KwaZulu-Natal
The Blood River battle site is marked by a full-scale bronze re-creation of the Boers' 64-wagon laager (an encampment fortified by a circle of wagons), where you'll also find a cairn that tells the story of the battle. At the gift shop and information centre there are some displays as well as a video that gives a (mostly) accurate overview of the battle.
It's located 20km southeast of Rte 33; the turn-off is 27km from Dundee and 45km from Vryheid.
Talana Heritage Park & Battlefield
17.23 MILES
Talana means ‘the shelf where precious items are stored’ – strangely appropriate for this excellent battlefield site turned heritage park. There are…
19.04 MILES
Rorke’s Drift Orientation Centre, on the site of the original mission station, is an impressive museum, especially for fans of the film Zulu. The Zulu…
21.92 MILES
The Isandlwana Visitors Centre has a small museum; the entrance fee includes the battlefield. The battlefield itself is extremely evocative. White cairns…
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The important Ncome Museum offers the Zulu perspective of the Battle of Blood River, as well as other other conflicts between the Zulu and Boers. The…
Evangelical Lutheran Church Art & Craft Centre
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Behind the Rorke's Drift Orientation Centre, this operation was one of the few places to offer artistic training to black artists during apartheid. As…
21.76 MILES
One of the less famous sites in the area, Fugitive’s Drift is best visited with a local guide. It's the route those attempting to flee the Battle of…
15.84 MILES
Marks the spot where Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon was killed on the battlefield.
5.24 MILES
The important Ncome Museum offers the Zulu perspective of the Battle of Blood River, as well as other other conflicts between the Zulu and Boers. The…
15.84 MILES
Marks the spot where Prince Imperial Louis Napoleon was killed on the battlefield.
3. Talana Heritage Park & Battlefield
17.23 MILES
Talana means ‘the shelf where precious items are stored’ – strangely appropriate for this excellent battlefield site turned heritage park. There are…
19.04 MILES
Rorke’s Drift Orientation Centre, on the site of the original mission station, is an impressive museum, especially for fans of the film Zulu. The Zulu…
5. Evangelical Lutheran Church Art & Craft Centre
19.14 MILES
Behind the Rorke's Drift Orientation Centre, this operation was one of the few places to offer artistic training to black artists during apartheid. As…
21.76 MILES
One of the less famous sites in the area, Fugitive’s Drift is best visited with a local guide. It's the route those attempting to flee the Battle of…
21.92 MILES
The Isandlwana Visitors Centre has a small museum; the entrance fee includes the battlefield. The battlefield itself is extremely evocative. White cairns…