Jeppe’s Reef

 At the heart of the center (cultural village), are two Swazi villages, authentic and alive with cultural activities. A traditional African village is organized around family relationships and creates household activity areas and places for special occasions.

Guests can wander through the village with its many huts and seclusions, each allocated for a specific social function and interact with the villagers (Matsamo’s staff) as they go about their daily activities. Traditional African crops are cultivated, the Nguni cattle herd can be seen, traditional food is prepared and ancient crafts will be practiced.

The village has a main hut (Indlunkulu) or grandmother’s hut, with her kitchen (lidladla) and storeroom (silulu). The first wife also has a similar cluster of her own. There are special huts for the children and for the master (mnumzane) of the homestead. Each seclusion has its own use and of course the cattle kraal (sibaya) is not to be forgotten as it resembles the wealth of the family.

Matsamo’s cultural village represent a classical Swazi culture. In addition, it is a living museum of old tradition. The village comprises of 10 huts, kraals and byres for cattle and goats, reed fences or thatched fences.

Guests can wonder around through the hurts, each allocated for a specific function and they can also interact with the villagers as they go about the daily activities.

In the village there is a main hurt (Grandmothers hurt), girls hurt (intsanga), boys hurt (lilawu), kithech(lidladla), brewing hurt ( lidladla letjwala), wifes hurts, First and second (Makhulu and mamncane), master hurt (Mnumzane), a kraal (Sibaya), Men’s kraal(lisango), maize creep( Inyango), chicken nests(Tilulu) and crop field. The guide explained all these areas functions in full details during our tour.Read more