Tourism Information
Email : route@battlefields.org.za
Enquiry Email : museum@ladysmith.co.za
Enquiry Fax : 086 524 6317
Tel 1 : 082 802 1643
Fax : +27 36 637 2992
Zulu wars, Shaka, Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, Colenso, Spioenkop, Ladysmith, Dundee, Churchill, Blood River, Cetshwayo, Boers ... these are some of the terms which are associated with the internationally renowned KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields area of South Africa.
Walk in the footsteps of famous military strategists - Shaka, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi and General Louis Botha - they were all part of the KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields. The wind sighs and whispers the secrets and sorrows of great battles, made visible by lone forts and small graveyards on these undulating landscapes ringed with rocky outcrops.
The legacy of our Zulu Kingdom's critical, blood-soaked conflicts today lives peacefully - reconciled in this fascinating region's myriad Battlefield sites, historic towns, national monuments and museums - and in HQs of the British regiments who make a 'pilgrimage' to these fields of bravery and supreme sacrifice.
Why leave all of this to the imagination? Knowledgeable guides will accompany you on tours of the Battlefields, talking you through each battle, debating the strategies used, the numbers who perished and the medals and rewards won by the brave.
If these legends inspire your adventurous spirit, there are more pleasurable ways of assuaging it than in battle. White- water rafting down the rapids of the mighty Thukela, sailing on the Chelmsford Dam, and hunting in the designated hunting reserves - this region offers you all of these pursuits.
Consummate shoppers will always find a way to practice their skill at tracking down a good bargain, and this area provides the opportunity at any of the large number of factory outlets selling everything from blown glass to pork sausages and baby products. The KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields - Legends of the Zulu Kingdom
If you are interested in touring this fascinating KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields, please make use of the menu below and links to the main towns in this destination. Please also note that there are a number of other KwaZulu-Natal towns which fall outside the core of the KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields area or experience - these include the Zululand towns of Paulpietersburg, Vryheid, Ulundi and Eshowe; the Elephant Coast of Mkuze; the area around the Thukela Mouth on the North Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, and in the city of Durban. Please visit these destination sites for information or search our interactive database. A link to lisit of the core KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields sites is also provided below.
If you would like to receive a brochure on the Battlefields of KwaZulu-Natal, please send an email requesting one to kznta@iafrica.ccom.
