{"id":5752,"date":"2018-06-15T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T09:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/?p=5752"},"modified":"2018-06-04T10:26:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T09:26:00","slug":"a-new-african-country-to-tick-off-the-bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/a-new-african-country-to-tick-off-the-bucket-list\/","title":{"rendered":"A New African Country To Tick Off The Bucket list\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>eSwatini might be a new country to most people, but it\u2019s already doing the rounds on Instagram with a record 609 posts and counting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5756\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Swaziland-dancers.jpg\" alt=\"Swaziland dancers\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Swaziland-dancers.jpg 560w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Swaziland-dancers-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>Still not ringing any bells? If you missed the news earlier this month it\u2019s the new name for Swaziland &#8211; King Mswati &#8211; one of the world&#8217;s few remaining absolute monarchs, renaming the country &#8220;the Kingdom of eSwatini\u201d during celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Swazi independence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5757\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Swaziland_1.jpg\" alt=\"Swaziland_1\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Swaziland_1.jpg 550w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Swaziland_1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>The event coincided with the King\u2019s 50th birthday, and eSwatini meaning &#8220;land of the Swazis\u201d certainly fits the bill &#8211; the former name of Swaziland, often being confused with Switzerland at international events.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5758\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Swaziland-village.jpg\" alt=\"Swaziland village\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Swaziland-village.jpg 560w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Swaziland-village-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>This may be nothing new, many other countries doing the same shortly after independence (Rhodesia to Zimbabwe in 1980, Nyasaland to Malawi in 1964, Bechuanaland to Botswana in 1966), but for nomads that are in the know, eSwatini will be so this year, as it\u2019s almost like having a new country to tick off the bucket list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5759\" src=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mlilwane_Swaziland_zebra-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mlilwane_Swaziland_zebra\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mlilwane_Swaziland_zebra-1.jpg 560w, https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Mlilwane_Swaziland_zebra-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>Come see eSwatini with us and give this lesser-known kingdom a visit on one of our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/tour-styles\/camping-overland-1\">overland tours<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>eSwatini might be a new country to most people, but it\u2019s already doing the rounds on Instagram with a record 609 posts and counting. 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