Trip for a trip travel journals - All Out Africa

Every time a customer books one of our vacations and opts in to our Trip for a Trip scheme, we organise a day trip for a child from a disadvantaged background somewhere around the world to see their local tourist sites, often for the first time.

Our latest trip:

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

30th & 31st July 2026

244 children visited Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, south of Mbabane, in July 2026, where they took a guided conservation walk and saw zebras, crocodiles and warthogs. As well as giving them the chance to learn outside the classroom for a change, the experience strengthened their understanding of conservation and the importance of protecting the natural environment, and hopefully gave them all a fun, memorable day out. "This was my first time going on a trip. I saw a zebra, which our teacher has always taught us about in class. Seeing it in real life made me so happy."

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A sample travel journal from a previous trip with our partner All Out Africa:

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary travel journal

What wildlife the children can see:
Impalas, zebras, buffalo, bucks, crocodiles, monkeys, springbok, birds, fish, hippos, warthogs and wildebeest.

What the children will do:
Explore the campsite park with the teachers. Visit the historic museum, with the opportunity to watch a film about the history of Mlilwane and the story of Jezebel the Flying Land Rover. This is the Land Rover which Ted Reilly, the founder of Mlilwane, used to drive when he first started the sanctuary. Children will also enjoy a plentiful lunch of rice, chicken stew and orange juice which is quite a highlight in itself!

Some of our favorite parts of the day:

• Seeing the animals and learning about wildlife we hadn’t seen before.
• Watching a film where we saw a big jeep that went flying in the air, lots of animals and a man catching a zebra.
• Seeing Jezebel the Flying Land Rover in the museum. It was a big jeep!
• Playing games under the shelter.
• Going on a trip on a bus and singing with my friends (we were singing to Melusi the driver).
• Seeing plenty of crocodiles was so exciting and it seems like it was a family of crocodiles from afar
• Eating a delicious meal with a big piece of chicken!

About our partner organisation:

All Out Africa is a social enterprise comprising of a group of companies and a non profit based in South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique and Botswana. It caters for people looking for a wide variety of African experiences, from volunteering, tours, research, internships, and University field studies, whilst at the same time, building sustainable long term projects.

All Out Africa is serious about giving back to the community and the environment. That is why it set up a foundation to help expand and sustain its project development. This includes support to the six care centers for vulnerable children, a sports development program for local children and youth, community building projects, child sponsorship program to support vulnerable children at primary and high school levels to assist them with school requirements, and facilitate conservation research projects at the wildlife and marine research centers. All Out shares its passion for Southern Africa’s people, places and wildlife with the world and offers adventures that change lives.

Other trips that we have run with our partner All Out Africa:

Hlane Royal National Park

19th & 20th June 2025

240 children visited Hlane National Park, Eswatini's largest conservation area, on a series of trips in June 2025. The park is home to elephants, white rhino, lions and leopards. "When the teacher told us about the trip, I never thought it would be this exciting. I really had a good time with my classmates" – Nathi, aged six,

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

11th, 16th and 25th August 2023

308 underprivileged children in the 9 NCPs that we work with enjoyed their first field trip, which included zebra, crocodile, wildebeest, wild horse, and warthog sightings at Mlilwane Nature Reserve. "In the bus, despite the excitement of the day, the children continued singing songs about the animals they’d seen throughout the bus ride home. The children left their field trip with new hands-on appreciation for the animals and environment they share, as well as memories they’ll have forever."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

10th, 18th and 19th November 2021

155 children, aged four to six, from eight Neighbourhood Care Point centers (Mvutshini, Ezulwini, Mlindazwe, Elangeni, Ekuzukekeni, Bethany, Mahlanya and Nkhanini) visited Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary. Teacher Albertina from Mvutshini NCP said: "The trips were very insightful, especially after schools were closed due to the pandemic and the children missed out a lot. This really opened their minds.” Six year old Ayabonga Mabuza said: "My love for animals has been boosted."

Mantenga Cultural Village

28th November 2019

On this lovely sunny day, we welcomed an incredible 255 children aged between four and six from all of our Neighbourhood Care Points, accompanied by All Out Africa supporting staff and volunteers, teachers and cooking staff to the cultural village. They celebrated Christmas with a traditional song and dance show, and a delicious meal of rice, beef stew and fried chicken.

National Museum, Eswatini

26th June 2019

49 children aged four to six years old visited the museum. This was a combined trip from two Neighbourhood Care Points (NCP): Mlindazwe and Ezulwini. The children saw old pictures of the late King and his beautiful old black cars. One of the children said this about their day: "It was an amazing morning, thank you teacher Gugu for organization this for us. Thank you Malume (Uncle) for driving us this morning. I really enjoyed the black cars that were owned by the late King Sobhuza 11."

National Museum, Eswatini

25th June 2019

In total, 26 children visited the museum. They were from Bethany Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old and were accompanied by teachers and All Out Africa supporting staff. The children saw lots of stuffed animals, King Sobhuza's car collection and the late King's memorial. One of the children said this about their day: "What a great day it was on this trip. We need to do this again. I was amazed to see the stuffed animals. I also enjoyed the late King Sobhuza 11 King Memorial Park, the salute and black cars."

National Museum, Eswatini

20th June 2019

Today 42 children aged between four and six years old visited the museum. This was a combined trip from two Neighbourhood Care Points (NCP): Mlindazwe and Ekuzukekeni. The children found the King's memorial park very exciting! One of the children said this about their day: "I had an amazing morning with my classmates. It was FUN FUN FUN!!! And we really learnt a lot about our history."

National Museum, Eswatini

18th June 2019

25 children visited the museum. They were from Mlindazwe and Mvutjini Neighbourhood Care Points (NCP) aged between four and six years old and were accompanied by teachers and All Out Africa supporting staff. The children enjoyed a cultural day and saw traditional Swazi huts. One of the children said this about their day: "I was really happy to see the old cars. I got the chance to see the late King’s pictures on the wall at the memorial park. This will be such good memory for me."

National Museum, Eswatini

17th June 2019

On this day, 2 Neighbourhood Care points combined from Nkhanini and Mlindazwe to visit the museum. This was a total of 25 children aged between four and six years old along teachers, volunteers and All Out Africa supporting staff. At the memorial park the children got the chance to see the light that is lit as a remembrance of the late King. One of the children said this about their day: "The best part for me was the historic pictures of the late King Sobhuza 11 at the memorial park. I also enjoyed seeing the late King's cars."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

15th April 2019

This warm day a group of 52 children along with All Out Africa supporting staff and volunteers, teacher and cooking lady visited the sanctuary. The children were from Ezulwini Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) and aged between four and six years old. The children were so excited and for many it was their first ever game drive. Here is a quote from one of the children about their day - "It was one of the best days of my life."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

3rd, 4th & 5th April 2019

Over these 3 days a total of 74 children visited Mlilwane Sanctuary. All children were between four and six years old and from: Mahlanya, Bethany and Ekuzukekeni Neighbourhood Care Points (NCP). All trips were accompanied by All Out Africa supporting staff and volunteers, teachers and cooking ladies. Two of the days were drizzly but this did not spoil the children's fun, the excitement was written all over their faces! Here is a quote from one of the children about their day - "My day was unbelievable and I had so much fun"

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

28th March 2019:

On a cloudy but warm day a group of 23 children from Mvutjini Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old visited Mlilwane Sanctuary. Two All Out Africa supporting staff & one volunteer, one teacher and three cooking ladies came along on the trip. There was a lot of excitement from the children and they saw kudos, impala and crocodiles. Here is a quote from one of the children about their day - "I was so shocked when I saw a zebra for the first time. My Mlilwane trip was so amazing, especially because it was my first trip to the Game Park."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

19th March 2019

A group of 16 children along with Eswatini supporting staff, volunteers, teacher, cook and All Out Africa volunteers visited the sanctuary. The children were from Nkhanini Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) and aged between four and six years old. The children screamed with excitement on their game drive, for many children it was their first trip. Here is a quote from one of the children about their day - "It was my first trip to Mlilwane and it was unbelievable. I saw zebras and a lot of impalas and I was very excited."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

18th March 2019

On this sunny day a group of 11 children from Mlindazwe Neighbourhood Care Point visited the sanctuary along with Eswatini supporting staff, teacher, cook and All Out Africa volunteers. The children were aged between four and six years old. They had an exciting day and even saw a crocodile from a distance. Here is a quote from one of the children - "It was an amazing trip from the beginning to the end and the lunch was nice too. Thank you teacher."

Nyanza Stables, Swaziland

4th December 2018

37 children age four - six years old, from Ekuzukekeni Neighbourhood Care Point visited the farm on this sunny and warm day along with supporting staff, volunteers and teachers. Seeing the animals was a true eye opener and the children had a fantastic time at their Christmas party. Here is a quote from one of the children - "All of my classmates had fun and were very excited. The food as well was good and we enjoyed it."

Nyanza Stables, Swaziland

29th November 2018

On a sunny and warm day a group of 30 children along with Swaziland supporting staff, volunteers, teacher, cook and All Out Africa volunteers visited the farm. The children were from Bethany Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) and aged between four and six years old. They had an exciting time viewing the animals and enjoyed a Christmas lunch during their day too. Here is a quote from one of the children - “It was great to see and touch a horse. I only see horses on TV"

Nyanza Stables, Swaziland

28th November 2018

On a cold morning, 41 children (age four - six) from Ezulwini Neighbourhood Care Point visited the farm. The day warmed up later and the children learnt a lot about the animals from the tour leader. The children also very much enjoyed the cake with their lunch. Here is a quote from one of the children - "Having a school trip was the best and helps with our learning."

Nyanza Stables, Swaziland

27th November 2018

32 children (age four - six) from Mvutshini Neighbourhood Care Point visited the farm for a special Christmas trip. They saw a lot of domestic animals which they had learned about in the classroom and enjoyed taking lots of pictures. One of the children said this about their day - "It was so much fun and I really enjoyed the food and our photo shoot."

Nyanza Stables, Swaziland

22nd November 2018

On a warm and sunny day, 37 children visited the farm. The children age between four - six were from Mlindazwe and Nkhanini Neighbourhood Care Point. This was a Christmas trip and the children enjoyed a special lunch and had their photos taken with a Christmas tree. They learned a lot about domestic animals which they had been studying at school.

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

12th October 2018

A group of 17 children along with Eswatini supporting staff, volunteers, teacher, cook and All Out Africa volunteers visited the sanctuary. The children were from Mahlanya Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) and aged between four and six years old. They had an exciting time with a film crew who also joined them on their trip. Here is a quote from one of the children - "I saw a crocodile eating grass in a river and I saw pigs with big teeth and teacher said they are called warthog. I was very happy to see the wild animals."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

18th September 2018

On a warm day a group of 17 children from Mahlanya Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP), aged four to six years old visited the sanctuary. They saw a number of Impala and crocodiles and found the campsite interesting. Here is a quote from one of the children about their day - "I was happy to finally see the wild animals, I saw a hippo and springbok. I will now know all about wild animals because I have seen them with my eyes"

National Museum, Eswatini

8th August 2017

In total, 31 children visited the museum. They were from Bethany Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old along with six adults (two NCP teachers, one cooking lady, one volunteer and two All Out Africa supporting staff). The children saw lots of interesting historic objects including pictures of previous Prime Ministers in the Kingdom of Swaziland.

National Museum, Eswatini

3rd August 2017

On this trip, 15 children from Nkhanini Neighourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old visited the museum, plus six adults (including one NCP teacher, three cooking ladies, one volunteer and one All Out Africa supporting staff). Lihle Mamba, one of the children, said this about their day: "I saw a black snake, birds, lions and a crocodile. Saw King Sobhuza II four black cars and his huge statue."

National Museum, Eswatini

17th July 2017

Today, 15 children from Mlindazwe Neighourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old visited the museum, plus seven adults (including one NCP teacher, one teaching assistant, three cooking ladies, one volunteer and one All Out Africa supporting staff). Andiswa Dlamini (age six) said this about the trip: "The trip was successful and very exciting for me. I was very excited when I saw the cars of the late King Sobhuza II. When I grow up I want to have a similar car like the one I saw. I also enjoyed the food that we ate today."

National Museum, Eswatini

28th & 29th June 2017

In total, 50 children (25 on each trip) from Ezulwini Neighourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old visited the museum, plus eight adults (including one NCP teacher, one cooking lady, one volunteer and one All Out Africa supporting staff for each trip). Cebolenkosi Gamedze (age six) said this about their trip: "I was amazed with all the stuffed animals that I saw, namely a crocodile, snake, lizard and zebra. I was also happy to get the opportunity to view the pictures of the Late King Sobhuza II at the memorial Centre."

National Museum, Eswatini

23rd & 26th June 2017

In total, 40 children (20 on each trip) from Ekuzukekeni Neighourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old visited the museum, plus five adults (including one NCP teacher, two cooking ladies, one volunteer and one All Out Africa supporting staff). Ebony Dlamini (age five) said this about their day: "I saw lion, zebra, birds and women who were wearing Swazi Traditional clothes. We also sang for the nice ladies at the National Museum."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

22nd June 2018

A group of 28 children along with two NCP teachers and All Out Africa supporting staff visited the sanctuary. The children were from Ekuzukekeni Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) and aged between four and six years old. They saw various animals and enjoyed walking around the campsite seeing the wild hogs. Here is a quote from one of the children, Nathi Mavuso (age six) - “When the teacher told us about the trip, I never thought it would be this exciting. I really had a good time with my classmates."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

21st June 2018:

In total, a group of 27 children visited the Mlilwane wildlife sanctuary along with one NCP teacher and All Out Africa supporting staff. They were from Ekuzukekeni Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) and aged between four and six years old. The children had a hearty meal of chicken stew and saw plenty of wildlife while walking through the campsite. Here is a quote from one of the children, Simangele Dlamini (age six) - “Seeing the Imphala’s was the best part of my day”.

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

20th June 2018:

23 children from Ezulwini Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between six and four visited the Mlilwane wildlife sanctuary. They had a "totally amazing outing" learning about the history of the museum from the teachers and seeing skeletons which they thought were scary at first. Here is a quote from one of the children, Futhi Dlamini (age six) - “Seeing the crocodile family was the best part of my day".

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

18th June 2018

On this warm day, 24 children along with one NCP teacher, one cooking lady and All Out Africa supporting staff visited the sanctuary. They were from Ezulwini Neighourhood Care Point (NCP) and aged between three and six years old. The children saw wildlife while driving through the game reserve and passed impala and wild hogs in the campsite. Here is a quote from one of the children, Simphiwe Dlamini (age six) - “Lovely fun day and outing. Lunch was good and I don’t think I will eat dinner tonight at home... Totally an enjoyable day."

National Museum, Eswatini

16th June 2017

On this trip, 20 children from Mvutjini Neighourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old visited the museum, plus seven adults (including one NCP teacher, three cooking ladies, one volunteer and two All Out Africa supporting staff). A supporting teacher on this trip said this about their day: "The children's happiness and excitement is beyond words and for once my care point classroom attendance was full."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

4th and 5th June 2018

A group of 35 children along with two NCP teachers, one cooking lady and All Out Africa supporting staff visited the sanctuary. They were from Bethany Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old. The children had an amazing experience despite the weather being cold and cloudy. Here is a quote from one of the children - "Watching a film where we saw a big jeep that went flying in the air, lots of animals and a man catching a zebra."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

28th May 2018

On this day, 20 children visited the sanctuary. They were from Bethany Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old along with one NCP teacher, one cooking lady and All Out Africa supporting staff. The children really enjoyed this sunny and warm visit to the sanctuary. Here is a quote from one of the children, Sikhumbuzo Shongwe (age six) - "All I can say is that we had fun and we need to come back to Mlilwane tomorrow."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

24th May 2018

In total, 23 children visited the sanctuary. They were from Bethany Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old along with one NCP teacher, one cooking lady and All Out Africa supporting staff. The children had an amazing time visiting the sanctuary. Here is a quote from one of the children, Zakhele Nkambule (age six) - "I had so much food, I couldn’t finish it. Seeing the animals we read about and colour in, in our school work-books was Fun, Fun, Fun!!!!"

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

23rd May 2018:

On this Sunny day in late May, 22 children visited the sanctuary. They were from Nkhanini Neighbourhood Care Point and Mlindazwe Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old along with one NCP teacher, one cooking lady and All Out Africa supporting staff. The children really enjoyed their day. Here is a quote from one of the children, Mthokozisi Mdluli (age five) - "I enjoyed seeing a few crocodiles and Zebra’s. It's amazing how real animals look like. Seeing the Impala was also exciting."

Swaziland National Fire & Emergency Service

25th, 26th & 27th October 2017

This trip took 178 children aged 4-6 years old to the Swaziland National Fire & Emergency Service. They learnt about the fire and emergency services role and watched a demonstration of a fire truck releasing water to put out a fire learning just how dangerous fires are.

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

2nd & 5th June 2017

On this trip, 31 children visited the sanctuary. They were from Bethany Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old along with one NCP teacher, one cooking lady and All Out Africa supporting staff. The children thoroughly enjoyed their day. Here is a quote from one of the children, Sibusiso Mamba (age six) - "Seeing zebras for the first time was unbelievable, so I enjoyed my day."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

19th May 2017

On this occasion, 12 children from Nkhanini Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old visited the sanctuary. The children saw zebras, impalas, crocodiles, monkeys and wildebeest. The NCP children walked around the campsite with volunteers. They also viewed the museum within the game reserve campsite.

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

21st April 2017

In total, 17 children from Mvutjni Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between three and six years old enjoyed a sunny day at the sanctuary. One of the quotes from Phiwo (age six) about the day: "We saw buffaloes for once with my classmate and friend."

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

31st March 2017:

On this bright and sunny day, 24 children visited the sanctuary. They were from Ekuzukekeni Neighourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between three and six years old. One of the quotes from the day: "I saw a Swazi hut like my grandmother's hut at home and different animal bones." - Kwenziwe Mkhatjwa (age six)

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

17th March 2017

On this trip, 21 children from Ekuzukekeni Neighourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between three and six years old visited the sanctuary on a bright and sunny day. One of the quotes from the day from Busiswa Dludlu (age six): "It was wonderful to see big mountains and rivers. And I saw a crocodile for the first time today.".

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

3rd March 2017

In total, 11 children from Ekuzukekeni Neighourhood Care Point (NCP) aged between four and six years old visited the sanctuary on a bright sunny day. One of the children said the following about their day: "I was shocked but excited to see a zebra for the first time. I would be happy to do this again one day". - Nkhosinathi Nkhambule (age 6).

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

10th February 2017:

On this occasion, 18 children from Ekuzukekeni Neighourhood Care Point (NCP), aged between four and six years old, as well as nine volunteers, two drivers and teacher Zodwa visited the sanctuary. It was a bright and sunny day. One of the best parts was "walking around the campsite area of the game reserve and seeing a few wild hogs, while doing the walk about.".

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary

1st November 2016

A group of 24 children from Mlindazwe Neighbourhood Care Point (NCP) aged three to six, as well as the NCP teacher, three cooking ladies and Frank the Lion (a cuddly toy!) visited the sanctuary. One of the favorite parts of the day was "seeing Jezebel the Flying Land Rover in the museum. It was a big jeep!"

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