Discover the Roof of Africa
Being surrounded entirely by South Africa makes Lesotho a landlocked country. Lesotho is a favourite place for both archaeologists and palaeontologists. Let’s know more about this country. TravelJingles in conversation with H.E. Mr. Thabang Kholumo, Charge de’ Affaire Embassy of Lesotho.
Maletsunyane Falls in Lesotho has a drop of 192m (630ft) compared to Niagara falls in America, 51m (167ft). Tell us about the two must-do things in Lesotho.
Visit to Thaba Bosiu: Once serving as the mountain fortress of King Moshoeshoe the first, the National Monument of Thaba Bosiu(Mountain at night) is one of Lesotho’s most famous sites. This plateau was also believed to possess supernatural powers which made it grow into a tall mountain during the night to protect the nation against its enemies. Visit to Sani Pass: Adventurous motorists tackle the meandering route from South Africa up the Sani Pass, one of the most treacherous and spectacular passes in the world reaching an elevation of around 2874 m. Visit to Maletsunyane Waterfalls: The waterfalls in Semonkong, one of the highest single-drop waterfalls in the Southern Hemisphere and the highest in Southern Africa, that plummets 192 m into a deep gorge.
Tell us about the gastronomy of the country.
Lesotho is an agricultural land where most of what Basotho eat is their produce from the soil in the form of cereals, millets, wheat, legumes and vegetables. The staple food is maize from which they produce ‘papa’ – a mixture of maize meal and water – like thick porridge). It is eaten with vegetables, legumes and all kinds of meat (roasted or stewed).
Lesotho has The ‘Highest Lowest Point’ of any country. Comment.
This makes Lesotho the highest country in the world, hence the reason why it is nicknamed the Kingdom in the Sky. One can head to Lesotho for outdoor sports, peace or just to take in the beauty. Other benefits are cardiovascular health, more vitamin D as one gets closer to the sun, lower levels of obesity, Inspirational beauty plus, there are a plethora of activities that one can partake in, such as skiing, hiking, rock climbing, bird watching, game, all these will contribute in making one live longer. Come to Lesotho you will be younger by a year.
