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Hlane Royal National Park

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A network of game-viewing roads crisscrosses the park's flat terrain. Accommodation is available in thatched huts and cottages at two different sites. The main site is near the park entrance from MR3, Hlane Camp. The other site is Bhubesi Camp, almost at the northern end of the park. The road
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The park was bisected by the MR3 Highway in the 1960s, under pressure from sugar estates at the park's borders. They claimed that the highway would cause no environmental damage, but now hundreds of antelopes, wild boar, buffaloes, and other game are struck by vehicles each year.
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between them requires high clearance to navigate, so with a normal car, it is best to drive all the way around the park to get between them.
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It is Eswatini's largest protected area and park. The park and its adjacent dispersal areas cover 30,000
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Basic facilities at a hide overlooking Hippo Pool in the southern part of the park.
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It has an abundant and diverse birdlife, including the highest density of nesting
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during the dry winter months, June to September. After a long absence,
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IUCN category

Map showing the location of Hlane Royal National Park
Eswatini
26°15′0″S 31°52′48″E / 26.25000°S 31.88000°E / -26.25000; 31.88000
Eswatini
Manzini
MR3 road
King Sobhuza II
King Mswati III
hectares
bushveld
leadwood
tambuti

lion
elephant
South African giraffe
white rhinoceros
Wildebeest
zebra
impala
waterholes
cheetah
white-backed vultures
martial eagles
bateleurs
long-crested eagles
white-backed
white-headed

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