TOUR DESCRIPTIONS
AT FUGITIVES’ DRIFT LODGE AND GUEST HOUSE

ISANDLWANA
The Battle of Isandlwana, 22nd January 1879.  British defeat or Zulu victory?

Breakfast at 7:00.  Depart at 7:30 for Isandlwana listening to a tape narrated by David Rattray playing in the vehicle explaining the background to the Anglo-Zulu War.  There is a stop at 9:00 for a comfort break and to view the museum at Isandlwana.  The lecture on the battlefield begins at 9:45 until around 11:45, when tea, coffee and refreshments are served.  The lecture takes place half way up the hill.  Please let us know before you set off if you have difficulty walking so that the lecturer can make an alternative plan.

Another tape, this time describing the story of the survivors and events after the battle of Isandlwana is played en route back to the Lodge or Guest House, returning for lunch at 13:00.

RORKE’S DRIFT
The battle of Rorke’s Drift, 22nd January 1879.  An account of this epic defence against impossible odds – an action in which 11 V.C.’s were won.

Departs at 15:00.  Guests have time to look through the museum at Rorke’s Drift before the lecture begins at 16:00.  There is very little walking involved.
The lecture concludes around 18:00 and guests are then given the opportunity to look around the memorials and graveyard before returning to the Lodge and Guest House.