Contact Details

Phophonyane Falls,
P.O Box 199
Piggs Peak H108
Swaziland

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Tel   ( +268 ) 2431 3429

Fax ( +268 ) 2431 3319

Cell ( +268 ) 7604 2802

 

Activities

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Phophonyane Falls offers

General Information

Gobolondlo Mountain drive

Mammals

Reptiles

The Fascinating Geology of the Phophonyane Falls Nature Reserve

The Nsangwini bushman paintings

The Phophonyane Legend

Walking Trails and Viewpoints

 

  • Swimming in the natural rock pool situated near the lower Phophonyane falls and commands a spectacular view of the valley below
  • Walking trails leading to breathtaking views of the waterfalls, cascades and the surrounding mountains and forest.
  • Small game such as red duiker and bushbuck.
  • 240 bird species , Wood Owl and Bushbaby sounds and sightings.
  • 4x4 drives to Gobolondlo Mountain, historical sites and to the Nsangwini bushmen paintings.
  • The nature reserve and restaurant, which can be visited for lunch by day visitors.
  • Day trips can be made to the Kruger National Park, which is only 70 km away.
  • Self-guided excursions to art and craft markets and the wide expanses of Malololtja Nature Reserve and the giant Maguga Dam.
  • Gobolondlo Mountain Drive (A panoramic Feast)

 

Gobolondo Mountain Drive

 

Take the twenty minutes climb and be rewarded with the most beautiful 360º panorama. Look west to where the Lomati, Shashawane and Shelangubo rivers traverse the Makhonjwa Hills and the Sondeza Mountain ranges, creating spectacular gorges. Futher South Bulembu Mountain towers over the Bulembu Village and forestry plantations, soaring to an impressive 1862 metres, the highest Mountain in the Kingdom. Cast your eyes to the South of Bulembu into the majestic Malolotja Mountain reserve and the Ngwenya Mountain. To the east views extend down to the lowveld where the Mnjoli and Sand River Dams glimmer in the distance against the Lubombo Range in the background. {mosimage} To the north the Ntfonjeni valley sprawls beneath you displaying Swazi homestead life and across the border to South Africa where Lake Matsamo soothes the eye. On the short but steep walk up the mountain the nature lover will marvel at the lichen covered rock formations, the stands of montane forest with soaring tree ferns, and the array of mountain flowers.

The Nsangwini Bushman Paintings

 

Overlooking the Maguga dam and the lower Komati River, these awe inspiring rock paintings are located in the hills in the Nsangwini area. Ancient figures meticulously drawn on the rock in the cave portray the dance, fight and hunting of a period naturally lived.

The spectacular "birdmen" painting especially provokes the mind, as one wonders whether this was the portrayal of the spiritual component of life in the Nsangwini Rock Shelter. Through human beings quest for lucid detail, these paintings have been outlined but still remain a prehistoric artistic display of an ancient way of life written on the rock by our ancestors

All Out Africa

Volunteer in Swaziland with All Out Africa, helping to develop local communities. All Out Africa also offers a number of exciting tours in Swaziland as well as to Kruger Park and Mozambique.

 

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