Dumazulu Cultural Village

OVERVIEW

Explore the culture and traditions of the Zulu tribe during this enlightening visit to the entrancing DumaZulu Traditional Village. Drive north to the DumaZulu Traditional Village, also known as Thundering Zulu, where more than 50 tribal residents form part of a living museum that offers a genuine Zulu cultural experience. Find that DumaZulu is the largest village of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and the only Zulu community to be opened up to tourism by King Goodwill Zwelithini, who placed the royal Zulu stamp of approval on the village’s objectives and authenticity. After enjoying a cooling refreshment, meet your guides and accept an invitation into the chief’s homestead, or kraal, where you can watch and learn about the tribe’s various traditions, including basket-weaving, spear- and shield-making, beadwork, pottery-sculpting, sangoma bone throwing, which is a form of divination, and fabulous dancing. You’ll treasure your arresting immersion into the bewitching Zulu way of life during this remarkable excursion.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Delve into an authentic Zulu cultural experience at the DumaZulu Traditional Village.
• Savor a cooling refreshment before meeting your knowledgeable native guides.
• Enter the chief’s homestead, or kraal, to observe Zulu traditions of basket-weaving, beadwork and weapon-crafting, among others.
• See the healer, or sangoma, practicing a type of divination known as bone throwing.
• Soak up the rhythms of the Zulu’s mesmerizing dancing.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Wear casual, weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes.
• Bring a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen.