Durban Trip Overview
This 14-hour tour takes you back into South African history, with a journey to the Isandlwana Battlefields. We will take you through the sites and regale you with the fascinating details of the greatest defeat in the history of British Colonial occupation in South Africa.
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Duration: 14 hours
Starts: Durban, South Africa
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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This 14-hour tour takes you back into South African history, with a journey to the Isandlwana Battlefields. We will take you through the sites and regale you with the fascinating details of the greatest defeat in the history of British Colonial occupation in South Africa.
Itinerary
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Stop At: 199 D4, Rorke’s Drift South Africa
The tour progresses to the Battle of Rorke’s Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke’s Drift,. The defence of the mission station of Rorke’s Drift immediately followed the British Army’s defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, and continued into the following day. The last stop is Fugitives Drift and the Queens Colours memorial before we make the journey back to Durban.
Stop At: Isandlwana Battlefield, Isandlwana South Africa
The Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 was the first major encounter in the Anglo–Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Eleven days after the British commenced their invasion of Zululand in South Africa, a Zulu force of some 20,000 warriors attacked a portion of the British main column consisting of about 1,800 British, colonial and native troops and perhaps 400 civilians.
Stop At: Fugitive’s Drift, KwaZulu Natal, Rorke’s Drift 3016 South Africa
The last stop is Fugitives Drift and the Queens Colours memorial before we make the journey back to Durban
Duration: 30 minutes
