Alistair Rattray was our guide as we were staying at the Fugitives' Drift Lodge. On the drive over to the battle field site we heard a commentary by his late father on why the conflict had arisen, this made the tour so much more interesting and understandable. We stopped at various places on route where Alistair pointed out the different locations of the Zulu warriors before the attack.
On arrival at the site, we where treated to an hour and a half's most interesting and enlightening talk on the battle,(shaded by a tree with iced water and comfy camping chairs) the various British positions, and where the troops had formed up, and why they were there, this made the battle come to life. White stone cairns marked the place where bodies had been found, and were buried. We then wondered over the site with this knowledge and I found it difficult to understand how such a large force, with Henry Martin rifles, could so quickly have been annihilated. It is worth reading up on this battle and realizing that it need never have happened, but that is another story again.

Providing you have a guide,preferably individually you will be fascinated to listen and imagine events unfolding . Visit by yourself you will loose the story and events as they happened.

Without a guide, the terrain would be as unreadable as wandering the Roman Forum on your own. An excellent guide to Isandlwana who can tell you about how the events unfolded is a must.