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2 Reviews and 14 Opinions Lancers Inn is said to be the International Development Specialist's hotel of choice in Maseru. This...
1 Review and 22 Opinions Hands down the best hotel in Maseru. The others don't even come close. Renovations will be completed...
A national animal that doesn't live in the country
CatherineReichardt Says: Most of the time a country's choice of national animal is pretty obvious, but in the case of Lesotho, the fact that the crocodile has been awarded this honour...
Beware: the sun is very strong at high altitude
CatherineReichardt Says: Again, a warning against something so obvious that I hesitate to mention it ...As you will hear time and time again, Lesotho is the highest country in the...
Lesotho's roads: not for the faint hearted!
CatherineReichardt Says: Let's start with the positive: Lesotho is the perfect place for an African road trip. Lesotho offers the highest mountain pass in Southern Africa (the Tlaeeng...
Conquer the knee trembling Sani Pass!
CatherineReichardt Says: As ever, I have left writing the more complex tip on a destination until last because it's difficult to know where to start.Well, let me begin by saying that I...
Excellent birding for high altitude species
CatherineReichardt Says: Lesotho offers excellent bird watching andallows you relatively easy access to high altitude species that you wouldn't necessarily be able to spot elsewhere.My...
The ice rats are way cuter than they sound!
CatherineReichardt Says: The prospect of meeting an ice rat probably doesn't sound particularly attractive to the average traveller, but once you've made the acquaintance of these...
Slog your way up the breathtaking Moteng Pass
CatherineReichardt Says: The Moteng pass is one of Lesotho's prettiest and most accessible mountain passes, and although there are higher, at 2,820m (about 9,250 feet) above sea level,...
Sani Top Chalets gift shop: I survived Sani Pass!
CatherineReichardt Says: (work in progress)I usually consider bumper stickers to be irredeemably naff and avoid them like the plague ... or I did until I stumbled across this in the...
Is this the widest No Man's Land in the world?
CatherineReichardt Says: Maybe I've lived and worked in the developing world for too long, but I don't like border posts one little bit. My experience is that they are ominous places...
Workshops and tourist shops: Mohair tapestry: a Basotho speciality
CatherineReichardt Says: Craft workshops and some tourist shops Given the wonderful mohair that Lesotho produces, it was inevitable that a weaving industry would be established to take...
Don't take uninterrupted power supply for granted!
CatherineReichardt Says: The Lesotho landscape has been changed forever by the construction of the massive Katse and Mohale Dams which comprise the first phases of the Lesotho Highlands...
Road trips are always slower than you think!
CatherineReichardt Says: One of the challenges for those planning a road trip in an unfamiliar country is to realistically estimate what distances can be covered. This is particularly...
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I am happy to concede that the Lesotho Highlands Water scheme has brought great benefits to Lesotho, particularly in terms of improved infrastructure and much...
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Q: I am finalising my travel trip on South Africa -Lesotho -Swaziland. I have applied for a Visa for Lesotho and South Africa, but...
A: Pretoria is a city about 50 or so north-east of Jo'burg. I can't make any comments on local transport as we got there by car, and this was quite a few years ago now. If...
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Lesotho - The Kingdom in the sky
The Kingdom in the Sky - Lesotho is an unusual and often overlooked destination in Southern Africa. With the development the Lesotho Highland Water Project has delivered over the last 15 years it is...
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Lesotho, a former British Colony, is independent since 1966. Now it is called the little kingdom in the sky with Letsie III as king, crowned in 1997. Lesotho lowest point is 1000M and its highest...
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LESOTHO. THE KINGDOM OF THE SKY
This small, high and mountain Kingdom in the middle of South Africa, has a lot to offer to visitors. Not only for trekking in the Maluti and Drankensberg mountain peaks, but also to admire its...
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Lesotho boasts the highest low point of any country in the World (1400 meters) and is the only country to be entirely above 1000 meters high. The Maldives and Tuvalu may be endangered lands in the...
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