Winter tour of Lesotho
Because our first winter tour of Lesotho has proved so popular that it is fully booked, we are doing another amazing 5 day overland 4×4 Winter tour of Lesotho in July. During the day we 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 in winter for a very different country we saw in the summer. Now the land is icy and cold as we sit next to a warm fireplace. Read a bit more about Lesotho on our destinations page.
On this trip through Lesotho we stay in cosy mountain lodges every night.
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. El Paso 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 El Paso 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 Roma. But first on the way we do a tour of the Katse dam which even non engineers find interesting. With lunch on the way this drive takes up to 7 hrs as we drive over endless mountains. Even “God Help Me” pass. Once at Roma trading post I cook supper again. On day 4 we have only a 2 hr drive to Semongkong so we have time to visit Thaba Bousi which is the birth place of the Basotho nation. Certainly worth a visit. There is some hiking to do as we explore this place with a local guide. Then it is on to Semongkong. 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 5 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 winter overland 4×4 tour of Lesotho is an adventure not to be missed.
