KwaZulu Natal Highlights

Durban Depart Durban and travel inland to Pietermaritzburg for a brief tour of the city and its captivating past. Midlands Continue the journey through the midlands to Howick and the site where late former President Nelson Mandela was captured on August 5th, 1962. Drakensberg Continue via the Natal Midlands to your accommodation which holds a fine location within the Drakensberg mountain range. Check into the hotel and enjoy some time at leisure before dinner.

Drakensberg Enjoy the magnificent scenery on offer in the Drakensberg, as well as discover the cultural significance of this UNESCO World Heritage Site, the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park. At Giants Castle, enjoy a 45-minute walk to the main caves for a short tour and interpretation of the paintings and artefacts on display in the museum. Spend the remainder of the afternoon at leisure.

Spioenkop Make your way to Spioenkop Mountain where your guide will recount the Anglo-Boer 9-day battle in January 1900. Continue to Ladysmith and visit the Seige Museum where a diorama excellently depicts its surrounding hills at the time of the Siege. Battlefields Travel via Dundee to your accommodation which is located in the heart of the historic battle sites of the clash between the Zulu and the British.

Today is dedicated to the exploration of the most famous battlefields of KwaZulu-Natal - Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Battlefields After an early breakfast, travel across the various battle sites to Hluhluwe where you complete your Kwazulu Natal discovery with an African safari experience. Hluhluwe Dependant on arrival time, enjoy lunch, followed by an afternoon open vehicle game drive.

Hluhluwe Today you get to enjoy the amenities on offer at your accommodation. The day includes all meals and two game viewing activities.

Hluhluwe Embark on a final game drive followed by breakfast and check-out formalities. St Lucia Stop en-route the Elephant Coast at St Lucia Estuary for an optional estuarine boat trip offering glimpses of crocodiles and hippos as well as the prolific bird life along the river banks. Durban The tour ends on arrival at your Durban based hotel or with drop-off at King Shaka International Airport for your onward flight arrangements (suggest departure flight is booked for the following day, or no earlier than 19h00).