Isandlwana Battlefield Tours and Activities

Visit the Isandlwana Battlefields, where South African and British Colonial history was made in a major battle, on this full-day tour from Durban. With an historian guide to lead you, you'll learn about the great battle between the Zulu warriors and British troops in 1879. Stop at Rorke's Drift to visit the museum, as well as Buffalo River for lunch and refreshments. Entrance fees and round-trip transportation included.

On this amazing day tour you'll get to walk the very ground that the British and Zulu fought on and with your qualified and passionate guide, will gain a deeper understanding of the battles themselves as well as the events that led up to the battles of Rorkes Drift and Isandlwana.

This is probably the most famous of the Anglo-Zulu battles. Isandlwana is to this day the battle in which the British suffered the highest number of casualties at the hands of a native army and also where they showed extraordinary courage resulting in the awarding of 11 Victoria Crosses. Travel deep into Zululand and meet a renowned Battlefields storyteller. Our first stop is the stage of the Battle of Isandlwana. Here a portion of British troops were overwhelmed by 20 000 Zulu warriors, who overthrew trained soldiers, making this one of the Empire’s worst defeats. The battle gains momentum at Rorke's Drift where, under the command of Lt. John Chard, 120 soldiers mounted a courageous defence and defeated 3000+ Zulus. Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded, the most in British history for a regiment for a single action. Discover the history as well as the new revelations. Our final stop is at Fugitives Drift before heading back to Durban.

This is an comprehensive and detailed tour of Kwa Zulu Natal offering both culture, Isandlwana & Rorkes' drift battlefields where Zulus and British fought on 22 January 1879, and close encounter with wildlife such as the BIG 5. We have brilliant tour guides who are knowledgeable in both culture, history and South African wildlife. Lunch, dinner and breakfast included in the package.

On this Battlefield we focus on the Isandlwana Battlefield and Rorkes drift Battlefield. These are the two major wars between Zulus and British People . In our Battlefield Tour we include a guide who will be introducing the battles , the victory between the 2 countries. Our Guides introduce these battles and lay out the foundation for details which will be given by the Battlefield specialist in the real sites where everything happened. These battlefield has a museum which guest will have to visit for clarification of points. Guest are then taken to the real sites starting with Isandlwana Battlefield followed by Rorkes Drift Battlefield. It is a combination of sorrows and victories for both battlefield. The Battlefield include the study, the research , the moment of truth for those people who has watched the film Zulu. Our lunch will be at Rorkes Drift site and then we driveback to Durban.on our way back the guest keep engaging with guest to clarify everything.