New Year’s Tour of Lesotho
We are doing an amazing 5 day overland 4×4 of Lesotho over New Year’s 2026. During the day we will check out an amazing landscape where hardy shepherds tend their sheep. The evenings are spent sitting next to a warm fire talking about the day. Join us in your 4×4 or ours!
Lesotho isn’t just another country, it is another world!
This time we are going over New Year’s, for a very different country to the one you see in winter. Now the land is warm and sunny with a bit of rain coming so you can see the green coming through. Read a bit more about Lesotho on our destinations page.
On this trip through Lesotho we stay in cosy mountain lodges on some nights and camp when the weather is fine!
We will leave Pietermaritzburg and drive up the famous Sani pass. We have to stop for a visit in the highest pub in Africa for lunch and a drink. Then it is further into Lesotho with a 4×4 drive over Black mountain. We get to 3250m above sea level so the views are amazing. Another hour of driving and we arrive at our overnight stop. Highland lodge at Mokhotlong is a simple, but lovely place to stay.
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Next up is a visit to the highest dam in Africa.
Day 2 is a fun 4×4 drive as we explore the Kao mine road. After leaving Highlands we turn off the boring tar road for some adventure. This is a stunning drive over and around endless mountains. The whole day is about a 5 hour drive and on the way we really see how really mountainous Lesotho is. It is like time stood still here. We have lunch with a view surrounded by endless mountains and eventually arrive at our lodge for the night. Motebong lodge is a lovely spot on the banks of Katse dam surrounded by mountains. I love cooking and we enjoy a good South African braai while enjoying the peaceful mountain views.
After breakfast in the lodge we head off towards Semongkong. This lodge has lots to offer. From the highest commercial abseil in the world to a donkey pub crawl to a visit with a lovely lady who talks about the interesting Basotho culture. Well worth a visit.
We visit the stunning Maletsunyana Falls
We must visit the highest waterfall in Lesotho and if you are adventurous you can even abseil down it. The last day which is day 4 we drive towards Qachas nek border on our way out of Lesotho. Lunch is at Matatiele and then a scenic drive on the Swartburg road to Underburg. The trip ends around 4pm at Pietermaritzburg.
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A New Year’s Overland 4×4 tour of Lesotho is an adventure not to be missed.
