Rorke's Drift Museum

Touching history

Serene, sad, solomen, uplifting and a place I found myself sitting on a bench reflecting on life and so many 'what ifs'. The monument to the Zulu dead is beautiful and the site reports on both adversa...

Battleground enthusiasts otherwise not an essential visit

The museum is dated and worn and poorly lit. Thulani, the resident guide, is quite a performer and appears dedicated to telling the story. It was a hot day and the travel to the museum was over a gra...

Glad I got to see it.

I’ve always wanted to visit this site, ever since I saw the movie “Zulu” back in the 1960s. The movie was filmed many miles away and the terrain here doesn’t look anything like the film’s. The hospi...

Great to finally visit

We visited the battlefield on a tour from Fugitives Drift Lodge where we were staying. The late owner of the lodge had pre-recorded some CD's which took you through the story and when combined with th...

not to be missed

Fabulous - But must be with a guide. We went with the Rattray guide which was extraordinary. it is a small place so you can well imagine the defending of this place with the surrounding hills.