TOUR NAME: The Battlefields including Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift Day Tour (CODE: SCDK)
This tour is a short and fast version of the 2 day tour and we spend our time primarily at the two major battlefields of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift. We depart early in the morning and arrive after dark in the evening. The tour is specifically designed for those folks who only have a day, but beware, it is a long day!
South African Battlefields Day Tour, Isandwana and Rorkes Drift: ITINERARY
TOUR NAME: Battlefields of KwaZulu Natal 2 Day Tour (CODE: SCDF)
This tour covers the scenes of a few of these famous battles fought between Zulu, Boer and British. Stories of exceptional bravery and wholesale slaughter are softly told in emotional voices. The eeriness one experiences at some battlefields are quite real and unnerving, turning the tour into an extraordinary event
South Africa has a relatively short, volatile recorded history. The reasons for these battles were no different from any other wars which took place throughout the world then and even now; retaining or gaining of land ownership, fear of the enemy, greed, etc.
Some fierce battles were fought such as the battle of Isandlwana where Great Britain probably suffered its greatest defeat against any indigenous army in its military history, Rorke's Drift where the most Victoria Cross medals for bravery were awarded, and the Battle of Spioenkop where the morning fog and a few miscalculations cost many lives.
South Africa has a relatively short, volatile recorded history. The reasons for these battles were no different from any other wars which took place throughout the world then and even now; retaining or gaining of land ownership, fear of the enemy, greed, etc.
Some fierce battles were fought such as the battle of Isandlwana where Great Britain probably suffered its greatest defeat against any indigenous army in its military history, Rorke's Drift where the most Victoria Cross medals for bravery were awarded, and the Battle of Spioenkop where the morning fog and a few miscalculations cost many lives.
