Ngwempisi Wilderness

Ngwempisi Wilderness is a wild corner of Swaziland and offers challenging hiking to those prepared to rough it. Its rugged landscape centres upon a spectacular 20km gorge, formed where the Ngwempisi river carves east through the Ntfungulu hills. This is an example of the diverse geology prevalent in Swaziland that makes it the strikingly beautiful country it is – and ensures that hiking here is always a challenging and satisfying experience. A community project offers simple but spectacular accommodation at Kopho Lodge, on the north side, and a network of trails around the rugged slopes. Kopho Lodge lies just over the lip of the gorge and looks down onto the river. This ingenious structure is wedged among granite boulders and split over five levels, with interconnecting passages that brilliantly complement the natural rock.