Set in the beautiful Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, Sondzela offers a backpacker comfortable accommodation in scenic gardens perfectly situated with access to the numerous activities and site-seeing opportunities that Big Game Parks and Swaziland presents you.
Sondzela is on a private road and can only be accessed by Sondzela’s backpacker visitors. The lodge is approximately 15 minutes walk from the Mlilwane Rest Camp and consists of 2 houses and 12 rondavels with double and single, ample safe parking, a large garden and camping area, swimming pool and games area.
Sondzela is located on the sanctuary’s southern boundary overlooking the Mhlambanyatsi Valley, offering a stunning view of the Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary and the distant mountains whilst impala, zebra and warthog graze in the beautiful gardens below the canopy of trees that are visited by an abundance of birds.
From Mbabane: take the MR3 Mbabane/Manzini dual carriageway towards Manzini. Take the third off-ramp, signposted Mlilwane/Lobamba/Elangeni/Ezulwini. Turn right under the highway. Pass the National Archives on the left and at the traffic circle, turn immediate left into the first road around the circle, pass the King Sobhuza II Memorial Park on the right and then turn left again onto the MR103 craft route or old road. Pass the Caltex filling station and +/- 500m further turn right at the Mlilwane sign onto a dirt road. Continue for +/-4km to the Sangweni Gate.
If you decide to take the Scenic/Craft Route from Mbabane, take the first off-ramp, namely the Ezulwini/Mlilwane off-ramp. Carry on with this road through Ezulwini and Lombamba until you pass the Caltex filling station on the left. +/- 500m further, turn right at the Mlilwane sign onto a dirt road. Continue for +/-4km to the Sangweni Gate.
From Manzini: take the MR3 Mbabane/Manzini highway towards Mbabane. Take the off-ramp signposted Mlilwane/Lobamba. Turn left. Pass the National Archives on the left and at the traffic circle, turn immediate left into the first road around the circle, pass the King Sobhuza II Memorial Park on the right and then turn left again onto the MR103 craft route or old road. Pass the Caltex filling station and +/- 500m further turn right at the Mlilwane sign onto a dirt road. Continue for +/-4km to the Sangweni Gate.
If you decide to take the Scenic/Craft Route from Manzini on the old road, take the Malkerns road (MR103) from the Matsapha traffic circle. Keep on this road for +/-15km and pass the Bunye/Malkerns turnoff and the Mahlanya Fruit Market on your right. Turn left onto the dirt road at the Mlilwane sign. Continue for +/-4km to the Sangweni Gate.
From Durban/Maputo/Kruger Park/Johannesburg: follow the road signs to either Mbabane or Manzini. Follow above directions respectively.
| Address: | P.O. Box 311 Malkerns Swaziland |
| Contact person: | Ncami |
| Telephone: | +268 5283943 |
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| Fax: | +268 5283924 |
| Website: | Visit website |
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