Eswatini Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Eswatini Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Eswatini and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Kingdom of Eswatini.

Etymology: The country name derives from the 19th century King Mswati II, under whose rule Swati territory was expanded and unified.

Capital: Mbabane is the administrative capital and Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital.

Independence / foundation: Autonomy for Eswatini was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century and independence was granted in 1968. A new constitution came into effect in 2006 which included provisions for a more independent parliament and judiciary, but the legal status of political parties remains unclear.

Population: 1 million.

Currency: Swazi Lilangeni (SZL)
1 USD = 18.56 SZL
1 EUR = 20.10 - 20.60 SZL

Time zone: UTC+2

Languages spoken: English (official, used for government business), siSwati (official).

Religions: Christian 90% (Zionist - a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship - 40%, Roman Catholic 20%, other 30% - includes Anglican, Methodist, Church of Jesus Christ, Jehovah's Witness), Muslim 2%, other 8% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, indigenous, Jewish).

Climate: Varies from tropical to near temperate.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $10.88 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $9,100.

Main airports: Matsapha Airport.

World heritage sites in Eswatini

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 0.

Top world heritage sites:

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Interesting facts about Eswatini

- Eswatini is the last absolute monarchy remaining in the African continent and one of the few remaining in the world.

- The country is home to the world’s second largest monolith (single piece of rock) called Sibebe Rock, the first one is Australia’s Uluru.

- You can meet the five big game animals on safari in Eswatini: lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo and both black and white rhinos.

- The country was formerly named Swaziland. In 2018, King Mswati III renamed the country from Swaziland to Eswatini in April 2018.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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