Fugitive's Drift, Rourke's Drift, Spioenkop Mountain, and other colonial Battlefields. The KwaZulu-Natal battlefields have always been very much worth a days trip reliving the past. The Drakensberg and Natal Midlands offer many opportunities to re-discover British, Zulu and Boer clashes on the battlefield. Infact KwaZulu-Natal now hosts the Battlefield Route, an experience that is a South Africa tour highlight.
Departures
Monday (Durban hotels at 07h30)
Meals
Accommodation
Vehicle
Day 1: Lunch, Dinner
Day 2: Breakfast, Lunch
Luxury Guesthouse / Bed and Breakfast
Luxury Microbus / Luxury Mini Coach
Optional
Activites
Any additional actvities not specified in the itinerary.
Includes
Excludes
All items specified in itinerary
Items of a personal nature and meals not indicated in the itinerary.
Itinerary
Day 1
DURBAN - ROURKES DRIFT AREA
We make an early start and head inland towards South Africa's famous battlegrounds - more battles were fought in this remote area of KwaZulu-Natal than anywhere else in South Africa. Our expert Battlefield guides will have you hanging on every word as they recount the 1879 battle of Isandlwana, where 24 000 Zulu 'impis' took on the firepower of the British troops, and eliminated almost an entire regiment in less than an hour. Then it's on to Fugitive's Drift, where all those who fled the Isandlwana battlefield that fateful day were killed. Next we visit Rourke's Drift, where a handful of British soldiers (outnumbered 35 to 1) fought off 4000 Zulus for 12 hours. This battle saw 11 Victoria Crosses awarded, which is historically more than in any other engagement. Return to a charming guesthouse for warm, country hospitality and a delicious dinner. Luxury Guest House (Rourke's Drift Area)
Day 2
BATTLEFILEDS AND SURROUNDS - DURBAN
After a traditional South African breakfast we travel to the summit of Spioenkop Mountain. From here your guide will recreate the tragic battle between Boer and British soldiers, which unfolded over nine days in 1900. Incredibly, both Winston Churchill (then a reporter) and Mohandas Gandhi (a stretcher-bearer) witnessed the battle. We then continue a little further to visit the spot of the 'armoured train incident', famous due to the fact that Churchill was among those captured. After lunch, we take our leave of these battlefields chronicles and travel to Durban, arriving in the late afternoon for drop off at your hotel or Durban International airport.
* The tour is conducted in English and German
Various language guides available on request
2007 rates available on request
