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Shops and Crafts
Shops and Crafts

Coral Stephens Handweaving
Located in Pigg’s Peak at the Peak Craft Center the shop is home to a range of home décor items such as blankets, throws, cushion covers, rugs and shawls. The shop stocks a wide range of items perfect for adding a special something to a home – table runners, raffia cushion covers, mohairs throws and cotton rag rugs.
Tel: +268 4373059
Town: Pigg's Peak

Tintsaba Crafts
The shop features the full range of basketary from the world-renowed Swazi baskets to our functional range of laundry baskets and trays. Sisal and grass tableware is also available in single and sets, solids and stripes, tablemats and coasters.
Tel: + 268 4371260
Town: Pigg's Peak

Indingilizi Gallery
We exhibit a rare combination of modern, contempory and traditional African art. Talented local artists exhibit their best and most unique artqork, sculptures, beadwork, pottery, cleavely made toys, handwoven baskets, beaded and silver jewellery, etc. Join us in our courtyard restaurant and enjoy our peaceful courtyard setting away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Tel: +268 40446213
Town: Mbabane

Baobab Batik
Situated in the beautiful Malkerns Valley we produce individual art pieces with a unique batik technique. Our wide range enable syou to choose from colourful adult and children’s cliothing, cushion covers, wall hangings, table cloths and servietter and muchmore.
Tel: +268 5283177
Town: Malkerns

Gone Rural
Established in 1992 Gone Rural was set up to realize extraordinary potential of women in the rural areas. Women with skills in plaiting, stiching and weaving grass products are isdentified. We sell a selection of exclusive world-class hand made interiors including tableware accessories, collector’s baskets and gifts that blend contemporary colour with exquisite design.
Tel: +268 5504936
Town: Malkerns

Swazi Candles
Unique to Africa, Swazi Candles craftsmen and women mould each candles to its unique and individual shape. Visitors can watch the entire process from the gentle softening of the waxes, the deliberate moulding of each candle to the final trimming. The choice is wide and each candle maker copies form and shape from photos then instills his own character into the individual piece; amused bulls, sad tortoise, rather severe elephant and happy hippo, the range of expression is wide and varied.
Tel: +268 5283219
Town: Malkerns

Manzini Market
Manzini market on Thursdays is an explosion of energy, colour and crafts of all kinds. We are the ultimate supermarket for one-stop shopping. Pick produce, get a Swazi dress made, find herbal medicines, stand awestruck by colourful batiks, woodcarvings, jewelry making, assemble an ritual outfit complete with animals skins and spears, select Western-style clothing do a number of shopping missions at Manzini Market.
   
Town: Manzini

Mantenga Craft Centre
The Centre boasts with diverse art and craft outlets retailing a variety of home furnishings, clothing, toys and gift items to suit everyone’s needs. The outlets include Khaya Craft specializing in sisal baskets, Benguni Craft with a wide variety of small curios made by local craftsmen, Shiba Rugs which has distinctive woven mats, rugs and natural household furnishings made from cotton, Rosecraft manufacturers of high-quality mohair products, HAWU! Pots beautifully decorated clay pots and for those interested in silver or gold there’s the Little Silver Shop for that very special gift.
Tel: +268 4161136
Town: Ezulwini

African Queen
Situated at the pool of Lugogo Sun African Queen is a bright and airy shop which offers the visitor and local shopper a great choice of products: colourful and ethnic T-Shirts, clothing, jewellery, swimwear for adults and children and African inspired fun and practical gifts. Ngwenya Glass and Swazi Candles are well represented and are displayed amongst interesting collectables from Swaziland and other African countries.
Tel: +268 5164570
Town: Ezulwini

Guava Gallery
The only manufacturing jeweler in Swaziland our designs are very different with variety such as gold and silver jewellery cleverly entwined with elephant and giraffe hair, woven bracelets and bangles, even in stainless steel as well as earings, rings and necklaces, gemstones and ethnic beads. After all that shopping, relax on the terrace and admire the stunning view, have lunch or a cup of coffee and make friends with the gallery dogs Simba the Tripod, Podgy Beanie, Sitdown Fanucci, and little Pee-Pot.
Tel: +268 4161343
Town: Ezulwini

Ngwenya Glass
Set in large indigenous gardens we are one of Swaziland’s major tourist attractions. Come and witness first-hand, the magical art of glassblowing from an overhead balcony each item being made from 100% recycled glass. Adjoining is a showroom well stocked with mementos of a truly African visit. Also on the premises is a Craft Centre which sells a wide range of reasonably priced African handicrafts and traditional rocking horses handmade on the premises. We invite you to relax in the sunny coffee shop overlooking imaginative play park for children which serves a variety of light meals.
Tel: +268 4424053
Town: Ngwenya

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Distance: (Kms)

Johannesburg
To Mbabane - 371
To Manzini - 411

Durban
To Mbabane - 635
To Manzini - 595

Gaborone
To Mbabane - 718
To Manzini - 758

Maseru
To Mbabane - 736
To Manzini - 696
Shops and Crafts
Shops and Crafts

Coral Stephens Handweaving
Located in Pigg’s Peak at the Peak Craft Center the shop is home to a range of home décor items such as blankets, throws, cushion covers, rugs and shawls. The shop stocks a wide range of items perfect for adding a special something to a home – table runners, raffia cushion covers, mohairs throws and cotton rag rugs.
Tel: +268 4373059
Town: Pigg's Peak

Tintsaba Crafts
The shop features the full range of basketary from the world-renowed Swazi baskets to our functional range of laundry baskets and trays. Sisal and grass tableware is also available in single and sets, solids and stripes, tablemats and coasters.
Tel: + 268 4371260
Town: Pigg's Peak

Indingilizi Gallery
We exhibit a rare combination of modern, contempory and traditional African art. Talented local artists exhibit their best and most unique artqork, sculptures, beadwork, pottery, cleavely made toys, handwoven baskets, beaded and silver jewellery, etc. Join us in our courtyard restaurant and enjoy our peaceful courtyard setting away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Tel: +268 40446213
Town: Mbabane

Baobab Batik
Situated in the beautiful Malkerns Valley we produce individual art pieces with a unique batik technique. Our wide range enable syou to choose from colourful adult and children’s cliothing, cushion covers, wall hangings, table cloths and servietter and muchmore.
Tel: +268 5283177
Town: Malkerns

Gone Rural
Established in 1992 Gone Rural was set up to realize extraordinary potential of women in the rural areas. Women with skills in plaiting, stiching and weaving grass products are isdentified. We sell a selection of exclusive world-class hand made interiors including tableware accessories, collector’s baskets and gifts that blend contemporary colour with exquisite design.
Tel: +268 5504936
Town: Malkerns

Swazi Candles
Unique to Africa, Swazi Candles craftsmen and women mould each candles to its unique and individual shape. Visitors can watch the entire process from the gentle softening of the waxes, the deliberate moulding of each candle to the final trimming. The choice is wide and each candle maker copies form and shape from photos then instills his own character into the individual piece; amused bulls, sad tortoise, rather severe elephant and happy hippo, the range of expression is wide and varied.
Tel: +268 5283219
Town: Malkerns

Manzini Market
Manzini market on Thursdays is an explosion of energy, colour and crafts of all kinds. We are the ultimate supermarket for one-stop shopping. Pick produce, get a Swazi dress made, find herbal medicines, stand awestruck by colourful batiks, woodcarvings, jewelry making, assemble an ritual outfit complete with animals skins and spears, select Western-style clothing do a number of shopping missions at Manzini Market.
   
Town: Manzini

Mantenga Craft Centre
The Centre boasts with diverse art and craft outlets retailing a variety of home furnishings, clothing, toys and gift items to suit everyone’s needs. The outlets include Khaya Craft specializing in sisal baskets, Benguni Craft with a wide variety of small curios made by local craftsmen, Shiba Rugs which has distinctive woven mats, rugs and natural household furnishings made from cotton, Rosecraft manufacturers of high-quality mohair products, HAWU! Pots beautifully decorated clay pots and for those interested in silver or gold there’s the Little Silver Shop for that very special gift.
Tel: +268 4161136
Town: Ezulwini

African Queen
Situated at the pool of Lugogo Sun African Queen is a bright and airy shop which offers the visitor and local shopper a great choice of products: colourful and ethnic T-Shirts, clothing, jewellery, swimwear for adults and children and African inspired fun and practical gifts. Ngwenya Glass and Swazi Candles are well represented and are displayed amongst interesting collectables from Swaziland and other African countries.
Tel: +268 5164570
Town: Ezulwini

Guava Gallery
The only manufacturing jeweler in Swaziland our designs are very different with variety such as gold and silver jewellery cleverly entwined with elephant and giraffe hair, woven bracelets and bangles, even in stainless steel as well as earings, rings and necklaces, gemstones and ethnic beads. After all that shopping, relax on the terrace and admire the stunning view, have lunch or a cup of coffee and make friends with the gallery dogs Simba the Tripod, Podgy Beanie, Sitdown Fanucci, and little Pee-Pot.
Tel: +268 4161343
Town: Ezulwini

Ngwenya Glass
Set in large indigenous gardens we are one of Swaziland’s major tourist attractions. Come and witness first-hand, the magical art of glassblowing from an overhead balcony each item being made from 100% recycled glass. Adjoining is a showroom well stocked with mementos of a truly African visit. Also on the premises is a Craft Centre which sells a wide range of reasonably priced African handicrafts and traditional rocking horses handmade on the premises. We invite you to relax in the sunny coffee shop overlooking imaginative play park for children which serves a variety of light meals.
Tel: +268 4424053
Town: Ngwenya

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