After our recovery days in South Africa, we took a quick flight to the tiny country of Lesotho, notable for a few quirky facts:
- It’s the country with the highest low point in the world. The lowest point in the whole country is at 1400 metres, so the moniker “The Kingdom in the Sky” is well deserved.
- It’s one of just three enclave countries in the world, completely surrounded by South Africa. (The other two are San Marino and Vatican City, both enclaved by Italy.)
A quick description of our visit:
Have spent the last couple of days in the country of Lesotho. We had pre-booked a 4-day tour with a local company and they are amazing. Two guides with excellent English and lots of background information.
Visited the national museum in Morija before heading for the mountains. Long, torturous drive over a 2800 meter pass to Semonkong at 2200 meters. Some rough, winding roads through an incredibly mountainous country. Real backcountry rural living. Many shepherds with large herds of sheep and cattle. Folks get around almost exclusively by horse. Many live in thatched stone rondevals or corrugated shacks. Businesses are in old shipping containers. But we had lovely accommodation in a rustic mountain lodge. Visited a spectacular 192 meter waterfall and had a fascinating talk about traditional Basotho blankets in the village. Today’s program was a tour of a cultural village and a trip to see an old cave dwelling with San petroglyphs.
Tomorrow morning we fly to Namibia and the start of our self-drive safari across the country.
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