Phophonyane Falls Nature Reserve, Swaziland

The Phophonyane Falls Nature Reserve is a scenic, 600 ha large nature reserve and tourist destination near

Piggs Peak Piggs Peak is a town in northwestern Eswatini. It was founded around gold prospecting in 1884, but its main industry is now forestry. The Phophonyane Falls lie near the town. Piggs Peak Casino takes its name from the area. In 2001 the 115m hig ...

, Eswatini. A network of footpaths through the Gobolondlo forest reaches meandering watercourses which lead to the main attraction of the reserve - the 80 m high Phophonyane Falls. This waterfall has formed on a steep section of exposed

gneiss Gneiss ( ) is a common and widely distributed type of metamorphic rock. It is formed by high-temperature and high-pressure metamorphic processes acting on formations composed of igneous or sedimentary rocks. Gneiss forms at higher temperatures a ...

. The Phophonyane River in this area falls per some 240 m over the distance of 2 km. Some of the oldest rocks in the world, dated at 3.55 billion years, are exposed at the waterfall.

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Phophonyane Falls Ecolodge and Nature Reserve
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