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| Duration: | 8 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s) |
| Tour Category: | Full Day Tours |
Hlane is situated in the North-east, approximately one hour's drive from Manzini. It is the largest protected area in Swaziland and borders the Mlawula Nature Reserve and Mbuluzi Game Reserve. The park has an extensive network of roads linking camps, waterholes, and other features.
For the most part, the roads are passable by 2 2-wheel drive vehicles except after heavy rains, when 4-wheel drive is advisable.
The flat terrain of the Hlane and its hardwood vegetation and shallow pans attracts great herds of animals during the dry winter months. White rhinos can be seen here, as well as many antelope species. Lions and elephants have been reintroduced to the park, but they are kept in an enclosure. Bird life is prolific with species, including a southerly nesting colony of Marabou Stork.
White backed Vulture, White-headed Vulture, Lappet-faced Vulture, and the occasional Cape Vulture, Redbilled Buffalo Weaver, Threestreaked Tchagra, Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe, Longtailed Shrike, Martial Eagle, Bateleur, and Longcrested Eagle are just a few of the types of birds found here
