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Get to meet the real Zulu in Zululand !
Telephone: (0354) 42-894 Fax: (0354) 474-2894
Mobile: 082-492-6918
E-Mail: chennels@iafrica.com
Postal Address: P.o.Box 24, Eshowe, 3815, South Africa.
Contact Name: Graham Chennells
WebSite Address: http://users.iafrica.com/c/ch/chennels
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ZULULAND |  |
THE KINGDOM OF ZULULAND
Eshowe was the first Zululand colonial town and capital. Eshowe 'A City set on a hill,' is situated
close to the capitals of the old Zulu Kingdoms boasts flora, fauna and birdlife unequalled in
Southern Africa.
Your tour advisors are well known Graham Chennels and Roger Gaisford. Graham has a intimate
knowledge of the Zulu people and has been involved in community projects for many years. He
was mayor of Eshowe, is a rotarian, businessman, farmer and retired sportsman.
Roger is a historian, teacher, propector, great outdoorsman and a raconteur par exellance.
WE PROVIDE :-
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CLIMATE
Our winters are warm. Day tempretures up to 23 degrees centigrade and nights just slightly chilly.
The best climate in South Africa for this time of year.
Our summers are cooler than the coast as we get an offshore breeze and our altitude is on our side.
We are only 25 kilometres from the beach, lagoons and wetlands.
OUR FULL DAY TOURS.
1. THE BIG 5. ( Tues )
Hluhluwe and Umfolosi Game Parks and St.Lucia boat trip. To achieve so much in a day you will
leave very early and get back late.
2. ZULULAND ROCKSLIDING ADVENTURE ( FRI )
Travel through remote Zululand then hike for 1 and
a quater hours and arrive in the paradise world of the
early Zulu's. From small slides and jumps to 25 - 30
metre waterfall slides and sheer drops.
Comment :- 'It was scarier than the Victoria Falls
bungee jump.' Can you be as brave as the early
Zulu's who jumped off as their initiation into
manhood!!
3. ESHOWE URBAN TOUR.
Our adventure is to go out and meet Zulu people from all walks of life visiting schools, skills
centres, creches, small businesses, housing projects and seeing the results of the apartheid era, the
John Dunn story, martyr's cross, early Norwegian missionary adventure, seige of Eshowe, British
war graves, Shaka's Kwabulawayo Kraal and Nandi's grave.
4. RURAL ZULULAND.
Spend the day in remote rural Zululand with Walter Cele
and his family. Walk in the shoes of rural Zulu's and find
out how they live. Explore life on a sugar small holding.
Visit Zionist and Shembe churches, schools, the
sangomas, neighbours and finally watch the sun set over
the Zululand hills from a local shebeen.
5. RURAL WEDDINGS, ENGAGEMENTS
COMING OF AGE CEREMONIES &
SANGOMAS CEREMONIAL RITUALS
Through our Zulu friends we get personally invited to these occasions.Once you are welcomed, you
are treated like a member of the family. They are delighted to have overseas visitors and even more
delighted if you dance!! We contribute in kind to the occasion. This is an experience you will never
forget.
6. FOREST HIKE THROUGH THE GREAT
DHLINZA FOREST TO FORT NONGQUAI
Forest hike through the great Dhlinza forest to Fort
Nongquai where you can get a very good picture of our
rich history. Walk on to Mpushini Falls where you can
enjoy the tropical forest and bathe in the mountain stream
below the falls.
Caption :- Try one of the many rock slide down the
numerous waterfalls which abound in the area
OTHER TOURS & EXPERIENCES
| 1. | Shakaland Cultural Experience. We are 10 minutes away. |
| 2. | Battlefield Tours. |
| 3. | Birding. Eshowe is the epicentre of birding in Southern Africa with over 400 species within a 40 km |
| radius of the town. ( Members of the Barbet Route.) | |
| 4. | Various Mountain Bike Trails - Bikes available |
| 5. | Vukani Collection - biggest collection of fine Zulu Arts & Crafts in the world. over 3000 items. |
| Basketware, pottery, beadware, garments etc. ( Tuesdays, Wednedays and Thursdays.) | |
| 6. | Shembe Religious Festival ( October.) Over 30,000 Zulu's gather and camo for a month. We are invited to attend this great religious festival and to meet them and their saviour Shembe. Sundays are spent in traditional costumes with traditional music and dance. |
| 7. | Traditional Zulu Schools Music, Dance, Modelling and Poetry Festival ( October/November.) We visit local venues durning these months where regional competitions are taking place. |
| 8. | 4 x 4 TRAILS John Diunn Hunters Trail including Beach Trail, Cetesway's Retreat and the Bulls Run. |
How to get there
In Eshowe follow signs to The George
Our Rates
Camping R10 p/p
Dorms R20 p/p
Dorms R30 p/p bedding
Single R55 p/p
Single R65 p/p en-suite
Double R75 p/p en-suite
10 % Discount on presenting our advert in the Backpack Africa magazine!
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