Zulu wars, Shaka, Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift, Colenso, Spioenkop, Ladysmith, Dundee, Churchill, Blood River, Cetshwayo, Boers ... these are some of the terms which are associated with the internationally renowned KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields area of South Africa. Walk in the footsteps of famous military strategists - Shaka, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi and General Louis Botha - they were all part of the KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields.

Today where it appears to be little more than wind-swept plains, the land is filled with the remains of stone forts, graveyards and little else to indicate strife, bore witness to the many battles that were fought here. Why leave all of this to the imagination? There are tour guides to accompany you on tours of the Battlefields, who can tell you about each battle, how many died, debate the strategies used and earned medals and what reward were won by the brave.

If these legends inspire your adventurous spirit, there are more pleasurable ways of assuaging it than in battle. White-water rafting down the rapids of the mighty Thukela, sailing on the Chelmsford Dam, and hunting in the designated hunting reserves - this region offers you all of these pursuits.