The Battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift

1 Day

Isandlwana and Rocker’s Drift Battlefields Day Tour Itinerary

DAY 1

• You will be picked up at 6:30 AM from your accommodation. You will be driven to the Isandlwana Battlefield, which is approximately 4.5 hours from Durban. As the journey proceed, our tour operator will share some history about KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa.
• You will arrive at the Isandlwana Battlefield around 11:00 AM, depending on the obstacles along the road such as mist.
• On your arrival, one of our expert tour operators will take you to the museum where you will learn about the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift
• After the museum tour, you will be taken straight to the Isandlwana Battlefield – where you will have to walk in the footsteps of the Zulus and British soldiers
• Immediately after the Isandlwana Battlefield tour will be the Rocke’s Drift which is not far from the Isandlwana battlefield. Rocke’s Drift was the main camp for the British army. This was where they fought against 4000 Zulu warriors
• After the battlefields tour, you will be walking to the information centre where you will be able to rest and wait for your departure time.
• Your departure time will be around 14:30 PM and the arrival time will be around 18:30 – 19:00PM

2 Days 1 Night

Two Days (One Night) Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift Battlefields Tour Itinerary

DAY 1

• You will be picked up at 09:00 AM from your accommodation. Our first stop will be at the King Shaka memorial in KwaDukuza (Stanger). Our tour operators will share the history of Shaka Zulu and how the Zulu tribe was formed. This first stop will take about an hour before proceeding with the tour
• Immediately after the King Shaka tour, we will be on our way to the Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift battlefields
• Just before we reach the destination we will have a quick lunch. The arrival will be around 15:30 PM
• On arrival, one of the Sibo M Travel and Tours operators will take you to the museum, where you will learn about the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift
• After the museum tour, you will be taken straight to the Isandlwana Battlefield – where you will have to walk in the footsteps of the Zulus and British soldiers. We will spend approximately 90 minutes, then after that we will go to our accommodation
• Dinner will be served around 19:00 PM

DAY 2

• On the second day, we will start by having breakfast
• After breakfast, we will be on our way to the fugitives’ drift, where Melville and Coghill lost their lives while trying to save the Queen’s color. The tour will take 30-45 minutes
• Our second stop of the day will be the Rorke’s drift where approximately 150 British soldiers managed to protect their camp from The Zulu army, which had approximately 4000 Zulus warriors. We will also visit the Rorke’s field museum.
• Our tour operators will tell you all about the battle that took place at Rorke’s Drift as well as the reasons why the Zulus kept on following the British from Isandlwana to
• Rorke’s Drift. The tour will take about an hour.
• After your visit to the museum, we will have lunch. Thereafter we relax and wait for your departure
• The departure time will be around 14:30 PM and the arrival time will be around 18:30 PM – 19:00 PM