Lesotho Vacations (Maseru) - Lesotho – the new adventure destination on your doorstep. Enjoy the panoramic views, mountain passes, lush valleys and local character.
Lesotho Passes and Culture (Maseru) - Lesotho Passes and CultureDay 1Group assembles in Underberg. Depart from Underberg travel up the Sani Pass (2874m) to the Kingdom of Lesotho.
CAPITAL CITY OF Lesotho: Maseru LANGUAGE OF Lesotho: English CURRENCY OF Lesotho: South African rand (ZAR) COMMENTS ABOUT Lesotho: Lesotho officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a land-locked country, entirely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Cities :Maseru (capital), Quthing, Teyateyaneng, Hlotse Best Places :Malealea, Morija, Semonkong, Oxbow, Katse, Sani Pass Visas / Passport : Citizens of most Commonwealth countries, Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, European states and the US will be granted a free entry permit, valid for 30 days. Your passport needs to be valid for another six month and you need at least two blank pages. Time zone :(UTC+2) Calling code :+266
Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. King MOSHOESHOE was exiled in 1990. Constitutional government was restored in 1993 after 23 years of military rule. In 1998, violent protests and a military mutiny following a contentious election prompted a brief but bloody South African military intervention. Constitutional reforms have since restored political stability; peaceful parliamentary elections were held in 2002. CLIMATE OF Lesotho: Lesotho has a summer rainfall climate, with extensive snow falls possible in winter. Snow and frost may occur in any month on the high mountains. Rainfall in summer is normally in the form of severe thunderstorms. It gets very cold in winter (May - September) even in Maseru - and houses are not built for the cold (no central heating) if you are visiting in winter bring a warm coat, it goes below zero at night. RELIGION OF Lesotho: Roman Catholics, the largest religious group, make up more than two-fifths of the population; smaller groups include the Lesotho Evangelical Church which comprises more than one-fourth of the population; Anglican, one-ninth; and other Christian and tribal religions. POPULATION OF Lesotho: Lesotho's population totals close to 2.3 million, according to recent estimates. The population distribution of Lesotho is 19 percent urban and 81 percent rural. Population density is lower in the highlands than in the western lowlands. Although the majority of the population -- 57.6 percent -- is between 15 and 64 years of age, Lesotho has a substantial youth population numbering around 37 percent. The annual population growth is -0.46%.> CULTURA OF Lesotho: Traditional musical instruments include lekolulo, a kind of flute used by herding boys, setolo-tolo, played by men using their mouth, and the women's stringed thomo.
The national anthem of Lesotho is "Lesotho Fatše La Bo-ntata Rona," which literally translates into "Lesotho, Land Of Our Fathers."
The Morija Arts & Cultural Festival is a prominent Sesotho music festival. It is held annually in the historical town of Morija, where the first missionaries arrived in 1833. ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Lesotho: Small, landlocked, and mountainous, Lesotho relies on remittances from miners employed in South Africa and customs duties from the Southern Africa Customs Union for the majority of government revenue, but the government has strengthened its tax system to reduce dependency on customs duties. Completion of a major hydropower facility in January 1998 now permits the sale of water to South Africa, also generating royalties for Lesotho. As the number of mineworkers has declined steadily over the past several years, a small manufacturing base has developed based on farm products that support the milling, canning, leather, and jute industries and a rapidly growing apparel-assembly sector. The economy is still primarily based on subsistence agriculture, especially livestock, although drought has decreased agricultural activity. The extreme inequality in the distribution of income remains a major drawback. Lesotho has signed an Interim Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility with the IMF.
Lesotho – the new adventure destination on your doorstep. Enjoy the panoramic views, mountain passes, lush valleys and local character. We offer a series of tours through The Kingdom of Lesotho – some more challenging than others.
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CAPITAL CITY OF Lesotho: Maseru
