Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary covers 4,560 hectares, and its conservation efforts resulted in the saving of over 22 species from local extinction across the three reserves in Eswatini (formerly know as Swaziland).

It is home to some rare and wonderful species such as the black-backed jackal, blue wildebeest, Burchell’s zebra, chacma baboon, hippo, Nile crocodile, warthog, vervet monkey, African wild cat and mountain reedbuck. There aren’t any major predators in the park, allowing for some delightful nature walk or horse rides through the reserve.

Situated in the Ezulwini Valley and overlooked by Nyonyane Mountain, the sanctuary's southern section is predominately open grassland plains with middleveld vegetation, stretching up onto the mountain with its exposed granite peak. It was formerly a farming and tin mining area, which has now been rehabilitated and is owned and managed by a non-profit making trust. 

In April 2018, King Mswati III officially changed the name of the Kingdom of Swaziland to become Eswatini.

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