South Africa is probably best known for two places, the Kruger National Park and Cape Town. And that’s great, they two fantastic places to visit. There is a third place that should absolutely be on your itinerary, and that’s the city of Durban in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. We’ve broken Read more…
The city of Durban is one of the most interesting cities to visit in South Africa. The area the city occupies today was once the territorial lands of the Zulu king, Shaka kaSenzangakhona. The first europeans who arrived to deliberately settle the area arrived only in 1824 and it was Read more…
On the 22nd of January in 1879, a unprepared British force of about 1600 men were surprised and over-run by a force of 25,000 Zulu warriors. The British were an invading force, and the Zulu’s were defending their homelands. The battle was short and sharp, and by the end of Read more…
A few days ago I was booked for a day tour to Isandwlana and Rorkes Drift. Lately we’ve had some extraordinarily warn weather, the temperature at Isandlwana reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 F). And although this is hotter than usual, the British would have had a similar heat during the Anglo Zulu war campaign!
The site of Durnford’s Last Stand with Isandlwana in the background
I’m busy packing for a week away in the Drakensberg (expect a post of that in the near future), in the meantime however, I came across this gem on Vimeo called “Experiencing Durban“. Beautiful Durban Check out more on the “Beautiful Durban” group on Vimeo here.
On a very wet and dark day, I picked up my group of 5 clients and we headed into Durban City for a short tour, before we made our way to the Valley of 1000 Hills.
Durban Beachfront on an Overcast and Wet Day!
Just a short slideshow of a recent tour around KwaZulu-Natal earlier in the year. Kwazulu-Natal Tour Slideshow: Shelldon’s trip to 5 cities including and was created with TripAdvisor TripWow! For more information about this tour or any of the other tours we offer, visit our site or contact us Read more…
It was finally time for Pat and I to leave the Rorkes Drift Hotel and head towards our final destination, the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve, but not before we made a detour to visit one of South Africa’s iconic historical sites; the site of the Battle of Blood River.
Images from Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve and Blood River
Every now and again I get a call from visitors to our fabulous city about what there is to do in a day. I also get the same call from friends who had lived in the city their entire lives (shame on you!). So I’ve decided to to finally get round to posting what I’m hoping will be the “ultimate list of awesome things to do in Durban in a day!“.
Durban’s “Golden Mile”
Our third day on tour was dedicated to the events that happened on the 22nd January 1879; the Battle at Isandlwana and the defense of Rorkes Drift.
Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift