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BATTLEFIELDS Fugitives Drift Lodge

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Highlights

  • Battlefield Tours

    Fugitive's Drift is famous for its informative and often emotional battlefield tours of the region.

  • Country Style Living

    Lovely country style accommodation.

  • Rugged Beauty

    This is a beautifully scenic region of South Africa and a "must see" on any Kwazulu Natal itinerary.

  • Outdoor Activities

    There are a wide range of activities on offer here from the battlefield tours to horse riding on the reserve.

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General Information

Fugitives Drift Lodge has been attracting and thrilling visitors from all over the world since 1989, and the name Rattray has become synonymous with quality Heritage Tourism in South Africa.

Before his death in January 2007 David Rattray achieved an international reputation with his battlefield tours and overseas lectures and the team he put in place continues this great tradition and oral history of entertaining people with moving, detailed presentations on the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift. Although this remarkable history is what draws people to this beautiful and remote location, there is much more to discover at Fugitives' Drift.

Accommodation in the reserve is offered at the Lodge and the Guest House. Both facilities are owned by the Rattray family who have extensive experience in the hospitality industry and whose love of South Africa, its people and its unique history is evident in every corner of Fugitives' Drift.

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Our view

The original and most famous of all the lodges in the Battlefield region
  • Excellent battlefield tours led by highly qualified guides
  • Beautiful scenery
  • Perfect addition to any Kwazulu-Natal self-drive itinerary
  • Tasty home-style cooking
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Price

From ZAR R1,450.00 per person Add to trip planner

Location

The lodge is located on a private reserve in the heart of the battlefields region of the Anglo-Zulu war in Kwazulu Natal.

Rooms

At the lodge, spacious, luxury en-suite cottages each have a private verandah afford views over the plains flanking the Buffalo River Gorge. The lodge is set on a hillside above the Buffalo River Gorge and overlooks the ?sphinx' of Isandlwana and the Oskarberg at Rorke's Drift. In the guest house the en-suite rooms all have verandas and sweeping views of the reserve.

Attractions

Fugitives' Drift is renowned for its battlefield tours to all the Zulu War and Anglo-Boer War battle sites in the region. The flagship tours to Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift are led by registered tour guides Rob Caskie, Joseph Ndima and George Irwin, who are superb storytellers and make the history of that day come alive, and our long, family associations with the area and its people allow us to offer you some unique, Zulu perspectives. Other activities on offer on the reserve include guided walks and horse riding.

Dining

Indulge in sundowners around the fire and dine in the splendid atmosphere of a veritable museum of Zulu War memorabilia. Superb food and personal service are central to the fine hospitality experience on offer at Fugitives' Drift.

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