Historical and Cultural tours in South Africa

A cultural or historical tour in South Africa with its many and varied cultures is an experience that will never be forgotten.

Cultural Tours

Enjoying a cultural tour in Kwa ZuluNatal.	Which such a variety of cultures in one country, it is easy to get lost in the details. Let one of our knowledgeable tour guides take you around and show all the well known and not so well known cultural experiences of South Africa. From cultural villages to trips through the rural areas, they are all within your grasp now.

In some rural areas of South Africa, such as some areas of the Eastern Cape, shown on the left, that old African way of subsistence farming is still practiced, let us take you around South Africa and show you the lesser known side of Africa.	Traditional subsistence farming in the Eastern Cape

A Vula Africa cultural tour will show you way Africa was yesterday, and the way it is today, let us take you there.

Historical Tours

South Africa is a country rich in history, from the Anglo Boer wars to the stylish Cape Dutch style of the the Cape of Good Hope, there is something for all tastes. .
Groot Constantia, home of one of the first governors of the Cape	South Africa was first discovered by the Portuguese explorer, Bartholomew Dias in 1488, when he was blown off course and sighted the Cape on his return voyage, naming it the cape of storms as a result of the storms that he encountered, but it was not until Jan van Riebeck landed in 1652, that a colony was established in South Africa. With the arrival of more Hollanders, as well as slaves, a community was born, which to this day shows its influence in the architecture of the Cape, as seen in the house on the left, called Groot Constantia, which was the home of Simon Van der Stel, one of the first governors of the Cape.
South Africa has a long and bloody history with regards to internal conflicts, First the conflict between the Voortrekkers and the African tribes during Great trek in the 1830's, then followed by the Zulu war between the English and the Zulu nation in Natal in the 1870's, and finally the Anglo Boer wars at the turn of the century. The picture on the left was taken at the time and shows a blockhouse, a small stone fort, erected to guard lines of communication in the Anglo Boer wars. Many of these forts still exist today and can be visited on a tour of the historical sights of South Africa.	One of the original blockhouses, built during the time of the Anglo Boer wars to defend communication lines.

With such a wide range of historical and cultural experiences to be had in South Africa, it is most advised to get someone to plan a tour for your specific requirements. We at Vula Africa do just that, contact us and let us plan a cultural or historical tour just for you.