Place's to visit in Lesotho

You can find the colonial remaining of Lesotho at major Bell’s Tower and Fort in Hlotse. This was built in 1870 by the British. The fort was besieged during 1880 to 1881 but not captured. Besides the Tower and Bell, there is a statue of a European.

Most of the people in Lesotho are Roman Catholics. Villa Maria Mansion lies in between Masitise and Quthing. It has a striking two-spire. This church is a sandstone building. Lesotho Evangelical Church is among the oldest Protestant Churches of Africa. It was built in 1833. Victory Church in Maseru is near the Pioneer Shopping Center of the city. There are more than 36 Anglican churches in Lesotho.

Masitise Cave House Museum was built in 1866 by a Swiss missionary. This was a part of an old mission. Interesting displays of local history and culture are found here. Moreover, you can find the foot print of a dinosaur in the ceiling. It is in the western part of Quthing near the primary school and Church.

Bokong Nature Reserve is one of the three National Parks of Lesotho. It lies at the top of Mafika-Lisiu Pass between Katse and Leribe at an altitude of 3000mts. It is open from 8am to 5pm. You must book through Lesotho National Parks.The Lepaqoa Valley has enchanting views with dramatic setting of nature with an attractive waterfalls and challenging cliffs.

Apart from the Bokong and the Ts’ehlanyane National parks, the oldest nature reserve Sehlabathebe National Park is stunningly beautiful and peaceful. It covers 6500 hectares of land at an altitude of 2400mts.  Here the specialty is the numerous birdlife.

The rock formations, Alpine flora and the Maletsunyane Waterfalls are something you will never forget in your life. This waterfall is the highest single dropping one from the height of 186 meters down on a spectacular gorge.

Lipfohung Cultural Center is one of the San Bushman rock art galleries that explain greatly about the African wildlife and their culture in depth. These are literally a treasure house of human history and culture.

They have depicted the nomadic clan lifestyle through thousands of paintings that overhung on cliffs, sheltered mountain hideouts, caverns and on religious sites. One more gallery of this style is at Ha Baraoana that lies east of Maseru.

ThabaBosiu Mountain also known as ‘Mountain at Night’ is the stronghold of King Moshoeshoe the Great. He was the first one to occupy he place in 1824. From here you can view his grave, fortification remains and the original settlement along with the Qiloane pinnacle. There is an interesting story that this mountain is actually a hill in the daytime and turns as a mountain in the night.