Lesotho Off The Beaten Path

  Moteng Pass. Lizelle,Cara, Nica end...
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  • Moteng Pass. Lizelle,Cara, Nica end Sarie
      Moteng Pass. Lizelle,Cara, Nica end...
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  • Moteng Pass, Louis & MW.
      Moteng Pass, Louis & MW.
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  • Moteng Pass. MW,Johan and Louis.
      Moteng Pass. MW,Johan and Louis.
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  • Sarie, Nica, Cara & Lizelle, Moteng Pass
      Sarie, Nica, Cara & Lizelle, Moteng Pass
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MALEALEA LODGE

by PEE-WEE

Run by its Lesotho-born owners, Mick and Di Jones, Malealea Lodge offers accommodation in restored farmhouse buildings and new en-suite bedrooms and rondavels. From the lodge, guests can experience all that Lesotho has to offer. Various excursions including hiking, horse treks and 4x4 excursions are organised.These excursions range from one day to six days or longer and are tailor-made to suit the requirements of guests. Horse treks and hikes, overnighting in Basotho villages, traverse spectacular mountain passes and some of Lesotho’s highest waterfalls.Basotho guides and pack-horses accompany the treks. Visits to craft centres, Basotho villages and a traditional sangoma are also arranged. A local band and choir, using their own home-made instruments, entertain guests in the evening.

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SEMONKONG LODGE.

by PEE-WEE

Semonkong Lodge lies in the heart of Lesotho, nestling on the banks of the Maletsunyane River. The lodge is an ideal base to explore the remote Maluti Mountains, its people, alpine flowers, rare birds and wild trout fishing.The stone-and-thatch accommodation offers a balance between civilisation and rustic elegance. The lodge has en suite rooms, backpackers’ dormitories, camping and a restaurant.Activities include pony-trekking on sure-footed Basotho ponies, hiking to the Maletsunyane Falls, one of the highest straight-dropping waterfalls in Southern Africa, and abseiling 206 metres into the gorge. Overnight pony treks and hikes offer the opportunity to spend the night in a Basotho village.

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Horseback through the Mountains

by Merry_Prankster

You can rent horses and a guide and take a 3 day trek through the Lesotho mountains, backpacking, sleeping under the stars, gnawing mounds of biltong. You will cling to the neck fo your sure footed steed as it hangs from the edges of cliffs, finding its way through the rocks and crags.

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Climb Thabana-Ntlenyana, 3,841m

by KiwiViajero

Climbing from Sani Pass in the afternoon we camped out at around 3,500m. From there we made the ascent and headed down in to the Sakeng valley where we camped a second night. We followed the Sakeng river down to the road.Web site included has detailed maps of Mokhotlong district get a copy as we didn't have one and there are no marked trails when we where there!

Most travelers think, there...

by thaba

Most travelers think, there are only the Malealea Lodge and the Sani Top Chalet in Lesotho. Nice lodges and places to stay, no doubt. But there are so many more places of great interest everywhere in Lesotho. Just go and explore them by yourself. For example the new Tsehlanyane Nationalpark near Butha-Buthe. Bushcamp tents, camp site, self-catering hut, hiking opportunities without end, stunning landscape. Visit the Roma Valley, rock formations you have never seen before. Lesotho is full of surprises.

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THE HIGH POINT OF LESOTHO IS...

by marko727

THE HIGH POINT OF LESOTHO IS THABANA-NTLENYANA, WHICH CAN BE DONE IN ONE DAY FROM SANI TOP CHALET (THE HIKE IS EITHER 12 OR 15 KILOMETERS, ONE WAY). ELEVATION IS 11,424 FEET (3482 METERS). HERE IS A STORY OF A CLIMB FROM THE WEB: Malefiloane, Kingdom of Lesotho, Africa: At 8,300 feet the airstrip clings high to the side of a mountain. The local clinic has two horses - 'Ambulance' and 'Patient.' This is the only means of transport in the mountains other than by foot. Claytor sets off on a quest for Thabana Ntlenyana - the highest point in Southern Africa and the summit of the Drakensberg. He is given the 'Ambulance', since it is far more fit for the journey than the 'Patient'. After five hours and many mountain villages, The two arrive in the tiny village of Ha Ranini; there are five huts. Claytor's command of the Lesotho language is basic, but he is instantly welcomed. 'Ambulance'...

Lesotho horse walk continues

by Merry_Prankster

You will tread stream and mountian peaks, sleep in a rondavel, see snow cappped mountains that you can technically ski if you get your gear up there (we did on another journey).

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Anywhere you go

by zweiblumen

Just about anywhere you go outside the towns is off the beaten track. Many villages are not accessible by road and can only be reached on foot or on horseback. You will not meet many other tourists.

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THE VIEW OUT THE WINDOW OF THE...

by marko727

THE VIEW OUT THE WINDOW OF THE CHALET...

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ON THE ROAD TO THE PASS...

by marko727

ON THE ROAD TO THE PASS...

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