Choose between a short flat-water one-day rafting trip that is suitable for the whole family and an adrenaline-intensive multi-day white water rafting adventure. The Tugela River has some of the most awesome and scary rapids in South Africa, but it also has it’s placid sections. The Tugela, which runs through heart of KwaZulu-Natal was historically the border between Zululand and the British colony of Natal.