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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Travel Notes

Mafeteng

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Photos

Northwest Lesotho
Semonkong to Malealea

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Soundbites

The Malaelae Band 1
The Malaelae Band 2

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Semongkong to Malealea Photo Gallery

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The high pass on the road to Semonkong.	Maletsunyane Falls near Semonkong.	Rebecca, Mo and Chris at Maletsunyane Falls.
The Semonkong Lodge.	A sculpture near the market in Semonkong.	Semonkong in the distance as we began our trek across the mountains.
The village where we spent our first night trekking to Malealea.	The family who let us stay in their hut for the night.	Crossing one of the high passes between Semonkong and Malealea.
The village where we spent our second night trekking to Malealea.	Crossing the plains at the foot of the mountains to reach Malealea.	The Makhaleng River and gorge, our last obstacle to cross.
The river crossing that we had to wade across.	Rebecca, our guide Sofargo, Dobbin the pack horse and myself at the end of our trek.	The Malealea band playing using their homemade instruments.