Must-see attractions in Lesotho

  • Qacha's Nek Snake Park

    Lesotho

    This site is unique in Lesotho, not only because it is the country's only snake park, but because you can also get your car washed while you visit the…

  • Cultural Village

    Lesotho

    Revamped in 2016, the well-maintained cultural village is a highly worthwhile stop. Excellent guided tours of the complex explain traditional Basotho…

  • Bokong Nature Reserve

    Lesotho

    Bokong has perhaps the more dramatic setting of the two northern parks, with stunning vistas over the Lepaqoa Valley from the visitors centre, various…

  • Ts'ehlanyane National Park

    Lesotho

    The country's top park features a beautiful, 56-sq-km patch of rugged wilderness, including one of Lesotho’s only stands of indigenous forest, at a high…

  • Ha Baroana

    Lesotho

    Ha Baroana is one of Lesotho’s more important and publicised rock-art sites. It’s worth a visit if you have extra time, although neglect and vandalism…

  • Sehlabathebe National Park

    Lesotho

    This far-flung, lesser-visited park offers stunning rock formations, rolling grasslands, wildflowers and a feeling of isolation, though there's also a…

  • Ha Kome Cave Houses

    Lesotho

    The Ha Kome cave houses are an anomaly in this area, 21km from Teyateyaneng (TY) and several kilometres from the village of Mateka. These extraordinary…

  • Subeng River Dinosaur Footprints

    Lesotho

    Dinosaur footprints abound near Leribe. About 7km north of town (en route to Butha-Buthe) are the Subeng River footprints. At the signpost, just before…

  • Tsikoane Village Dinosaur Footprints

    Lesotho

    This set of footprints is a few kilometres south of Leribe at Tsikoane village. Immediately after the Tsikoane Primary School, take the small dirt road to…

  • Royal Archives & Museum

    Lesotho

    Morija's unremarkable neighbouring village, Matsieng, is the unlikely site of a royal compound. A new palace was built in Maseru in the '60s, but the…

  • Dinosaur Footprints

    Lesotho

    One of Quthing’s main claims to fame is the proliferation of dinosaur footprints in the surrounding area. The most easily accessible are signposted on the…

  • Morija Museum & Archives

    Lesotho

    This small, considered museum contains ethnographical exhibits, archives from the early mission and scientific artefacts. There’s an excellent collection…

  • Lake Letsie

    Lesotho

    A little-visited but incredibly picturesque lake that makes for gorgeous day trips from Quthing (a two-hour, bumpy ride each way). Intrepid travellers may…

  • Katse Botanical Garden

    Lesotho

    Katse Botanical Garden was originally established to protect the spiral aloes displaced from the Katse Dam’s construction. It has flourished to include…

  • Mohale Dam Visitors Centre

    Lesotho

    The visitors centre is 15km from the main road, signposted west of Mohale village. It offers dam views, a guided tour (M10) and boat cruises (per person…

  • Masitise Cave House Museum

    Lesotho

    Five kilometres west of Quthing is this intriguing section of an old mission, built directly into a San rock shelter in 1866 by Reverend David-Frédéric…

  • Maeder House Gallery

    Lesotho

    This art centre and gallery is near the Morija Museum & Archives in a missionary house dating back to 1843. Various local artists work and exhibit their…

  • Katse Dam Visitors Centre

    Lesotho

    On the main road in Katse village is the dam's visitors centre, with information, displays and a dam-viewing deck. Look for the bright blue roof a few…

  • Major Bell’s Tower

    Lesotho

    Leribe's main sight is this crumbling gun tower near the market. It was built for the Gun War in the late 1800s, but spent most of its career as a…

  • Upper Quthing

    Lesotho

    On the hill above Lower Quthing, overlooking the Senqu (Orange) River gorge, this former colonial administrative centre has good views and gently…

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