ESWATINI: Swazi Rally Will Commence On 31st August

The biggest biking event in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), the Swazi Rally, celebrates its Silver Jubilee this year with its 25th anniversary event, Dates for the impressive show have now been released.

This years’ Swazi Rally will commence on 31st August and draw to a close on 2nd September 2018.

The event attracts around 6000 bikers from all over the world, with over 1000 spectators also expected to arrive at Riders Ranch, the venue for the show.

Various activities take place across the weekend, with bike stunting, car spinning, music performances from local and international artists, local cuisine tasting, and many more.

The Rally will coincide with this year’s Umhlanga Reed Dance festival, with Eswatini expecting a huge number of tourists flocking to the country for both events.

The Swaziland International Trade Fair which takes place at the Mavuso Trade and Exhibition Centre in Manzini, will also overlap with the event.

Prizes will be up for grabs at the event, including an amazing Yamaha R6 motorbike worth an estimated $15,000 donated by WesBank, a division of the First National Bank (FNB).

A random draw will be conducted to determine the winner from the thousands that attend.

Tickets for the Swazi Rally will be available at the gate for E300 per person.

Sponsors and partners of the event to help make it a great success include the Eswatini Tourism Authority, WesBank, Sincephetelo Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund (SMVAF), Galp Swaziland, and many others.


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SWAZILAND: Swazi Rally Attracts International Tourists

This year's Swazi Rally, which was held in the last weekend of August at the Riders' Ranch, in Sidvokodvo, was a major success, as hundreds of visitors made the journey across Africa into Swaziland for the annual event.

This years’ Swazi Rally coincided with Umhlanga: The Reed Dance, the SADC Summit, and the Swaziland International Trade Fair, which has encouraged a vast amount of tourism to Swaziland over the past three months.

Marketing Manager for Swaziland Tourism Authority Bongani Dlamini was thrilled at the recent exposure. "We are always excited to receive first time visitors to the country, but we are overjoyed to see return visitors, as they serve to affirm that Swaziland is a sentimental place to be," he explains.

Several bikers from neighbouring South Africa and Mozambique, who formed part of the extravaganza in the biking community: the Swazi Rally, have expressed their genuine love for Swaziland, describing the country as beautiful, and the riding terrain as "a biker's dream".

In interviews, partners Kreepy and Jim, from a Cape Town-based riding club: The Brother's Keepers, said they were in the country for the first time but already felt connected to the surroundings and locals. "The people here are amazingly friendly, something we hardly see in Cape Town. The roads here are so well developed and kept, and we shall definitely be doing more rides in this country for many years to come as long as we live," declared the Capetonians.

Swaziland is known for hosting cultural and internationally recognised events year round. To learn more about Swaziland events, take a look at our dedicated calendar here.