Last weekend the volunteers enjoyed a 2 day Malolotja Zipline Adventure Tour. Visiting some of Swaziland’s most iconic landmarks: Sibebe Rock – the second largest exposed rock in the world, Swaziland’s man-made Maguga Dam, the scenic and extremely beautiful Malolotja Nature Reserve where they enjoyed zip lining through and above Malolotja’s evergreen Tree Canopy, the oldest mine in the world – Ngwenya Mine, and a visit to Ngwenya Glass where they got to see glass blowing first hand, visit many of the crafts shops as well as indulge in some of the goodies at the Ngwenya Chocolate Factory.
Last week Monday (20/01/14) the volunteers went on the Swazi Cultural Village Tour. They got the chance to view Swazi traditional homes known as huts, enjoy watching and listening to the Swazi traditional dancing and singing, as well has having the privilege to partake in the Traditional dance. Moreover, if its warm enough (even if not) the volunteers always a good dip in the waters at the Mantenga Falls which is a lovely cascading waterfall within the Mantenga Cultural Village.
Here are some of the comments received from the tours:
“Saturday afternoon we went on the Malolotja Zipline Adventure Tour. We went to the second biggest exposedrock in the world, visited the old mine, the all important Maguga Dam, and of course did the ziplining. It was definitely worth it – the zip lining was great and the landscape at Malolotja Nature Reserve was beautiful.” – Katie Kraan
“The Malolotja Zipline Adventure Tour was definitely worth doing. It was a great way of experiencing Swaziland’s landscape and wild nature. One of the mpst memorable parts was having a cold drink and a traditional Swazi barbeque wit the view of the beautiful sunset.” – Silja Arnadottir
“On Monday we did the Swazi Cultural Village Tour. I was chosen to dance with the local people – yaaay! =) After the traditional singing and dancing we went to the waterfall for a swim.” – Katie Kraan
“The Swazi Cultural Village Tour was great. The dance at the end (where some of the volunteers were asked to join) was the highlight of the tour. Afterwards we had a nice swim by the beautiful waterfall.” Silja Arnadottir
On Sunday the lovely volunteers left for Tofo, Mozambique on the Mozambique Beach and Whale Shark Experience: white sands, sunshine, and waves – they will definitely be spending their week in paradise! Hopefully I’ll be sending you photos of their Mozambique Beach and Whale Shark Experience next week when the volunteers return.