Start your holiday with a scenic drive from Durban International, via Zulu Tribal areas, to the tranquility of the Century old Overstone Gardens, where comfortable stone built guest rooms await you, after a relaxing supper and sundowners.

An early start taking you through fascinating countryside with photo opportunities of Zulu pastoral activities and homelands gets us to the historic Fugitives and Rorkes Drifts, adjacent to Isandlwana, for two days, reliving the historic battles that took place around the 1870’s, when two mighty kingdoms, Zulu and British, clashed. The famous storytellers of this region are waiting to enthrall you with their tales!

The difficult choice of direction now has to be made. North East to the Kruger Park and Coach House, or North West to the majestic Drakensberg, mountain playground of South Africa.

The direct route to the majestic Drakensberg mountains should take about 2 hours. However, this is seldom the case, due to the interesting diversions en route!

Four days of hiking, mountaineering, horse riding, fishing, sports, wild game and nature trails await. Tables groaning under the weight of fine fare will satisfy the most hearty appetites.

Visit the famous Drakensberg boys choir [Wednesday during school term], or join the War buffs explorations of sites where Queen Victoria's Imperial forces had their noses bloodied, by “a motley bunch of Boers.Places and names such as Spioenkop, Ladysmith, Colenso, Tugela Heights and Churchill, Buller, Roberts and Kitchener will quicken many a historians heartbeat!

The Drakensberg range had it’s origin 150 million years ago when Dinosaurs roamed what was known as Gondwanaland.This vast area was originally inhabited by the San people who left a fascinating rock art legacy, and were driven out by the Zulu ancestors of the present residents.

Eland, the largest antelope species in the world, are in abundance here, along with a variety of smaller wildlife and birds. View the Tugela Falls, the second highest waterfall in the world, as they tumble over the Ampitheatre on their wild journey to the sea in Zululand, scene of the infamous “coronation” of, and subsequent ultimatum to, King Cetshewayo.

Today the Drakensberg is a refuge for holidaymakers, thrill seekers and conference delegates of all nationalities, with its ideal situation halfway between Johannesburg and Durban.

Always Included: Transfers in comfort, Polo Ski crew, affable anecdotes, loads of T.L.C! Many options can be mixed and matched on request.

In it's time, the battle of Isandlwana was the biggest military disaster to have ever struck the British Empire. Thousands of her finest soldiers lay dead a few hundred metres across the Buffalo River in the Zulu Kingdom, after being trapped by the mighty Zulu “ buffalo horn” formations. Only hours later, at Rorke’s Drift, a handful of Lord Chelmsford’s regiment performed such heroic deeds in repulsing an overwhelming horde of warriors, that more Victoria Crosses were awarded here than in any other single engagement in history!

This is but one of the many fascinating stories in the birth process of modern South Africa. Tribal conflicts have exerted a tremendous influence in shaping today’s combination of first and third world societies into the miracle land at the bottom end of a problematic African continent.

The awesome Dragon Mountains, barricading the Kingdom of Lesotho from its neighbours, are a playground of immense proportions and offer accommodation ranging from budget camping to ultra luxury hotel accomodation, to satisfy the most demanding holidaymakers.

The Game Reserves of South Africa are legendary havens for both man and beast. Mention the Kruger or Hluhluwe Umfolozi Parks to nature cogniscenti and they become all ears! Here again all purses can be catered for, and if you require a short stay at an upmarket venue to tick off the big 5 in a jiffy, or a longer more relaxed bonding with nature in a National Park this can be arranged very effectively.