When to go · Eswatini
Eswatini in April
Great month. Autumn clarity; Easter queues at borders; 19 April King's birthday.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Eswatini
- Prices
- Medium
- Eswatini
Verdict
Autumn clarity; Easter queues at borders; 19 April King's birthday.
Weather in April
- Highveld · Mbabane, Malolotja, Piggs Peakbest weather
Misty, cool and green; summer storms and fog on the MR1; frosty winter nights.
- Middleveld · Ezulwini Valley, Lobamba, Manzini, Malkernsbest weather
Mild all year; most lodges, crafts and ceremonies are here.
- Lowveld · Hlane, Mkhaya, Mbuluzi, Big Bendfine
Hot and humid Nov–Mar with some malaria risk; winter dry season concentrates game at waterholes.
- Lubombo plateau · Shewula, Mlawula, Sitekifine
Border ridge with Mozambique; warm and dry in winter.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Good Friday and Easter Monday
Mar–Apr (moves)
Busy borders and lodges.
King Mswati III's birthday
19 Apr
Public holiday; celebrations.
National Flag Day
25 Apr
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Eswatini
- Medium
- Prices · Eswatini
- Medium
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in April
Rated best or good this month
Highveld
Best weather of the year (Mbabane, Malolotja, Piggs Peak)
Middleveld
Best weather of the year (Ezulwini Valley, Lobamba, Manzini, Malkerns)
Warm days, drier.