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| KwaZulu-Natal Destinations Durban  [History] [City Centre] [Indian Quarter] [Golden Mile] [uShaka Marine World] [Victoria Embankment] [Umhlanga Rocks] North Coast [North Coast] [Zinkwazi] [Tugela River] Zululand (Southern Part) [Zulu Cultural Villages] [Shakaland Eshowe] [Ulundi] [Richard's Bay] Elephant Coast [Hluhluwe-Umfolozi] [iSimangaliso Wetland Park] [St.Lucia] [Sodwana Bay] [Kosi Bay] [Tembe Elephant Park] [Ndumo Game Reserve] [Mkhuze Game Reserve] Zululand (Northern Part) [Pongola Nature Reserve] [Ithala Game Reserve] Battlefields [Vryheid] [Ncome-Bloodriver] [Dundee] [Ladysmith] Drakensberg [uKhahlamba-Drakensberg] [Royal Natal NP] [Central Drakensberg] [Giant's Castle] [Southern Drakensberg] [Sani Pass] Midlands [Midlands Meander] [Pietermaritzburg] South Coast [South Coast Holiday] [Oribi Gorge] [Margate-Ramsgate] [Golf Courses] ]Port Edward] East Griqualand [Kokstad] |
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To gain an insight into the Zulus' former traditional way of life, one should visit the open-air museum "Shakaland" near Eshowe. It is the oldest "Zulu Cultural Village" in Zululand, originally built as a scenery for the movie "Shaka Zulu".
Visitors can - by appointment - take part in a guided tour of the Zulu village, where Chief Malinga and his family live. The traditional "Umuzi" consists of several Zulu round-huts building a circle around the cattle kraal. During the tour the social system and the way of life of the Zulus explained, their rites and costums and the meaning of their clothes and ornaments. Their fighting technique and various crafts are being demonstrated. Afterwards one can taste the Zulu beer and join in a traditional meal. 