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Guided walk from Bushman's Kloof, South Africa
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Walking the Fugitives Trail in South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal, as part of a walking holiday, is an intimate and involved way to get to grips with the colonial history of the province.
Starting at Isandlwana, in the company of your Zulu guide, you walk down the escape route used by soldiers fleeing the carnage of the battle, desperately trying to get back across the Buffalo River and the British colony of Natal.
Clusters of stone cairns mark the site of where desperate rearguard actions were fought, before, on the far side of the Fugitive’s Drift over the river, you come to the graves of Lts. Coghill and Melville who died trying to prevent the Queen’s Colour from falling into enemy hands, thus earning themselves the first posthumous Victoria Crosses.
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Relax in the beautiful countryside of KwaZulu Natal before learning more about the Anglo Zulu battles - most notably Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana.
Coffee Bay is a small settlement with an attractive beach, good fishing and hiking along the cliffs. It's famous for the 'Hole in the Wall'; a formation of rock with a hole in which the sea rushes through.
The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in Southern Africa. As well as spectacular scenery the 'Berg' as it's also known, is home to remarkable San rock art as well as plenty of wildlife.
As well as the unique fauna there are also several species of antelope and zebras in the reserve, and it is something of a hotspot for bird-watchers.
The Tsitsikamma Forest, near Plettenberg Bay, is an area of great natural beauty and has a range of activities to suit all tastes. It also has elephant, monkey and bird sanctuaries you can visit.
North of Cape Town, on the southern fringes of Namaqualand, lie the Cederberg Mountains. The area is famed for the rock-art of the Bushmen, or San people.