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THIS PUBLICATION SPONSORED BY Well stocked curio shop | Superb meals in Miners Rest Guides for museum & battlefields tours [email protected] FORT NONGQAYI MUSEUM VILLAGE www.talana.co.za www.facebook.com/talanamuseum 035 474 2281 BATTLEFIELDS ROUTE OPENING HOURS [email protected] UMZINYATHI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY Mon-Fri 08h00-16h30 www.eshowemuseums.org.za KWAZULU-NATAL Weekends & Holidays 09h00-16h30 www.umzinyathi.gov.za OPENING HOURS Mon-Fri 07h30-16h00 | Sat-Sun 09h00-16h00 Public Holidays 10h00-16h00 NEWCASTLE TOURISM INFORMATION OFFICE MTONGANENI BATTLEFIELDS ROUTE KWAZULU-NATAL MUSEUM ENQUIRIES 035 450 0904 The Battlefields Route Association OLD PARSONAGE MUSEUM [email protected] +27 (0)82 801 0551 Town Hall, Scott Street, Newcastle 034 331 3249 [email protected] (Secretary) 034 315 3318 kznbattlefi[email protected] EMERGENCY NUMBERS www.battlefieldsroute.co.za [email protected] 067 110 3152 / 081 816 2861 www.old-parsonage-museum.business.site www.battlefieldsregionguides.co.za www.newcastle.gov.za OPENING HOURS Mon-Fri 08h30-16h00 | Alt Sat 08h00-12h00 Sundays/Public Holidays Closed NATAL D daytours kzn Information Bureau in the Carnegie Building Corner of Landrost and Mark Street Vryheid BATTLEFIELD ALFRED DUMA MUNICIPALITY TOURS & INCLUDES SIEGE MUSEUM, CULTURAL CENTRE, 034 982 2133/2229 COLLECTOR OF Don Botterill COLENSO AND VAN REENEN BATTLEFIELDS, ECOTOURISM Daytours MILITARIA AND CULTURAL TOURISM KZN 1081 036 637 2090 [email protected] DURBAN KwaZulu-Natal [email protected] www.vryheidtourism.co.za www.ladysmith.co.za Pat Rundgren ABAQULUSI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY 0824561805 More than just the 034 212 4560 / 072 803 2885 [email protected] largest concentration of [email protected] www.facebook.com/patrundgren www.daytourskzn.co.za DUNDEE TOURISM UMLALAZI TOURISM Battlefields in South Africa. INCLUDES DUNDEE, GLENCOE AND WASBANK INCLUDES ESHOWE, GINGINDLOVU AND MTUNZINI Game reserves, birding, SAN SAFARIS EMERALD - AFRICA ‘a life enriching experience’ SOUTHERN AFRICA culture, superb scenery, crafts. THE GATEWAY TO THE Meet people who become lifelong friends. Kevin Smith BATTLEFIELDS Desmond Armstrong Hutchinson Street, Eshowe 084 555 9600 034 212 2121 x 2262 035 473 3359/3327 033 330 8390 / 083 449 7709 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.sansafaris.co.za www.tourdundee.co.za www.visitzululand.co.za Historical - Cultural - Military History - Heritage Tours The Battlefields Route Association acknowledges the contributions and assistance of the committee South Africa & Ireland members, tour guides, involved organisations and district municipalities in the compilation of this tourism guide. Full details of the attractions and accommodation options on the Battlefields Route are available www.battlefieldsroute.co.za from the tourism offices listed in this publication. www.ericadesigns.co.za BATTLEFIELD REGION TOUR GUIDES THERE’S MORE TO THE BATTLEFIELDS THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED! MOST GUIDES SERVICE THE WHOLE REGION AND NOT JUST THEIR TOWN BASE The Battlefields Route in KwaZulu-Natal draws visitors from around the world. But do not be misled by the name of this exciting tourism NAME TEL CELL EMAIL experience into believing that its famous battle sites are the sole attraction. There’s so much more to the Battlefields. DUNDEE, RORKE’S DRIFT AREA Anthony Coleman 034 212 3401 072 204 2986 [email protected] OTHER ATTRACTIONS ON THE BATTLEFIELDS ROUTE Bornwell Masuku 034 212 2654 073 385 7382 [email protected] Bryan Mncube 034 271 8051 [email protected] WILDLIFE Douglas Rattray 034 271 8051 [email protected] Within the Battlefields Route and close by you will find a number of well known Elisabeth Durham 034 212 1014 072 779 5949 [email protected] Game, Nature and Heritage Parks and Conservancies that include: Ian Thomson 087 285 1172 [email protected] Johann Hamman 034 212 3344 082 267 2527 [email protected] • Nambiti – Nambiti Plains | Nambiti Hills | Esiweni Lodge Lindizwe (Dalton) Ngobese 034 271 8302 076 134 3224 [email protected] • Leopard Mountain Game Lodge Mphiwa Ntanzi 034 271 8051 [email protected] • Chelmsford Nature Reserve, Newcastle Norman Leverage 034 212 2654 072 089 1323 [email protected] • Hluhluhwe – Imfolozi ADVENTURE Pam McFadden 034 212 2654 079 490 5933 [email protected] • Zululand Rhino Reserve Within the region there are a number of adventure resorts that include Hot Springs, Pat Rundgren 034 212 4560 072 803 2885 [email protected] • Ntendeka Wilderness supervised guided game walks, horse riding trails and hiking trails. Battlefield and Paul Garner 034 212 1931 082 472 3912 [email protected] • Ithala Rural Zululand tours can be done as a motor bike excursion. Horse back and cycle Pierre Duval 034 212 3216 082 466 8350 [email protected] • uMkhuze tours to certain battlefields are also available. • Weenen DURBAN AND COAST • Phinda Munyawana Conservancy Bryan van Schaik 078 519 4451 [email protected] • Emakhosini-Opathe Heritage Park Chris le Roux 031 201 6301 082 851 7750 [email protected] • St Lucia Wetlands, Ismangaliso Colin Sellen King 031 464 0060 083 303 7099 [email protected] • Spionkop Dam Nature Reserve Don Botterill 031 764 3063 082 456 1805 [email protected] Kevin Smith 084 555 9600 [email protected] Shelldon Wells 031 762 3374 074 995 6669 [email protected] Warwick Baker 031 267 1163 082 417 5248 [email protected] BIRDLIFE LADYSMITH, ELANDSLAAGTE AND MIDLANDS The Battlefields Route overlaps two fantastic birding routes, the Zululand Birding Alastair Heron 036 488 1404 084 512 4466 [email protected] Route and the Amajuba Birding Route which together boast well over 400 different Danie du Preez 036 631 1131 082 493 5465 [email protected] species of birds, many of which can only be seen in this part of Africa. MAGNIFICENT SCENERY Desmond Armstrong 033 330 8390 083 449 7709 [email protected] Elizabeth (Liz) Spiret 036 637 7702 072 262 9669 [email protected] Open rolling country, mountains and heart stopping mountain passes, sunrises and ZULU HERITAGE George Mitchell-Innes 036 421 1860 082 734 3118 [email protected] sunsets for lifetime memories. Refreshing afternoon thunder storms. Even the Included in the Battlefields Region is of course the Kingdom of the Zulu with Ulundi Raymond Heron 036 488 1404 082 573 0225 [email protected] winter scenes have a beauty of their own. and the Emakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park. This is the heart of Zulu Culture, the Rob Caskie 082 4000 470 [email protected] Spirit of Emakhosnini, the Valley of the Kings, uMgungundlovu, the Zulu Cultural Ron Gold 033 263 1908 083 556 4068 [email protected] Museum at Ondini, and the remains of Cetshwayo’s homestead. An experience not Shane Spargo 082 800 0620 [email protected] to be missed by anyone interested in the Zulu Nation. There are guides who Simon Blackburn 036 448 1171 082 379 1864 [email protected] specialise in taking visitors on tours into rural Zululand with visits to traditional Simon Haw 033 343 3847 082 824 8326 [email protected] homesteads. This is not a “canned” but a genuine experience. Vincent Horn 036 631 0740 083 781 0740 [email protected] VRYHEID, ULUNDI & SOUTHERN ZULULAND Henry Bird 035 474 2348 082 484 7406 [email protected] Rex Duke 035 870 2500 082 825 6896 [email protected] ACCOMMODATION Wilfred Mchunu 079 868 9229 [email protected] Accommodation on the Battlefields Route ranges from cosy guest houses and UNITED KINGDOM welcoming bed and breakfast establishments to mountain top lodges, game lodges Dave Sutcliffe [email protected] and family guest farms, from country style hotels and lakeside chalets to cottages, caravan parks and campsites. SUPERB AFRICAN CRAFTS www.battlefieldsregionguides.co.za Along the route you will find dedicated and talented craftspeople. Outlets for these crafts can be found in shops, museums, galleries. Or arrange a visit with a local guide WEDDING VENUES ADVICE While visiting the region, guests are cautioned that for much of the year the to visit to crafters in situ. Experience hospitality and friendliness that you never Along the Battlefields Route you will find exciting venues that can offer a wedding temperatures are quite high and you are advised to wear comfortable expected and buy direct from the crafters. Take home tangible memories of a package with a difference. Sophisticated, country and wedding venues with distinction. clothing, comfortable shoes, a shady hat, sun protection cream and to have wonderful and exciting region. plenty of non alcoholic liquid refreshments. The Battlefields Route falls within a non malaria area, but should you be concerned, ask before visiting and you will get current advice. The Route is also in a non ebola virus area. LITTER All visitors are asked to please remember whether you are on a Battlefield or in a Game Reserve, do not litter and treat the areas with respect. Please only leave footsteps and only take away unforgettable memories. BATTLEFIELDS & PLACES OF INTEREST To Johannesburg To Ermelo To Piet Retief SWAZILAND Vryheid Road, Dundee Explore nature and history British Soldiers 28 Wakkerstroom 034 218 1641 / 082 953 6195 at Three Tree Hill Memorial Volksrust 28 Luneberg 7 [email protected] Pongola N2 19 eNtombe Battlefield www.battlefieldslodge.co.za R543 15 10 Pongola Pongola Alleman’s Nek Concentration Camp Memorial Poort Dam Paulpietersberg To Vrede Charlestown
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