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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Road map D3, D4, E3, E4.
Border posts: Sani Pass (8am–
4pm); Ficks burg Bridge (24 hrs);
Caledons poort (6am–10pm);
Maseru Bridge (24 hrs); Telle-
Bridge (8am–10pm). n Cnr
Parliament & Linare roads, Maseru.
Fouriesburg . Katse Dam
Thakabanna The first phase of this Tel (+266) 2231 2238. Open 8am–
Caledons impressive engineering feat 5pm Mon–Fri, 8:30am–1pm Sat.
Joel’s Drift was completed in 1998. The _ King’s Birthday (17 Jul);
Oxbow Indepen dence Day (4 Oct).
Butha-Buthe reservoir feeds water into ∑ visitlesotho.travel
Rock Paintings J South Africa’s Vaal Dam.
Malibamatso (10,977 ft) Source of k Moshoeshoe International,
Hlotse Mothae Tlaeeng Pass Transport
3,346 m
J
Matlameng the Orange 18 km (11 miles) S of Maseru.
Pitseng Letseng-
Bokong Nature la-Terae
Reserve
J
Phuthiatsana
Moletsane Lejone J Senqu
Mapholaneng
Cave Houses Katse Dam Mafadi Key
(Lesotho Highlands Seshote 3,450 m (11,316 ft)
Water Project) Major route
Mokhotlong
Main road (tarred)
J Giant’s Castle
Katse 3,312 m (10,863 ft) Main road (untarred)
Molimo
Nthuse 4x4 Thabana Ntlenyana Minor road (tarred)
Pass (highest point in
Mohale Southern Arica) Minor road (untarred)
Likalaneng J Dam 4x4 3,842 m
Thaba (11,316 ft) International boundary
Marakabei Tseka Linakeng Mashai Sani Pass J District boundary
J
0 kilometres 25
Sehonghong
0 miles 10
Senqunyane
Senqu
Sehlabathebe
National
Semonkong Park
Maletsunyane Falls J
Mokopung Tsoekike
Senqu
Qacha’s Nek
J . Sani Pass
Mphaki The only access route
Mountain to Lesotho from
Fortress KwaZulu-Natal, this
pass ascends to a
height of 2,874 m
Quthing
Dinosaur Tracks
(9,429 ft) over
20 km (12 miles).
Rock Paintings and Dinosaur Tracks
Sebapala
Due to ts remoteness, Lesotho has remained relatively
uncommercialized. The high mountains, where stout Basotho
ponies are often the only form of transport, contain some of the finest
examples of rock art in southern Africa. Thaba Bosiu near Maseru and
the Sekubu Caves at Butha-Buthe in the north are just two of the more
than 400 worth while sites. Fossilized dinosaur tracks are found at
An example of rock art in Lesotho places such as Moyeni (Quthing) and the Tsikoane Mission at Hlotse.
For keys to symbols see back flap
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