Numbi grade sevens delight in what KZN has to offer
The children slept in the Zulu kraal in huts built in 1985 for the movie Shaka Zulu.
Numbi Primary’s grade seven pupils had their annual Durban tour from Sunday July 7 to Friday July 12.
They travelled safely and spent their first evening at Shakaland where they learned about Zulu culture. These lessons included how courtship at the river worked and how many cows one has to pay for lobola.
The children slept in the Zulu kraal in huts built in 1985 for the movie Shaka Zulu.
The boys had the opportunity to learn how to fight with sticks and how to throw a spear. Everyone enjoyed Zulu dances in the main hut of the father of King Shaka.
The next day they travelled to Durban and stopped at the Dlinzi Nature Reserve.
When they arrived at their accommodation at the environmental centre in Berea, they could hardly wait to get to the beach where they enjoyed some time in the sun.
An amazing experience awaited all of them the next day when the group visited uShaka Marine World where they were taught about the ocean and how humans are polluting and killing ocean life.
They also learned more about the different fish and plant species and enjoyed the dolphin show where Daniel Ferreira was the lucky one to have a personal encounter with the dolphins. He could kiss one and Hendrik-Louis Styl was the chosen boy who got splashed soaking wet by them.
Numbi’s pupils then visited the Beachwood Mangrove Nature Reserve where they found out about the interesting biodiversity of the protected area.
They then had fun at uShaka Wet ‘n Wild.
The last day of the tour was spent at Moses Mabhida Stadium and with more fun at the beach.
They ended the day at Gateway Mall and then returned home on the Friday.
