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Hlane Royal

About Hlane Royal

The Hlane Royal is a National Park in Swaziland in the provinces of Lubombo. The park was established on 01.01.1967 and covers an area of 0.22 km². The Hlane Royal offers the possibility of self-drive safaris.

The reserve is located in the north-east of the country, about 70 km from Manzini, and is now one of the top parks for visitors with four of the Big Five (buffalo are not present). In the early 1960s, the park was almost empty, but thanks to the conservation efforts of the Big Game Park and the reintroduction of animals, the park has recovered strongly.

General information
Biodiversity Sighting conditions
Very high Okay
  • 250Bird species
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Official Name

Hlane Royal

Provinces

Lubombo

Area

0.22 km2

Foundation

1967-01-01

Vegetation

No information

Habitats

Forest,Lowveld

Big Five-reserves

No

Self-drive-reserve

No

Entrance gates

1

Highlights

The reserve is located in the north-east of the country, about 70 km from Manzini, and is now one of the top parks for visitors with four of the Big Five (buffalo are not present). In the early 1960s, the park was almost empty, but thanks to the conservation efforts of the Big Game Park and the reintroduction of animals, the park has recovered strongly.

Landscape

The main habitat of the Hlane Royal is the Forest.

This low-lying, flat land is interspersed with thickets and riverine forest beside the sandy rivers that meander through the park. The park is largely forest and wet savannah.

Entrance gate
Name Location
Camp -
General information
Biodiversity Sighting conditions
Very high Okay
  • 250Bird species
The best travel time for Hlane Royal
The best travel time

Overview
Weather and climate

Excellent Good Okay Poor
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Best tavel time

May (Beginning) - September (End)


Dry time

May (Beginning) - September (End)

Climate

chilly-warm


Tavel time

November (Beginning) - April (End)

Climate

warm-hot


High season

December (Beginning) - January (End)

July (Beginning) - August (End)


Low season

December (Beginning) - January (End)

September (Beginning) - November (End)


Risk of Malaria

October - April

The climate in Hlane Royal is warm. The rainy season takes place from Beginning November to End April The dry season first extended over the months from Beginning May to End September inclusive. The best time to tour is Beginning May End September.

Summer and winter are experienced at opposite times in Hlane than in North America or Europe. The hot summer corresponds to the rainy season. Winters are pleasantly warm and dry, but nights tend to be cool and warm clothing is necessary for early morning drives.

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Top animal species

The Hlane Royal is home to 0 mammals such as Lion, Elephant, Rhinoceros, Leopard, Giraffe as well as 250 bird species, 0 reptile species, 0 fish species and 0 amphibian species. The Hlane Royal provides Very high conditions for wildlife viewing.

Lion
Big Five

Lion

Elephant
Big Five

Elephant

Rhinoceros
Big Five

Rhinoceros

Leopard
Big Five

Leopard

Giraffe

Giraffe

Zebra

Zebra

Spotted hyena

Spotted hyena

Wildebeest

Wildebeest

Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus

Duiker

Duiker

Warthog

Warthog

Greater Kudu

Greater Kudu

Nyala

Nyala

Waterbuck

Waterbuck

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