Country Info
- Maseru
- Capital
- Loti (LSL)
- Currency
- 2,177,062
- Population
- LS
- Country Code
Lesotho Slideshow
Lesotho
Travel Blogs from Lesotho, Lesotho
Taxi Ride
... the expected tip is two rand. Oh, the bus costs 3 rand or maloti. Rand is South Africa and Maloti (loti) is Lesotho, but they are interchangeable. 7 rand or loti equal a dollar. To answer some of your questions: whites are a ...
Barrier of Spears (Sani Pass)
Today began what would hopefully be an epic African Adventure. First stop: Lesotho. Lesotho is known as the "Kingdom in the Sky", and it's northern border sits on the top of the Drakensberg mountains. Drakensberg means "Mountain of the Dragons" in ...
Surviving the Sani Pass
... bends, one of which was called Grace corner – so called because you get around by the grace of God! After we crossed the Lesotho border we were invited in to one of the native huts and got to sample homemade bread and beer which they sell. We went ...
humping zebras crossing
... (mum n helen). However in saying that, if it was good enough for brad pitt, hey! We crossed into lesotho 'the mountain kingdom, the land with no fences, the highest country in the world'...yes it does have many ...
Rammed in minibus taxis across Lesotho
Started our journey, nice and handy, in a minibus taxi. We were surprised but delighted that it took off with only 5 passengers in it – usually they have them wedged. We thought this was going to be a very comfortable journey altogether. This was ...
Here be dragons...
This should ne an interesting day. We will do a quick detour to a location a bit south of Butha-Buthe to view petrified dinosaur footprints (If I can find them again!) From Butha-Buthe we will be ascending the Maluti Mountains. The plan is to take it ...
Lesotho 2002
... It was delicious and i like to thank Andy for a delicious meal and a wonderfull stay. The next day we arrived in Lesotho and decided to make a ponytrekking. We went Malealea lodge and asked for a vacancy. Because everything was fully booked the owner ...
Wales, waves wine and wonders
... . Leaving the coast we travelled inland towards the Drakensburg Mountains and the Zulu heartland. The mountain kingdom of Lesotho is a small country perched high up in the mountains and entirely surrounded by South Africa. It has the ...
Road trippin' numero dos
Port St. Johns to Durban (uitstapje naar Drakensbergen + Lesotho) Day 8 Next day wilden we gaan surfen. De forecast was prima, 3x prima dus! Bleek het verboden te zijn om te surfen in Port St. Johns. Er zijn al zes mensen aangevallen door haaien in Port ...
Climbing African Skies
... her house slippers. She looks much different than she did last night. Yesterday I was staying my second night in a small hotel in Mokotlong, Lesotho. In the early evening, as I was typing out a story, I heard the same shy knock on my door. I answered and ...
Pop to Lesotho for a swift half, then to Durban
... into Lesotho – Us, K & K and 2 lesbo’s (allegedly) Bloody rough old road/track up through clouds into Lesotho. Strange Welsh customs in evidence in Lesotho - diagram First stop – Sani Pass Chalet – the highest pub in Africa ...
Maluti Adventist Hospital Lesotho
Arrived at Maluti Adventist Hospital for three days. We again visited orphan homes and spent time at the Maluti Adventist school where the children go to school in boxcars/containers because they are overflowing their facilities. We determined to come ...
Lesutu
... food we could tell that it was going to cause major intestinal problems but through sheer politeness and gritted teeth ate and drank it all. If we had of had more time we could easily have spent a lot longer travelling around ...
4 thousand Islands
The 4 thousand Islands were beautiful. They are not very touristy which was good. We stayed in a very basic hut on the mekong with hammocks. It was really beautiful and untouched and therefore very relaxing. To get there we took a very funny sleeper bus ...
My shortest stay in a country
We crossed the Lesotho border this morning. In six hours, we managed to visit a school and the village healer, to play with kids, to taste some locally fermented pineapple beer and to hike through these spectacular peaks. At 4 o'clock, it was time to ...
Lesotho
... anywhere from 186,000 t0 386,000 peole in the Maseru area, but they must be VERY spread out. What I have learned so far...Lesotho exports water to South Africa. People grow mostly spinach now. I had read there is a drought so nothing would ...
Drakensberg Mountains
... most difficult climbs - but the views were amazing even though the bodies took strain. Drove to the Sentinel Car Park near Lesotho border whick took a couple of hours from the Cavern, and then started the 6 hour climb up the Amphitheatre and back. ...
Lesotho - Sehlabathebe first stop.
... as they do it daily. Simple formalities and no cost at the KZN side with the SAP (passport stamped) and then at the Lesotho side a R4 charge and another stamp in the passport. Whiilst the local officials were very helpful with directions, no one seem to ...
Lesotho day trip
... , buried in soft peat for 6 months and eventually recycled into fire lighters!). the first amusment were the enormous signs stating LESOTHO sponsered by Vodacom (thats vodafones africa network) - "great" thinks i "thats the network i am with should get ...
IMPRISONED ...
I returned to the town of Roma following my big trip around Lesotho. I continued to live with a family of seven adult brothers and sisters, the family that had taken me in after having once been orphaned themselves. I continued to sell my stories ...
Drakensberg Mountains.
... around me was quite an experience. We stayed here for three days before moving on. On one of the days went to Lesotho, or 'Mountain Kingdom'; a country independent of South Africa, the size of Wales and extrememly high up (from 6000-11000 feet!). On ...
My Lucky Hat
... ;" without the following caveat: “… in a foreign country.” After crossing the bridge into the Kingdom of Lesotho, I approached a small taxi outpost. A tall, lanky man, in a Bob Marley t-shirt peeking out from under a tattered military ...
Walking in the Drakensburg Mountains
... of the whole trip for me! Such a wild, rugged, mysterious and atmospheric place. I am not sure what I expect but I know Lesotho exceeded my expectations. This morning was a later start and after breakfast, I decided to go for a self guided walk up and ...
Reaching the Kingdom
... them: without much of a plan. From the bus station in Johannesburg, I couldn’t find a direct bus to Maseru, Lesotho’s capital city. I purchased a ticket for the next bus headed south. The map showed the last major city before the ...
One hell of a detour
... and climbing and descending through mountain pass after mountain pass. For anyone who appreciates a good drive, I would highly recommend Lesotho. After a stop at the Oxbow lodge for tea, we moved along onto some absolutely awful roads... they ...
Days 227-229: Pony trekking the Kingdom in the Sky
... we chatted to this lovely guy who was 87 but looked more like 65! Slept soundly that night, sad that our short but sweet Lesotho experience will be over tomorrow. This is definitely a country we want to come back and visit again in the future though. ...