The South African
Military History Society
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Krygshistoriese Vereniging


Professional Battlefield tour organisers

CENTRAL KAROO
Name Address Phone/fax/cell/e-mail Comment
Cheryl & Dave Griffiths Outeniqua Adventure Tours
George		 Tel/fax.Local: 044 871 1470
Tel/fax Overseas +27 44 871 1470
E-mail outntour@mweb.co.za		 Great Karroo encompassing Commando activity - Smuts, Scheepers, Malan, Deneys Reitz, Conradie group - see website www.outeniquatours.co.za for details
Rose Willis Central Karoo District Council
P O Box 56
Beaufort West 6970		 Tel.:+27 (0)201 51160
Fax.:+27 (0)201 3675		 Tours on request.
Rose publishes and writes Rose's Round Up, which has fascinating snippets of information on the area. No topic too obscure to be researched!
FREE STATE
Name Address Phone/fax/cell/e-mail Comment
Johan Hattingh Tourism Manager: Senqu Tourism;
Tourism Grading Assessor;
web-site: www.senqutourism.co.za		 051-603-0160
Cell: 082 200 9429
E-mail info@senqutourism.co.za		 For Free State battlefields
GAUTENG
Name Address Phone/fax/cell/e-mail Comment
Robin Binckes Spear of the Nation Tours Cell: 083-395-7027
E-mail spearofthenation@worldonline.co.za		 For Gauteng battlefields
E-mail mitchellinnes@mweb.co.za  
KWAZULU-NATAL

Members of Battlefield Region Association
Name Address Phone/fax/cell/e-mail Comment
Nicki von der Heyde
BA HED FRGS 		P O Box 54, Gillitts
3603 KZN
www.campaigntrails.co.za		 Tel.: +27 (0)31 767 4166
Fax: +28 82 653 4166
E-mail nicki@campaigntrails.co.za		 winner of Tour Operator of the Year 2006
Foy Vermaak P.O. Box 1358,
Dundee,
3000 KZN		 +27 (0)34-642-1925
E-mail foy@pennyf.co.za		 KZN military history
also cultural tours
Chris van Schalkwyk P.O. Box 465,
Bergville,
3350 KZN		 +27 (0)36-448-1128
E-mail easby@ananzi.co.za		 KZN Anglo-Boer battlefields also cultural tours
Dave Sutcliffe P.O. Box 20295,
Newcastle,
2940 KZN		 +27 (0)34-312-3206
+27 (0)34-315-5023 fax
E-mail dave.sutcliffe@telkomsa.net		 KZN battlefields
Liz Spiret 17 President St.,
Ladysmith,
3370 KZN		 +27 (0)36-637-7702
fax: +27 (0)36-637-2992(Liz)
E-mail lizs@telkomsa.net		 KZN Boer war battlefields Rorke's Drift also cultural tours
Petros Sibisi P.O. Rorke's Drift,
3016 KZN		 Tel./Fax:+27 (0)34-642-1687 Isandlwana & Rorke's Drift Battlefields
Tony Roberts P.O. Box 425,
Dundee,
3000 KZN		 Fax:+27 (0)34-212-5939
Cell:082-821-7779
National Guide: Zulu and Boer War battlefields
Mike Nel P.O. Box 43,
Dundee,
3000 KZN		 +27 (0)34-212-2601
Cell: 082-366-2639
E-mail mike@dundeekzn.co.za		 KZN battlefields
George Mitchell-Innes P.O. Box 21,
Elandslaagte,
2900 KZN		 +27 (0)36-421-1860
Cell: 083-259-6394
mitchellinnes@mweb.co.za		 N. KZN battlefields
Pam McFadden P.O. Box 1743,
Dundee,
3000 KZN		 +27 (0)34-212-2376
Cell: 082-870-4750
E-mail info@talana.co.za		 KZN battlefields
Bethuel Manyathi P.O. Box 288,
Nqutu,
3135 KZN		 Tel.:+27 (0)34-271-9710
Fax.:+27 (0)34-271-9705
Cell: 083-531-0061		  
Ron Lock P.O. Box 2388,
Hillcrest,
3650 KZN		 Tel.:+27 (0)31-765-7048
Fax: +27 (0) 31-765-1244
E-mail ngobat@mweb.co.za		 KZN battlefields
Chris le Roux 4 Ridgewood,
328 Ridge Rd.,
4001 Durban		 Tel./Fax:+27 (0)31-201-6301
E-mail lerouxft@mweb.co.za		 National Guide: military history
Jeremy Krone P.O. Box 1279,
Dundee,
3000 KZN		 Tel./Fax.:+27 (0)34-218-1893
E-mail dundeechalets@telkomsa.net		 KZN: Isandlwana
Evan Jones P.O. Box 633,
Dundee,
3000 KZN		 Tel./Fax:+27 (0)34-212-4040
Cell: 082-807-8598
E-mail battleguide@telkomsa.net		 3 Provinces: battlefields military history
Johann Hamman
B. A. (Mil. His.), M.A (Political Science), M.Phil. (Shipping Law)		 PO Box 308,
Dundee,
3000 KZN		 Tel.:+27 (0)34-212-3344
Fax:+27 (0)34-212-3344
Cell: 082-267-2527
E-mail jhamman@telkomsa.net		 Anglo Boer war, the Anglo Zulu War and the First war of Independence
Ron Gold P.O. Box 523,
Mooi River,
3300 KZN		 Tel.:+27 (0)33-263-2632
Fax:+27 (0)33-263-2257
Cell: 083-556-4068
E-mail rgrongold@gmail.com		 KZN battlefields
Ken Gillings 19 Bearemount Park,
4 Ryan Rd,
Pinetown,
3610 KZN		 Tel.:+27 (0)31-702-4828
Fax.:+27-086-684-5101
Cell: 083-654-5880
Skype: kenheath1
E-mail ken.gillings@mweb.co.za		 Numerous illustrative and Power-Point talks on South African military history available.
All SA battlefields
Also KZN cultural tours
Rob Gerrard P.O. Box 30,
Isandlwana,
3005 KZN		 Tel.:+27 (0)34-271-8301
Fax.:+27 (0)34-271-8306		 KZN battlefields and cultural
Paul Garner P.O. Box 847,
Dundee,
3000 KZN		 Tel./Fax:+27 (0)34-212-1931
Cell: 082-842-3911
E-mail garner@xsinet.co.za		 5 Provinces: nature and battlefields
Pierre Duval 110 Victoria St.,
Dundee,
3000 KZN		 Tel./Fax:+27 (0)34-212-3216
E-mail pierre@bushbaby.co.za		 National guide
Elisabeth Durham P.O. Box 303,
Dundee,
3000 KZN
www.cheznousbb.com		 Tel./Fax:+27 (0)34-212-1014
Cell: 0727795949
E-mail cheznous@dundeekzn.co.za		Prince Imperial/ Isandlwana/ Rorke's Drift/ Blood River
I am a Registered Tour Guide and my number is KZN1037
Rex Duke P.O. Box 430,
Melmoth,
3835 KZN		 Tel.:+27 (0)35-450-2531
Fax:+27 (0)35-450-3126
E-mail rexduke@telkomsa.net		 KZN history/ cultural
Anthony Coleman 5 Marlowe Ave.,
Westville,
3630 KZN		 Tel./Fax:+27 (0)31-262-1969
E-mail tonytish@worldonline.co.za		 5 Provinces: culture & history
Rob Caskie Fugitive's Drift Lodge,
P.O. Rorke's Drift,
3016 KZN		 Tel.+27 (0)34-642-1843
Fax:+27 (0)34-271-8051
E-mail rattrays@trustnet.co.za		 KZN Zulu War battlefields
Don Botterill
Reg. No. KZN1081		 Daytours
Kloof
KZNatal		 Tel./Fax:+27 824561805
E-mail daytours@telkomsa.net		 Isandlwana Rorkes Drift and Spioenkop and also Sani Pass and Game Reserves.
Henry Bird P.O. Box 116,
Eshowe,
3815 KZN		 Tel./Fax:+27 (0)35-474-2348
E-mail ahbird@netactive.co.za		 KZN battlefields & cultural
Warwick Baker P.O. Box 1188,
Westville,
3630 KZN		 Tel.:+27 (0)31-266-5480
E-mail siobhan@iafrica.com		 KZN battlefields national guide
KWAZULU-NATAL

Not Members of Battlefield Region Association
Name Address Phone/fax/cell/e-mail Comment
Angela Andre
not registered		 PO Box 3330
Ladysmith,
3370 KZN		 Tel.: +27 (0)36-336-253
Cell: 082-802-1643
KwaZulu-Natal Battlefields Route
Angela Ferreira
not registered		 Tourism Officer http://www.tourismnewcastle.co.za Military Tour Guide - 1st Boer War
Sean Friend
not registered		 P.O. Box 20
Vryheid
3100 KZN		 Tel.: +27 (0)34 983-2256
Cell: 082-367-9100
E-mail seanfriend@bigfoot.com		 Battlefields: A-Boer A-Zulu & Transvaal
Raymond Heron Spionkop Lodge
P.O. Box 20
Ladysmith
3370 KZN		 Tel./Fax.: +27 (0)36 488-1404
E-mail spionkop@futurenet.co.za		 Spionkop
Evan Jones P.M.B. HERITAGE TOURS
Website : www.shongololotours.co.za		 Fax.: +27 (0)331-443260
E-mail heritage.battlefield@futurenet.co.za		 Northern KwaZulu Natal Battlefields Route which features 68 battle and skirmish sites.
Mark Joseph Shongololo Tours and Holiday Flats
Website : www.shongololotours.co.za		 Tel.: +27 (0)31-564-0330
Cell: 072-425-1804
E-mail shongololotours@absamail.co.za		 I accommodate, arrange and conduct tours for select groups and am registered with KZN Tourism
Stella La Reservee P.O. Box 32
Hlobane
3145 KZN		 Tel.: +27 (0)34 982-2111 ext 261 (w)
Tel.: +27 (0)34 967-1510 (h)
Cell: 082-600-1273
E-mail bcc@vhd.dorea.co.za		 Battlefields
Paul McIvenny P.O. Box 10084
Scottsville
Pietermaritzburg
3209 KZN		 Tel.: +27 (0)33 396-9752
Cell: 082-841-4832
E-mail byeways@futurenet.co.za		 KZN Battlefields
Ganes Pillay
not registered		 P.O. Box 10552, Marine Parade, Durban, 4001 Tel/Fax: +27 031 3687621
Fax: +27 031 3320773
E-mail ganes.gnpins@telkomsa.net		 I am researching and delivered talks and located a previously unknown monument on the participation of Indian troops and personnel during the Anglo Boer War
Pat Rundgren P.O. Box 1726
Dundee
3000 KZN		 Tel.: +27 (0)34 212-4560
Cell: 082-690-7812
E-mail gunners@trustnet.co.za		 KZN Battlefields Military History
Piet van Rooyen
not registered		 Flat 58
Aloe Gardens
Ladysmith
3370 KZN		 Cell: 082-887-5297 Ladysmith area Anglo-Boer Battlefields
Steve Watt
not registered		 46 York Ave, Scottsville
PIETERMARITZBURG
3201 KZN.		 Tel/Fax: +27 (0)333865188
E-mail sawatt@netfocus.co.za		 Guide to 1st & 2nd Anglo-Boer Wars in South Africa; Anglo-Zulu War; Frontier Wars of Easteren Cape. Records of all Imperial soldiers who fell in conflicts from 1795 to 1914.
Hamba Kahle Tours 160, Pine Street
Tourist Junction
Durban 4001
www.hambakahletours.co.za 		Tel.: +27 (0)31-305-5586
Fax: +27 (0)31-305-5576
E-mail hambakahle@dbn.lia.net		  
LIMPOPO
Name Address Phone/fax/cell/e-mail Comment
Mr Charles Leach Breaker Morant Trail Cell - 083 228 3874 Zoutpansberg Skirmishes Route
MPUMALANGA
Name Address Phone/fax/cell/e-mail Comment
Mr Huffy Pott Bergendal Battlefield Trail Tel.: +27 (0)13 751-3604 Horseback trail of the Bergendal Battlefield
Name Address Phone/fax/cell/e-mail Comment
Mr Cris van Wyk cris@bergenbnb.co.za Tel.:
Department of Tourism Registration no is GP 3682. 		Battle of Bronkhorstspruit
NORTHERN CAPE
Name Address Phone/fax/cell/e-mail Comment
Bernard Connellan Jumanji African Tour Brokers
P O Box 17670,
Bainsvlei
9338		 Tel./Fax:+27 (0)51-451-1427
E-mail jumanjiafrica@interkom.co.za		 Has all inclusive tour ex-UK
Francois Basson Diamantveld Regional Services Council
Private Bag X 6088,
Kimberley, 8300		 Tel.: +27 (0)531-861-4911
Fax.:+27 (0)531-861-1538		 Battlefields Route N12 (Kimberley)
Steve Lunderstedt P O Box 3017,
Kimberley, 8300 RSA		 Tel/Fax.: +27 (0)531-814-006
E-mail stevestours@kimberley.co.za		 Sieges of Elands River & Mafeking in August, Magersfontein Night March in December.
NORTHWEST PROVINCE
Name Address Phone/fax/cell/e-mail Comment
Northwest Province Parks and Tourism Board   Tel.: +27 (0)18 293-1611
Fax.: +27 (0)18 297-2082		  
Prof. Gert van der Bergh P O Box 6144,
Baillie Park,
2526		 Tel.: +27 (0)18 290-5552
Tours on request		 Anglo-Boer War Centenary Battlefields Map
John Pennefather   Cell: 082-808-8346
014 592 2844 (w)		 Undertakes day trips to Battlefields in the Rustenburg region.
WESTERN CAPE
Name Address Phone/fax/cell/e-mail Comment
Miss Kim Walker National Monuments Council
P O Box 4637
Cape Town 8000		   Information on Cape events plus sites
Tony Westby-Nunn; Graham Haywood; General John del Monte Western Cape Military Tours
P O Box 4637
Capricorn Square
7948 Western Cape		 Tel: 021 709 0808
Fax: 021 709 0054
Cell: 083 4444 662 (Tony)
E-mail tonynunn@iafrica.com		 Military, Naval and Aviation tours. Accommodation can be arranged for all tastes.
Mr Nic Badenhorst Directorate Cultural Affairs
Private Bag X9067
Cape Town 8000		    
Mr Peter Greeff Private Bag X6531
George 6530		    

List originally compiled by Marjorie Dean and updated by Joan Marsh

If you have other information to add to this list please email to Joan Marsh

South African Military History Society / scribe@samilitaryhistory.org