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Battlewalks, Mpumalanga

Date:
Sat, 11 Oct 07:00 Until Sun, 12 Oct 14:00 2025
Book By:
Sat, 04 Oct 2025
Pay By:
Sat, 04 Oct 2025
Hosted by:
Colin Ross
Booking contact number:
062 926 3649 (Madeleine)

Anglo-Boer War Battlefield Tour
Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 October 2025

Saturday 11 October

  • 07:30 Meet at Total Services, Heidelberg (N3 South)

  • 08:00 Depart in convoy to Grootvlei Battlesite (26 Dec 1900), continuing to the Whisky Train Incident site (29 Dec 1900) with stops at historic monuments.

  • 09:30 Breakfast at the historic Val Hotel – site of peace talks and SA’s smallest village (as seen on Carte Blanche).

  • 10:30 Head north with stops at gravesites of Canadian/British VC winners and a Boer general’s farmhouse.

  • 12:00 Visit Standerton Concentration Camp & Military Cemetery

  • 12:45 Depart to Ermelo

  • 14:00 Arrive in Ermelo to visit historic sites including a blockhouse and Boer memorials

  • 15:00 Travel to Chrissiesmeer and check in at the historic John Jack Inn (former officers’ mess). Free time to explore the scenic and safe village. Each room has a wood burner or fireplace.

Sunday 12 October

  • 08:30 After breakfast, depart for Carolina and its heritage buildings

  • 10:00 Visit Leliefontein Battle Site and Boer memorial (funded by a British general)

  • 10:30 Proceed to Geluk Battlefield (Boer ambush site)

  • 12:00 Refreshments at Belfast Engen

  • 12:30 Visit Middelburg Cemetery – one of SA’s most unique, with graves of war heroes, writers, and veterans

  • 13:30 Depart back to Gauteng


Important Info

  • Accommodation: John Jack Inn, max 13 rooms (26 people), no pets (farmland). Double/twin sharing. Limited single rooms – request early. One 3-sleeper room available at a partner guesthouse.

  • Included: Saturday breakfast at Val Hotel + B&B at John Jack Inn

  • Excluded: All other meals & drinks

COSTS
Battlewalks
Battlewalks, Mpumalanga
R1400 per person once off

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