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Holiday, South Africa: Safari + Zulu Battlefields (Rorkes Drift) + Drakensberg + Durban

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Zulu & Boer Battlefields + Hluhluwe Safari + North Coast

Holiday South Africa Safari Zulu Battlefields Rorkes Drift Drakensberg Durban

10 NIGHTS FROM:

$2,912

Per person sharing

Scheduled flights quoted separately

SRX10D

• Holiday to South Africa

• Safari in Hluhluwe

• Big Five Game Drives

• Zulu Battlefields

• Isandlwana

• Rorkes Drift

• Drakensberg Mountains

• Spion Kop

• Durban North Coast

• Indian Ocean Beaches

With private transfers, this classic holiday to South Africa explores beautiful KwaZulu Natal, including a Big-5 safari in Hluhluwe National Park, tours of the famous Zulu Battlefields at Isandlwana & Rorkes Drift & Spion Kop in the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains. Afterwards relax on the warm beaches of the Durban North Coast. All transfers, game drives & battlefield tours included.

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Day 1

You will be met at Durban Airport and transferred to your hotel on the warm North Coast, renowned for its wonderful beaches and warm holiday weather.

Check in and relax on the shores of the warm Indian Ocean.

Day 2

This morning enjoy the beauty of rural Zululand, renowned for its outstanding beaches, mountains and wildlife as you transfer 3-hours to Hluhluwe National Park.

After checking into your lodge, in the afternoon enjoy a thrilling open top game drive with a lodge ranger. Game viewing opportunities should present themselves almost immediately and hopefully you will see several species of antelope, zebra, wildebeest and maybe even giraffe - as well as several of the Big Five before dinner.

Day 3

Today enjoy game viewing by shared open-top vehicle in Hluhluwe National Park.

One of South Africa’s most beautiful game parks, Hluhluwe is home to all the Big 5 - lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhino - as well as the subcontinent’s largest population of endangered rhino, which this park saved from extinction. Hope to see many other interesting species too including giraffe, hippo, kudu, crocodile, waterbuck, warthog and baboon. With over 300 different bird species, outstanding bird watching is also guaranteed.

After a beautiful African sunset, enjoy the balmy evening and pristine stars of the southern hemisphere.

Note: children < 6 are not allowed on open top game drives.

Day 4

After an early morning game drive, leave Hluhluwe and transfer 5-hours to the remote battlefields at Isandlwana in rural Zululand.

Check in to your lodge and enjoy dinner, whilst absorbing some of the fascinating history of this great conflict between Britain and the proud Zulu Kingdom.

Day 5

This morning join a full day tour arranged by your lodge to the poignant Zulu Battlefields.

Your guide will recount the events leading up to the fateful battle of Isandlwana, where in 1879 the mighty British army suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in its history following the controversial invasion of Zululand. See for yourself the events portrayed so passionately in the film Zulu Dawn, as the regiment was wiped out almost to a man by 20,000 Zulu warriors.

After returning to your lodge for lunch, in the afternoon we visit the famous mission station at Rorkes Drift where later that day a handful of British soldiers (outnumbered 30-to-1) fought off over 4,000 Zulu warriors for almost 12 hours. This battle - unforgettably brought to life by Michael Caine in the film Zulu - saw 11 Victoria Crosses awarded, which is more than in any other engagement in the history of the British Empire.