350 species of birds and others.
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Cecelia Owens loves travel and she does freelance writing for the top South African travel comparison website, bestflights.co.za that offers Swaziland flights
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