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Ngwempisi Hiking Trail
Swaziland
The
kingdom of Swaziland is a beautiful isolated mountainous area situated in the
eastern corner of South Africa, bordering on Mozambique. The Trail is still in
its development stage and we thought we would wet your appetite with a few
pictures of the area. It is anticipated that the trail will be of 3 or 4 days
duration to start with but the area has vast potential to support an even longer
trail or even a wilderness trail.
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When we visited the area the river was
probably at its lowest level it has been for many years due to drought.
However the river was still flowing strongly. |
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The river gorge is about 500m deep and
the area is made up of Granite. |
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There are several mountain stream
descending down to the river below. |
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The views from the top of the gorge
are quite stunning. |
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The rock formations are very beautiful
but walking on the rocks can be tricky. |
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The views across the gorge and over the lowland
areas are very beautiful. |
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There are plenty of swimming opportunities along the
river |
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The area is very rich and varied. Trees such as Teak grow in profusion.
Examples of the Donkey Tail that usually grow to a maximum of 2 feet tall in
other areas of Southern Africa, grow here to be small trees. |
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More Donkey Tails and Candelabra
Euphorbia |
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