Number: +27 035 870 1633

Area: Ulundi, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The eMakhosini Valley, birthplace of the Zulu Nation, is one of the richest and most cultural and historic sites in Africa. It was here that the legendary King Shaka grew up and established his Royal Residence. It is here that he first overcame that the ...

Area: Ulundi, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Opathe stream, 8 kms south of Ulundi. This deep gorge was the site of an ambush in 1838. After the battle of Blood River on 16 December 1838, the victory commando of Boers pushed on to Mgungundlovu, which was found in flames. The commando laagered on ...

Area: Ulundi, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

3 kms east of central Ulundi. The Battle of Ulundi saw the final defeat of the Zulu army and the crushing of the Zulu state, thus marking the end of the old Zulu order. This monument, built on the site of the British square, honours both the Zulu warriors ...

Number: +27 035 870 2050

Area: Ulundi, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Inkosi Zulu was the founder of the Zulu clan. He was born in 1600. He and his family settled on the banks of the White Mfolozi near present- day Ulundi

Area: Ulundi, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Ndaba's son Jama was born in 1720. He was the inkosi of the Zulu until 1781.

Area: Ulundi, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The Zulu king Dinizulu was historically identified with the Bambatha rebellion. Heir of Cetshwayo, he is buried beneath a granite slab in the Makhosini area, several kilometers west of the tarred road to Vryheid. The period of his reign was 1884 to 1888 ...

Number: +27 035 450 2254

Area: Ulundi, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Mpande became king in 1840 after overthrowing Dingane at the battle Maqongqo with Boer assistance. He was proclaimed king on 10 February 1840 and reigned until his death in 1872. He is buried at the Nodwengu, where there is a grave as well as a monument ...

Area: Ulundi, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa