Lesotho

I took a detour to the mountain kingdom of Lesotho in June 2002 while travelling through South Africa. I crossed the northern border at Caledonspoort and travelled to Butha-Buthe, Roma and trekked from Semongkong to Malealea before returning to South Africa at the Van Rooyens Gate crossing.

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South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland

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Travel Report

Butha-Buthe and Roma
Morija and Thaba-Bosiu
Semonkong to Malealea trek
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Northwest Lesotho
Semonkong to Malealea

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Northwest Lesotho Photo Gallery

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The family we stayed with in Butha-Buthe the night we arrived in Lesotho.	The Trading Post Guesthouse in Roma.	Children playing with their wire-frame toy cars.
The centre of the small town of Morija.	The Morija Iponeleng Handicrafts centre.	The church at Morija.
An old house at Morija falling into disrepair.	View looking over Morija from Makhoarane Mountain.	The valley that hides the bushman paintings of Ha Baroana.
The bushman paintings at Ha Baroana.	The bushman paintings at Ha Baroana.	The Khubelu pass leading up to the national monument of Thaba-Bosiu.
The grave of Moshoeshoe II, 1938 - 1996.	A chiefs grave in the Royal Cemetery on Thaba-Bosiu.	The Qiloane pinnacle, inspiration for the Basotho hat, the national symbol.
The Basotho hat.	Mountain view on route to Ha Kome.	The valley where the cave dwellings of Ha Kome are located.