Isandlwana
A sphinx shaped hill and battlefield in KwaZulu-Natal, where a Zulu army destroyed a British column on 22 January 1879 in the first major battle of the Anglo Zulu War. White cairns on the slope mark where soldiers fell, and a small museum stands nearby.
- Where
- Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -28.3587, 30.6513
Get the Isandlwana stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Isandlwana. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your KwaZulu-Natal volume with your photos and a note.
Near Isandlwana
Howick Falls 130 km
A waterfall about 95 metres high, dropping on the Umgeni River beside the town of Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. The Zulu name KwaNogqaza means Place of the Tall One, and a viewing point looks across the gorge.
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park 132 km
One of the oldest game reserves in Africa, proclaimed in 1895 in the hills of northern KwaZulu-Natal. It is famous for its work saving the white rhinoceros from extinction, and also holds elephants, lions, buffalo and leopards.
Sibudu Cave 136 km
A rock shelter in a sandstone cliff above the Tongati River in KwaZulu-Natal, where layers of occupation stretch back about 77,000 years. Excavations found grass bedding, bone tools and early arrowheads, and the shelter is also a bat roost.
Mafadi 157 km
The highest point in South Africa at 3,450 metres, a rounded peak on the border with Lesotho in the Drakensberg. It has no marked tourist path, and reaching it takes a multi day hike through the wilderness area of the Giant's Castle region.
Giant's Castle 158 km
A mountain in the central Drakensberg of KwaZulu-Natal, with a grassy plateau set among deep valleys. The shape of its peaks and escarpment resembles a sleeping giant, and the reserve around it holds many San rock paintings.
Durban Botanic Gardens 169 km
A 15 hectare garden in subtropical Durban, and the city's oldest public institution. It is the oldest surviving botanical garden in Africa, and is known for its collection of cycads and an orchid house.
Royal Natal National Park 171 km
An 81 square kilometre park in KwaZulu-Natal, part of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site. Its famous Amphitheatre is a wall of rock about five kilometres wide, and the Tugela Falls drop from its rim.
uShaka Marine World 172 km
A 16 hectare marine theme park on Durban's beachfront, opened on 30 April 2004. It combines an aquarium built around a shipwreck set, water slides and a beach, and holds thousands of fish and sea animals.
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Questions
Where is Isandlwana?
Isandlwana is in Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Howick Falls (130 km), Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (132 km), Sibudu Cave (136 km).
How do I get the Isandlwana stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Isandlwana and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your KwaZulu-Natal volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Isandlwana before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your KwaZulu-Natal volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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