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KwaZulu Natal Battlefields Tour - 5 Days (Code T17) |
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 This KwaZulu Natal Battlefields Tour is a South Africa Tour. It is very popular amongst all those interested in the military history of South Africa and the wars and battles that were fought in this area of South Africa. The tour focuses on Battlefields from both the Anglo Zulu war as well as the Anglo Boer War.
It is notable that the battle at Rorkes Drift was responsible for the awarding of more Victoria Crosses than any other single battle in British military history. |
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Tour Detail |
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| Prices vary depending on the time of year and the size of your traveling party. Please send us a request with your particular requirements. We will return a detailed, no obligation quotation to you, within 24hrs of receiving the request. We can quote you in any currency of your choice. Bookings confirmed with a deposit more than six months in advance are subject to a discount of 5%. |
| Tour Price: |
From R7 468 to R10 993 (South African Rand) per person sharing |
| Tour Starting Date: |
Any date specified by clients, this is a private tour |
| Tour Starting Point: |
Anywhere in Johannesburg or Pretoria |
| Tour Ending Point: |
Anywhere in Johannesburg or Pretoria |
| What is Included: |
Below the detailed itinerary |
| What is Excluded: |
Below the detailed itinerary |
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Tour Itinerary |
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Day 1: KwaZulu Natal - Battlefields
After breakfast guests will be collected by their guide from where the road leads to the northwestern KwaZulu Natal, famous for its battlefields. The winding road will lead to your overnight destination in Dundee. Battle related sites will be visited on the route to Dundee, as well as the Talana Battlefield Museum if time allows. The battlefield of Talana marks the first serious clash of modern warfare supported by long-range artillery.
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| Overnight: Penny Farthing |
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| Meals: Dinner |
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Day 2: KwaZulu Natal - Battlefields
Guests will visit Blood River and the Ncome and Talana Museum during the day. The Blood River Monument is a tribute to the battle of Blood River in 1838. The granite Jaw-bone Monument and bronze wagon laager was built on the original site of the 1838 wagon laager. It consists of 64 replica Voortrekker wagons cast in bronze situated on the site of this most famous battle between the Afrikaners and the Zulu. The Ncome Museum is built in the shape of a Zulu war horn formation. The museum offers a re-interpretation of the 1838 battle and the Zulu culture in general. The last stop of the day will be at the Talana Museum, named after the hill at the base of which the museum is situated meaning “the shelf where precious items are stored”. The museum was opened in 1979 to commemorate the Anglo Zulu war.
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| Overnight: Penny Farthing |
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| Meals: Breakfast and Dinner |
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Day 3: KwaZulu Natal - Battlefields
Guests will be met after breakfast and the day will be spent visiting the sites of two of South Africa's most famous Battlefields; Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift. On January 22 1879, it was the site where approximately 22 000 Zulu warriors defeated a contingent of approximately 1350 British and Native troops. The force was largely wiped out by the Zulus under Cetshwayo and the battle remains the single greatest defeat for the British Army at the hands of a native army. Rorkes Drift is the site where 139 British solders successfully defended their garrison against an intense assault by four to five thousand Zulu warriors. The successful defense of the outpost is held as one of history's finest defenses. |
| Overnight: Penny Farthing |
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| Meals: Breakfast and Dinner |
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Day 4: KwaZulu Natal - Drakensberg
From Dundee, guests will make their way to Ladysmith where a stop will be made at the Siege Museum. The museum is considered to be the best Anglo Boer War Museum in the country and had its humble beginning as a vegetable market place in 1884. Today it houses one of the greatest collections of artifacts from the Siege of Ladysmith & the Anglo Boer War of 1899 - 1902. From Ladysmith we make our way to the Drakensberg Mountains, named by the early Dutch Settlers for their resemblance to the ridges of a Dragon's Back. The steep ridges of the mountains were formed by the headwater erosion of rivers which separate South Africa's Highveld Plateau from the coastal lowlands.
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| Overnight: Montusi |
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| Meals: Breakfast and Dinner |
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Day 5: Departure
A morning spent at leisure in inspiring mountain scenery is followed by a return journey to Johannesburg where guests are assisted with check in at the airport or alternatively transferred to any location of their choice in either Johannesburg or Pretoria, after a memorable South African tour. |
| Overnight: None |
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| Meals: Breakfast |
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| African Sky has been conducting quality South Africa Tours and African Tours for more than 10 years. We offer both luxury tours as well as family tours in South Africa and Southern Africa. If none of our standard South African Tour itineraries meet with your approval, we will gladly tailor make a tour to suit your requirements. |
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- Accommodation as specified in the Itinerary
- Services of a registered guide/Resident Rangers
- Meals as specified in the Itinerary
- Tourism Levy
- All Applicable Taxes
- All Land Transportation in air conditioned vehicles
- All Activities and Entrance fees to places mentioned in the itinerary
- All Park Fees if Applicable
- International Airfare (Getting to South Africa and getting back home)
- Personal and Medical Insurance
- Activities not specifically stated in the itinerary
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Meals not specifically stated in the itinerary
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KwaZulu Natal Battlefields Tour Includes: 
