South Africa School Tour
Boer War, Zulu War and Game Reserve

Day 2
Drakensberg - Lesotho (B D)
Today you will go on a 4 wheel drive excursion up the Sani Pass (third highest jeep track in the world) into the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho. Here you will meet with South Sotho tribesmen.

Day 3
Drakensberg (B D)
After breakfast you travel alongside the spine of the Southern and Central Drakensberg Mountains with amazing views, then on to the Giants Castle Game reserve in the central Drakensberg.
The grandeur of Giant's Castle, one of the highest peaks in the Drakensberg and the Giants Castle are a visitor's dreams come true. The fabulous Main Caves house some of the finest rock art created anywhere in the world.

Day 4
Drakensberg – Spioenkop (B L D)
Today is a full day tour of Spioenkop. You visit the site of Churchill’s capture by the Boers during the Armoured Train incident and visit the grave of Lt. Freddy Roberts VC, only son of Field-Marshal Lord Roberts. If there is sufficient time you will also visit the Battle of Colenso.
Spioenkop is probably one of the most bloody and futile battles of the Natal Campaign. Personalities such as General Redvers Buller, General Louis Botha, Winston Churchill and the Mahatma Gandhi all feature through Spioenkop.
No unit that served during the Boer war is as well known to Australians as the Bushveldt Carbineers. Not only because of the many great deeds that they performed in battle, but also because of the infamous deeds of some of its members. To some extent this has overshadowed the many fine actions in which the unit was involved.
Any visit to an Anglo Boer War Battle site would be incomplete without a close look at the hugely controversial executions of ‘Breaker’ Morant of the Bushveldt Carbineers.
Was Breaker Morant a hero, scapegoat or rogue? You examine the facts.

Day 5
Drakensberg – Isandlwana - Rorke’s Drift - Dundee (B L D)
After breakfast you will transfer to Dundee and on to Isandlwana in the morning and travel in the footsteps of Lord Chelmsford and his invading forces. Following the chronological order of the day you then move on to Rorke’s Drift, where you enjoy an afternoon’s tour of Rorke’s Drift Battle site at the time of day that the Zulu attack took place over one hundred years ago. Overnight at nearby Dundee.

Day 6
Dundee – Hluhluwe (B L D)
On this morning to Hluhluwe via Vant’s Drift, Nqutu, Babanango and Ulundi. This route is spectacular and is one of the few remaining areas where the local Zulu people may still be seen in traditional dress. You can enjoy a visit to the eMakhosini Valley en route, the site of Dingane’s Palace and a brief stop at the battle of Ulundi, the final battle of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. After Ulundi we enter the Hluhluwe Umfolozi Reserve via Cengeni Gate, into Umfolozi Game Reserve and onto Hilltop Camp in Hluhluwe Game Reserve. From the moment you enter the Cengeni Gate you are able to view the game around the area. The various game reserves in northern KwaZulu Natal are relatively small in size, but they are amongst Africa’s finest. Hluhluwe is a rich landscape of misty forests, grass covered hills and dense thickets, which sustain 84 mammal species.
Hluhluwe Game Reserve is situated in northern Zululand. The reserve was established on 30th April 1895 and is the oldest game reserve in Africa.
This reserve, together with the Corridor and Umfolozi Game Reserves, is managed as one protected area. Hluhluwe is characterised by hilly topography and is thus a particularly scenic reserve.
This area is noted for its wide variety of both bird and animal life. Most of the big game species including lion, elephant, white and black rhinoceros, buffalo, leopard and giraffe occur in the reserve.
You will arrive at Hilltop Camp in time to check-in and embark on a night game drive in open Land Rovers with rangers.

Day 7
Hluhluwe (B D)
Departing early you venture out on a morning game drive followed by breakfast. You then depart for nearby St. Lucia to spend the rest of the day enjoying everything the Greater St. Lucia Wetlands National Park has to offer, including a boat cruise to observe Nile Crocodiles and Hippo on the estuary.
Returning to Hilltop Camp in Hluhluwe late afternoon and you have another opportunity to go on a night game drive. The game drive is preceded by an early dinner.

Day 8
Hluhluwe (B D)
Today is again spent viewing the amazing game that the Hluhluwe Game Reserve has on offer.

Day 9
Hluhluwe - Durban (B)
This morning can be taken at a leisurely pace before checking out of your accommodation. You are able to take a last look at the game reserve as you travel of Hluhluwe and back to Durban Airport.
Your tour ends when your transfer is complete.

NB: B Breakfast D Dinner