Pre-trip checklist
Eswatini
Sketch Score 65/100 · checked against sources current as of 2026-07-12
Government advisories
- ☐ United States: level 2/4 — Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- ☐ United Kingdom: level 1/4
- ☐ Canada: level 2/4 — Exercise a high degree of caution
Health notices
- ☐ Global Measles (level 1)
Practical
- ☐ Plug type M, 230V — bring an adapter if yours differs
- ☐ Drives on the left
- ☐ Emergency (police): 999
- ☐ Emergency (ambulance): 977
- ☐ Emergency (fire): 933
Laws that could get a tourist arrested
- ☐ Aggressive police enforcement — Police officers aggressively apprehend and abuse foreigners for minor offenses like jaywalking or speeding.
- ☐ Border crossing restrictions — It is forbidden to take meat into certain areas at border gates, and soldiers have the right to search you and your vehicle extensively.
- ☐ No-Man's Land prohibition — Straying into the 5 km stretch of territory between Mozambique and Eswatini is dangerous, as soldiers guard the edges and have shot people there.
Before you go
General trip-prep, not specific to Eswatini — the same short list applies anywhere.
- ☐ Register with your embassy's traveler program if one exists
- ☐ Check your passport's validity and blank-page requirements on your destination's official entry-rules page
- ☐ Photograph/screenshot your passport, visa, and travel insurance documents
- ☐ Download offline maps for your destination
- ☐ Confirm your bank/card issuer knows you're traveling
- ☐ Check whether your phone plan needs a travel add-on or a local SIM
Generated by SKETCH.WORLD from public sources — see sketch.world/eswatini for full receipts and links. Informational only, not professional travel or legal advice.