After arriving into Durban, collect your car and drive into the green hills of the Natal Midlands. Your first night at Fordoun Spa & Boutique gives you space to unwind after the flight, with wide countryside views and a quiet rural setting. From here the route continues towards the Drakensberg, where Three Tree Hill Lodge overlooks Spionkop Reserve. Days here are spent outdoors, with mountain backdrops, game filled valleys and optional walks nearby. It's a peaceful setting where you can take in the landscape properly.

• The journey then moves into one of South Africa's most historic regions, near Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift. Staying at Fugitives' Drift Lodge places you close to the key sites of the Anglo Zulu War, with guided tours that explain the events clearly and in detail. Between tours there's time for walks on the reserve and relaxed evenings looking out across the open plains.
• Two nights at Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge in Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park, one of South Africa's well known Big Five reserves, bring the wildlife chapter of the trip. Game drives are led by experienced rangers, with early mornings and late afternoons out in the bush tracking wildlife. In between there's time to relax at the lodge, take in the views or visit the spa.
• The final stretch brings you back to the coast for three nights at Sala Beach House in Ballito. After time on guided tours and game drives, this is your chance to slow the pace. Walk the beach in the morning, spend the afternoon by the pool and head out for relaxed dinners by the sea before flying home via Johannesburg.

Durban | Natal Midlands | Drakensberg | Isandlwana | Hluhluwe | Ballito | Johannesburg

What's Included:

• 10 nights accommodation throughout
• 1 night at Fordoun Spa & Boutique, Natal Midlands
• 2 nights at Three Tree Hill Lodge, Drakensberg, full board
• 2 nights at Fugitives' Drift Lodge, full board
• 2 nights at Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge, Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park, full board
• 3 nights at Sala Beach House, Ballito
• Daily breakfasts throughout
• Guided battlefield tour at Rorke's Drift
• Game drives at Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge
• Return flights from Dublin to Durban with Air France via Paris
• Return flights from Johannesburg to Dublin with Air France via Paris
• Domestic flight from Durban to Johannesburg
• 10 days car hire in KwaZulu Natal
• Flights depart Dublin 31 August 2026

Terms and Conditions

Return flights from Dublin to Durban and Johannesburg to Dublin with Air France, a domestic flight between Durban and Johannesburg, 10 days car hire in KwaZulu Natal and 10 nights accommodation across the Natal Midlands, Drakensberg, battlefields region, Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park and the Ballito coast. Full board stays are included at Three Tree Hill Lodge, Fugitives' Drift Lodge and Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge, along with a guided battlefield tour at Rorke's Drift and game drives at Rhino Ridge. Prices are based on 2 adults sharing. Flights depart Dublin on 31 August 2026. Price is correct at the time of posting (1 March 2026). Offers are subject to change.

10 nights from €5,000 per person