The Royal Swazi Spa is a major entertainment complex in the

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. Founded in 1965, the complex is located 4 hours from

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by road. It is home to a casino, a par-72 golf course, and a spa. The hotel features 149 rooms and is known for its luxurious accommodation. Business Insights called the Royal Swazi Sun Hotel the flagship of Sun International's four hotels in the area. It opened in 1965, three years prior to Swaziland's independence. It was the first casino-hotel in the region. It was important as a major resort in the area that did not adhere to the

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policies of South Africa. The casino is considered an important part of the country's foreign exchange and serves 250,000 people a year, primarily from neighboring South Africa and Mozambique as well as Italy, Switzerland and France. The golf course has hosted many professional tournaments, and is the venue for two current

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events, the

Royal Swazi Sun Open The Investec Royal Swazi Open is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was first played in 1971 and is played at the Royal Swazi Spa Country Club in the Ezulwini Valley, Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Es ...

and the

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