Zululand

Zululand (63 images)

Zululand was one of the places that I had most looked forward to, and it didn't disappoint me. We visited a Zulu village where we were shown how their round homes are constructed and how they make shields and spears. We saw the people in their traditional dress, or undress since in the case of single women they go topless. Married women cover themselves with what looks like a blanket and they wear a big hat.

We visated the village twice, once for the tour, and once for lunch. Our guide told us that they had been seeing more animals in the afternoon game drive at Hluhluwe, so we had lunch at the Zulu village and then went on the game ride. The next morning we drove back to the village for our tour.

To simplify, I put all of the photos from the Zulu village together.

This village is supposed to be circa 1900, but we passed by many building in the area around this village just like the ones we saw here.

We learned that it is legal for a Zula man to have more than one wife. He must, however, provide each wife with a separate home in which she raises her children. The huts that you see gathered together along the road are, according to the guide, a man and his wives.

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Sign for Zululand