Lesotho – A Kingdom in the Sky
Landlocked by South Africa, Lesotho, an enclave, is situated in the Maloti Mountains – the highest mountains in Southern Africa. Crossing at Foriesburg in the north we immediately realised we were back in the ‘real Africa’ – mud huts, outhouses and donkeys. We were initially disappointed by the copious amounts of rubbish strewn around – but this got better as we climbed up into the hills away from the populated areas.
Our first climb was up over Mafika Lisiu pass peaking at 3090m before descending down to the massive Katse reservoir that was jointly built with South Africa to provide Johannesburg with water. This was the first of many high passes, which included the aptly named ‘God Help Us’ pass.
The scenery here is outstanding and the people are friendly. However – it’s not really geared up for tourism; there are limited campsites and not much in the way of supermarkets.
We did not spend long in Lesotho and after 5 days we exited in the south to make our way over to the foothills of the Drakensburg Mountains before heading to the KwaZulu-Natal coast.
Hi loved the film of Lesotho, especially the lamb being born. The wind seemed horrendous , what an introduction to the world for the little lamb!
Happy days
Jean