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11-Day Break
- Day 1 – Overnight flight from London Heathrow to Johannesburg with South African Airways. D*
- Day 2 – Johannesburg Arrive this morning in Johannesburg to be met by our guide and coach. We continue to the town of Dundee and the 4-star Royal Country Inn, our base for the next four nights. B*,D
- Day 3 – Isandlwana Today we will firstly travel to Isandlwana to see the battlefield where 24,000 Zulu impis outmanoeuvred and wiped out almost an entire British Regiment (the 24th) in less than half an hour! Continue to Rorke’s Drift where a handful of soldiers steadfastly fought off 4,000 Zulus for 12 hours. B,D
- Day 4 – Dundee Spend time today in and around Dundee seeing the excellent Talana Museum displaying the events of the Anglo Boer War. B,D
- Day 5 – Ladysmith & Colenso After breakfast we travel west via Ladysmith and the Siege Museum to Colenso one of the great battles of the Anglo Boer War. It was one of the three British defeats that made up Black Week during the Boer War. Make your way by 4x4 vehicle to the summit of Spioenkop where your guide recreates the tragic battle between ‘Boer and Brit’ over nine days in January 1900. Return to Dundee in time for dinner.. B,D
- Day 6 – Leave Dundee and visit the monument dedicated to the ‘Voortrekkers’ who, vastly outnumbered, heroically defended themselves against a Zulu attack. Visit Lancaster Hill, scene of an engagement between the Lancaster Regiment and the Boers after the relief of Ladysmith. Continue to the 3-star Natal Spa Hot Springs and Leisure Resort, situated between Vryheid and Paulpietersburg for a two-night stay. B,D
- Day 7 – Hlobane Re-live the route of the British forces at Hlobane by the Zulus where the British once again underestimated the enemy and paid a heavy price. However the situation was quickly reversed by the British the next day, as we will hear when we visit Kambula. B,D
- Day 8 – Zululand Today we travel deep into the heart of Zululand seeing where the Prince Imperial of France was killed in a Zulu ambush. We continue to the famed valley of the Zulu Kings and to the Mtonjaneni Lodge in Ulundi for two nights.. B
- Day 9 – Ulundi We will see the battlefields and experience the history around Ulundi. The 4th July 1879 was to be a significant date for the Zulu nation. The battle at Ulundi was to be short lived, not only was it to be the final battle for Chief Cetewayo and his warriors but was also the break up of the Zulu nation. B
- Day 10 – We travel to Durban for an afternoon flight to Johannesburg and connect with the evening overnight South African Airways flight to London. B,D*
- Day 11 – Arrive this morning at London Heathrow airport. B*
Included Meals: B=Breakfast D=Dinner - Meals marked with an asterisk* are taken in flight.
Please Note: Entrance fees at museums & places of interest are at extra cost.
What's Included?
- Fully escorted in South Africa by a Specialist Historical Battlefields guide
- Excursions and visits as described
- 8 nights accommodation sharing a twin room.
- 8 Breakfasts and 6 Dinners in hotels
- 2 Breakfasts and Dinners in flight
- Outbound schedule flight from London Heathrow to Johannesburg (regional connections available at a
supplement, see below).
- Return flight from Durban via Johannesburg to London.
- All airport taxes and security charges.
- Air Conditioned coach travel
- Hotel Porterage for 1 bag per person
Flights
Flights are with South African Airways from London Heathrow to Johannesburg and return from Durban.
Regional connections are available from Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle from a supplement of £100 per person.
All prices are subject to availability and flight supplements may apply.
Please call for more details of flight prices/times.
This holiday is operated by Leger Air Holidays Ltd. ATOL 3880.
Notes
Prices are per person, based on two sharing
Extras:
- Optional excursions;
- Single room supplement £255
- Travel insurance from £69
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