Zulu war Battlefields Tours by Interface Travel. Our tours take you back
in time with a glimpse into the history of 19th century British
Colonial South Africa with the Anglo
Zulu war's of KwaZulu Natal, including the Boer-Zulu
Battlefield of Blood River of 1838 when Andries Pretorius
successfully defended an attack on his wagon laager by King
Dingaan
and his 10,000 Zulu force. The Anglo-Zulu Battlefield
of Isandlwana when the British #3 column was annihilated
by a numerically superior force of the great Zulu regiments
& Kwa Jim's mission station of Rorkes Drift when
11 VC's were awarded to the 24th B coy Welsh Borderers and the
memorial at Fugitives Drift when
Melville and Coghill died saving the Queen's colours in Jan
1879. Traveling east you can visit the Zulu capital of Ulundi
and and the old Zulu order with the memorial to the fallen of
both sides, this was the last battle that lead to the total
defeat of the mighty Zulu empire on 4 July 1879. From Ulundi
there is Fort Eshowe where Pearson Column was besieged
by 6,000 Zulu's during the first invasion of Zululand.
Tour duration - 3 days to 11 days depending on the destinations
chosen, tours can be customised.
Anglo Boer War Battlefields
of the old Eastern Transvaal
(1899-1900)
On the 5 June 1900 Lord Roberts took control of the
ZAR Capital of Pretoria, we follow the route taken by some of
the Boer army through the various parts of the old Eastern Transvaal
of the ZAR. Our Tour starts in Pretoria; we visit one
of the Boer Forts built after the Jameson Raid in
1896, Winston Churchill's prison, the British HQ
of Melrose House and the
signing of the peace treaty on the 31 May 1902. As we travel
east we see the Battle site of Diamond Hill (June 1900)
with the intent of blocking the British advance, Bergendal
(Aug 1900) being acknowledged as the last of the formal battles
and the start of the Guerrilla phase, Long Tom Pass where
you can still see one of the old wagon routes used by the early
pioneers transporting goods from Delagoa Bay in Mozambique to
the old gold fields, and where Botha managed
to extricate his men and the Long Toms. We also visit the
Long Tom Gun site on this famous pass while listening to
the story of Botha's retreat. Traveling through Belfast
we visit the grave yard where amongst others lay British
Soldiers, then onto Dullstroom and Lydenburg.
Our journey will also take you to the last residence in South
Africa of the old ZAR President "Paul Kruger"
(1825-1904) before departing from Delagoa Bay for Europe.
For a combined Battlefields and Safari tour you can also visit
the Kruger Park & Blyderiver Canyon which
offers excellent photo opportunities
Tour duration - 4 days to 9 + days depending on the destinations
chosen, tours can be customised.
Anglo Boer War Battlefields
of KwaZulu Natal & Pretoria.
From Jo'burg you travel south to Dundee via the Hill
of Doves
to the Talana Battlefield being the first major battle
of the war, this is a superb open air Museum. In Ladysmith we
visit the Siege Museum with its excellent diorama of
the Ladysmith field of operation, on the main street is All
Saints Church, still visible is the hole where a Long Tom
shell went through the roof without exploding, inside the Church
there is the roll of honour of over 3000 names of British soldiers
and sailors together with the regiments that they served with.
On a hill
north west of the town we visit the site of Whites HQ
with it's commanding view of the town and surrounding area.
From Ladysmith we visit the Churchill memorial to see
the armoured train ambush site which led to the capture
of a young Winston on 15 November 1899, and his Pretoria
Prison. Nearby is the Clouston Garden of Remembrance
and Military Cemetery and Col Longs Gun site where
the Boers captured 10 artillery guns from the British at the
Battle of Colenso (15 Dec 1899). About 30 kms south west
of Ladysmith is the killing field of Spionkop; we take
a tour of the Battlefield and explain the events that took place
which involved such people as Winston Churchill and Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi. One of our accommodations is on the Battlefield
near Nicholson's Nek also know as the Battle of Ladysmith,
you can also visit the southern defenses of Platrand
(Wagon Hill) and Tugela Heights with the final push into
Ladysmith to break the 118 day siege.
You can also visit the capital of South Africa; Pretoria,
with Winston Churchill's prison, one of the
old Boer forts and the old British HQ with the
signing of the peace treaty in May 1902 as well as Breaker
Morant & Peter Hancock's final resting place.
Tour duration - 4 days to 8 days depending on the destinations
chosen, tours can be customised
Anglo Boer Zulu Battlefields of
KwaZulu Natal.
Departing from Jo'burg we travel south to the battlefield of
Spionkop, this was Buller's 2nd attempt to break to
siege of Ladysmith and where the South Lancs Liverpool regiment
came under a fire barrage resulting in one of the heaviest loss
of life of the war. We stay over on the Battlefield of Nicholson's
Nek, the grave yard is still on site and can be visited.
In Ladysmith we visit the Siege Museum with its diorama
of the Ladysmith field of operation. South of Ladysmith
we visit the Churchill memorial to see the armoured train ambush site
which led to the capture of a young Winston Leonard Spencer
Churchill on 15 November 1899. Nearby was Buller's HQ and the
Clouston Garden of Remembrance and Military Cemetery
and the "Gun site" where the Boers captured 10 artillery
guns from the British at the "Battle of Colenso" (15
December 1899) . Traveling northeast we visit the Talana
Battlefield and Pete Smiths farm which is one of the best
open-air Museums in the area. Our overnights stay is in Zululand
in the middle of the Zulu Battlefields. Another early start
we visit Isandlwana with the biggest ever defeat of a
modern British army against the spears of a Zulu impi, and Rorkes
Drift when 11 VC's were awarded to the 24th "B" coy Welsh
Borderers, & Fugitives Drift when Melville and Coghill
died saving the Queen's colours in Jan 1879. We visit the Zulu
capital of Ulundi and the memorial to the fallen of both
sides leading to the total defeat of the mighty Zulu empire
on 4 July 1879. From Ulundi we visit Fort Eshowe where
Col Pearson was besieged by 6,000 Zulu's during the first British
invasion.
Tour duration - 4 days to 10 days depending on the destinations
chosen, tours can be customised.
South Africa Battlefields and Kruger Park
9 day (8 nights) combined Anglo Boer Zulu Battlefields
tour of KwaZulu Natal and wildlife Safari in the
famous Kruger National Park with photo opportunities
around the Drakensberg escarpment of the Blyderiver
Canyon. Contact us for further information.
Return transfers Johannesburg/Pretoria, other starting
points and destinations can be arranged to suite your
itinerary.
An information pack with our own documentation & maps is
supplied for the Battlefields being visited.
All tours are conducted by our own in house South African
Battlefields Historian.
Tours can be customized : Please enquiry about
our group discounts
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by Interface Travel. Our tours take you back
in time with a glimpse into the history of 19th century British
Colonial South Africa with the Anglo
Zulu war's of KwaZulu Natal, including the Boer-Zulu
Battlefield of Blood River of 1838 when Andries Pretorius
successfully defended an attack on his wagon laager by King
Dingaan 
and his 10,000 Zulu force. The Anglo-Zulu Battlefield
of Isandlwana when the British #3 column was annihilated
by a numerically superior force of the great Zulu regiments
& Kwa Jim's mission station of Rorkes Drift when
11 VC's were awarded to the 24th B coy Welsh Borderers and the
memorial at Fugitives Drift when
Melville and Coghill died saving the Queen's colours in Jan
1879. Traveling east you can visit the Zulu capital of Ulundi
and and the old Zulu order with the memorial to the fallen of
both sides, this was the last battle that lead to the total
defeat of the mighty Zulu empire on 4 July 1879. From Ulundi
there is Fort Eshowe where Pearson Column was besieged
by 6,000 Zulu's during the first invasion of Zululand.
signing of the peace treaty on the 31 May 1902. As we travel
east we see the Battle site of Diamond Hill (June 1900)
with the intent of blocking the British advance, Bergendal
(Aug 1900) being acknowledged as the last of the formal battles
and the start of the Guerrilla phase, Long Tom Pass where
you can still see one of the old wagon routes used by the early
pioneers transporting goods from Delagoa Bay in Mozambique to
the old gold fields, and where Botha managed
to extricate his men and the Long Toms. We also visit the
Long Tom Gun site on this famous pass while listening to
the story of Botha's retreat. Traveling through Belfast
we visit the grave yard where amongst others lay British
Soldiers, then onto Dullstroom and Lydenburg.
Our journey will also take you to the last residence in South
Africa of the old ZAR President "Paul Kruger"
(1825-1904) before departing from Delagoa Bay for Europe.
to the Talana Battlefield being the first major battle
of the war, this is a superb open air Museum. In Ladysmith we
visit the Siege Museum with its excellent diorama of
the Ladysmith field of operation, on the main street is All
Saints Church, still visible is the hole where a Long Tom
shell went through the roof without exploding, inside the Church
there is the roll of honour of over 3000 names of British soldiers
and sailors together with the regiments that they served with.
On a hill 
north west of the town we visit the site of Whites HQ
with it's commanding view of the town and surrounding area.
From Ladysmith we visit the Churchill memorial to see
the armoured train ambush site which led to the capture
of a young Winston on 15 November 1899, and his Pretoria
Prison. Nearby is the Clouston Garden of Remembrance
and Military Cemetery and Col Longs Gun site where
the Boers captured 10 artillery guns from the British at the
Battle of Colenso (15 Dec 1899). About 30 kms south west
of Ladysmith is the killing field of Spionkop; we take
a tour of the Battlefield and explain the events that took place
which involved such people as Winston Churchill and Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi. One of our accommodations is on the Battlefield
near Nicholson's Nek also know as the Battle of Ladysmith,
you can also visit the southern defenses of Platrand
(Wagon Hill) and Tugela Heights with the final push into
Ladysmith to break the 118 day siege.
the Churchill memorial to see the armoured train ambush site
which led to the capture of a young Winston Leonard Spencer
Churchill on 15 November 1899. Nearby was Buller's HQ and the
Clouston Garden of Remembrance and Military Cemetery
and the "Gun site" where the Boers captured 10 artillery
guns from the British at the "Battle of Colenso" (15
December 1899) . Traveling northeast we visit the Talana
Battlefield and Pete Smiths farm which is one of the best
open-air Museums in the area. Our overnights stay is in Zululand
in the middle of the Zulu Battlefields. Another early start
we visit Isandlwana with the biggest ever defeat of a
modern British army against the spears of a Zulu impi, and Rorkes
Drift when 11 VC's were awarded to the 24th "B" coy Welsh
Borderers, & Fugitives Drift when Melville and Coghill
died saving the Queen's colours in Jan 1879. We visit the Zulu
capital of Ulundi and the memorial to the fallen of both
sides leading to the total defeat of the mighty Zulu empire
on 4 July 1879. From Ulundi we visit Fort Eshowe where
Col Pearson was besieged by 6,000 Zulu's during the first British
invasion. 