Acacia Africa

Lesotho

Lesotho (le-soo-too) is called Southern Africa's ‘kingdom in the sky’ for a good reason. This stunningly beautiful, mountainous country is a landlocked country in southern Africa, entirely surrounded by South Africa and it is a fascinating travel detour from its larger neighbour.

The country is just over 30,000 kilometers squared in size, and has a population of approximately 2,067,000. Its capital and largest city is Maseru.

The ‘lowland’ areas (all of which are still above 1000m) offer some craft shopping and dinosaur footsteps, while the highlands in the northeast and centre feature towering peaks (over 3000m) and verdant valleys which offers superb mountain scenery, proud traditional people, endless hiking trails, and the chance to explore remote areas on Basotho ponies.

Tours that visit Lesotho:

• from US$ 1945 + local payments + supplements

  Trek South Africa 2013 Starts. Ends. Duration. Visits. Trek South Africa 2013 Trip Notes Johannesburg, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 13 days (Tour code : 13TSA13) Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland Panoramic Route across Mpumalanga; “Big 5” game driving in Kruger Nationl Park; Kingdom of Swaziland and Lesotho; Swazi, Zulu and Basotho cultures; Swazi wildlife sanctuary; Hluhluwe National Park; Cruising St Lucia River; Fascinating salt water aquariums; Historical Battlefields; Trekking and walking explorations

• from US$ 925 + local payments + supplements

  Zululand, Battlefields & Lesotho 2013 Starts. Ends. Duration. Visits. Zululand, Battlefields & Lesotho 2013 Trip Notes Durban, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 6 days (Tour code : 13ZBL6) Lesotho, South Africa Touring a traditional Zulu village and reptile farm; exploring battlefields such as Blood River, Rorkes Drift and Talana Hill; hiking the Amphitheatre in Royal Natal NP; witnessing the 2nd highest waterfall in the world; experience traditional Basotho life and pony trek in Lesotho; scenic Golden Gate NP in the Free State.