Plan a trip to Lesotho

Places to see in Lesotho

12 of the 16 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  Maloti-Drakensberg ParkUNESCO

  Heritage site · KwaZulu-Natal

  The Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a World Heritage Site, established on 11 June 2001 by linking the Sehlabathebe National Park in the Kingdom of Lesotho and the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The highest peak is Thaba Ntlenyana rising to 3,482 metres.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Francesco Bandarin (CC BY-SA 3.0 igo). Map

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  Sehlabathebe National ParkUNESCO

  Park & nature · Qacha's Nek District

  The Sehlabathebe National Park is located in the Maloti Mountains in Qacha's Nek District, Lesotho and is part of the Maloti-Drakensberg World Heritage Site.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Luke N. Vargas Dontexpect (Public domain). Map

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  Maseru

  City · Maseru District

  Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho. It is also the capital of the Maseru District. Located on the Caledon River, Maseru lies directly on the Lesotho–South Africa border. Maseru had a population of 330,760 in the 2016 census.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: OER Africa (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Thabana Ntlenyana

  Mountain · Mokhotlong District

  Thabana Ntlenyana is the highest mountain in southern Africa. It stands 3,482 metres (11,424 ft) tall within the Maloti Mountains that crest Lesotho. The peak's name means "beautiful little mountain" in the Sesotho language, from thaba (mountain), the diminutive -na, ntle (beautiful), and yana.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Matze137 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Teyateyaneng

  Town · Berea District

  Teyateyaneng is a town located in the district of Berea in Lesotho. Usually abbreviated to T.Y., Teyateyaneng takes its name from the two twin rivers which run on the north and the South. Both rivers lead to the Mohokare, or the Caledon River which forms the western boundary with South Africa.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Seotsanyana (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Maletsunyane Falls

  Waterfall · Maseru District

  Maletsunyane Falls is a 192-metre-high (630 ft) waterfall in the Southern African country Lesotho. It is located near the town of Semonkong, which is also named after the falls. The waterfall is on the Maletsunyane River and it falls from a ledge of Triassic-Jurassic basalt.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: BagelBelt (Public domain). Map

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  Mafeteng

  Town · Mafeteng District

  Mafeteng is a city in Lesotho, and the Camptown of the district of Mafeteng. It is located about 76 kilometres south of the country's capital, Maseru and has a population of approximately 61,000. The South African border town to Mafeteng is Wepener.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Eraserhead03 at en.wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Butha-Buthe

  Town · Butha-Buthe District

  Butha-Buthe is the capital or camptown of the Butha-Buthe District in Lesotho. It had a population of 35,108. It is named for Butha-Buthe Mountain to the north of the town. Its name means "place of lying down."

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: VirtualSteve (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Katse Dam

  Katse Reservoir

  Lake · Leribe District

  The Katse Dam, a concrete arch dam on the Malibamatšo River in Lesotho, is Africa's second largest double-curvature arch dam after the Tekezé Dam in Ethiopia.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: SkyPixels (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Mont-Aux-Sources

  Mountain · Mokhotlong District

  Mont-aux-Sources is a mountain in Southern Africa, forming one of the highest portions of the Drakensberg Range. It is mostly within Lesotho, with parts in KwaZulu-Natal and Free State province of South Africa.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Andynct (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Thaba Bosiu

  Mountain · Maseru District

  Thaba Bosiu is a constituency and sandstone plateau with an area of approximately 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) and a height of 1,804 meters above sea level. It is located between the Orange and Caledon Rivers in the Maseru District of Lesotho, 24 km east of the country's capital Maseru.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Marduk (CC0). Map

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  Ts'ehlanyane National Park

  Park & nature · Leribe District

  Ts'ehlanyane National Park is a National Park in Lesotho. It is located in the Maloti Mountains in Leribe District, and is part of the larger Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Maliba Lodge (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map