This exciting 7 nights / 8 days guided tour will cover the major encounters of 1879 between the British and the Zulus as well as all the significant battles of the Anglo-Boer War fought in Natal. The tour will provide some important background information on the development of the Zulu nation and insight into the reasons behind the inevitable conflict between the Boers and the British. Militarily significant and emotive place names such as Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, Colenso, Ladysmith and Spioenkop are all included in this tour.
- Friday 9 November 2012
Depart UK on overnight flight to Johannesburg.
- Saturday 10 November
Arrive Johannesburg and meet your specialist battlefields guide and coach / driver. Depart to Dundee via Blood River.
- 10th & 11th November
2 nights dinner, bed & breakfast at Royal Country Inn, Dundee. View website: www.royalcountryinn.com
- 12th, 13th, 14th & 15th November
4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast at Buller's Rest Lodge, Ladysmith. View website: www.bullersrestlodge.co.za
- 16th November
1 night full board at The Springbok Lodge, Nambiti Private Game Reserve near Ladysmith. View website: www.thespringboklodge.co.za
- Saturday 17 November
Return to Johannesburg via Helpmekaar and Botha's Pass and depart home.
- Sunday 18 November
Arrive UK.
Costs*: R14,608 per person sharing (approx £1220 pp)** and R15,509 per single person (approx £1295 pp)** for a group of 10 persons minimum.
*The costs are based on 10 persons travelling together and using the transport shown. The costs will need to be recalculated, if the group number falls, or if transport upgrades are requested, please note. The tour is fully guided throughout by a registered specialist South African battlefields guides, Mr Ken Gillings.
**Current Exchange rate of R12 / £
Included in costs
Dinner, Bed & Breakfast accommodation at The Royal Country Inn and Buller's Rest Lodge
Full board at The Springbok Lodge
Packed lunches on 6 days while on guided battlefields tours
Pre-arrival Travel Pack
Fully guided battlefields tours of Blood River, Isandlwana & Rorke's Drift, Talana, Elandslaagte, Caesar's Camp, Wagon Hill, Spioenkop, Relief Battles (below Monte Cristo, Wynne Hill, Hart's Hill & Pieters Ridge), Frere, Colenso, Ladysmith, Chieveley & Churchill Capture Site
Safari game drives at The Springbok Lodge
All guiding fees, and guide's accommodation, meals & incidental expenses
Battlefields & museum entrance fees
Hire of a 22 Seater Volare Coach for 8 days and driver from Johannesburg to Johannesburg, including fuel & toll fees
Driver's accommodation & meals
All SA tourism & government levies and taxes including VAT
Our administration charges
Excluded from costs
International Flights
Holiday & medical Insurance
Personal expenses, drinks, alcohol, laundry, use of telephones and purchases of a personal nature
Tips & gratuities
Click here for a full itinerary and available dates.
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