The most beautiful natural sites to discover Lesotho

The one called Thaba Bosiu, the "mountain of the night" is classified as a Unesco World Heritage Site. The place has a high symbolic importance for the Lesothans: it was the base camp of Moshoeshoe I, the founder of the Kingdom of Lesotho, during the war of 1824 against the Boers. In the landscape, it is actually a plateau, up to the top of which you can climb quite easily with a guide. It is possible to walk up to the top of the plateau, but also to ride on horseback to the tomb of the king and the ruins of his fortress.

One of the highest reserves in Africa, at the top of the Mafika Lisiu Pass at an altitude of over 3,000 m, it overlooks the Katse Lake dam and offers sublime scenery. In this mountainous climate, birds, antelopes and "ice rats" live in colonies. The visitor centre perched above the Lepaqoa Falls, a campsite and activities. The reserve offers 45-minute, half-day, and full-day hikes, as well as 2-3 day hikes, following the ridge of the plateau before descending to Ts'ehlanyane National Park.