Durban Isandlwana Battlefields Full-Day Tour

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.

Meeting Point

Gooderson Tropicana Hotel

85 Marine Parade, South Beach, Durban, 4001, South Africa

What's included:

• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Professional guide

Not included:

• Food and drinks

What to expect:

Duration: 14 hours

Rorke's Drift

199 D4, Rorke's Drift

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.

Admission Ticket Included

Isandlwana Battlefield

, , Isandlwana

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.

Admission Ticket Included

Fugitive's Drift

, KwaZulu Natal, Rorke's Drift, 3016

The last stop is Fugitives Drift and the Queens Colours memorial before we make the journey back to Durban

30 minutes