Lesotho | Dragon Peaks & Maluti Mountains

After our first breakfast, our adventure starts when we ascend our first pass, Qacha’s Nek Pass, en route to the Lesotho border. Our approximate travelling distance today will be 160km. Once in Lesotho we will make our way to Sehlabathebe National Park where we will spend the next two nights – along the way conquering three passes namely Suspension Bridge Pass, Melikane Pass and the famed Matebeng Pass. After traversing Suspension Bridge Pass and Melikane Pass we stop for lunch and spend some time enjoying the historic bushman paintings before tackling the Matebeng pass.  This Pass is 20km long and will take us approximately 2 hours to ascend.  This particular pass will be undertaken mostly in low range gear.

Our adventure continues with a drive from Sehlabathebe National Park to Ramabanta. Approximate distance for this day will be 254km (about 170km on tar)  En route, we will enjoy breath-taking vistas of the Senqu River (Orange in South Africa) as it makes its way around a horseshoe bend – the photographic opportunities abound and there is plenty of time to enjoy the views.  We will also visit the second highest single drop waterfall in the world before eventually, making our way to our lodge at Ramabanta for the night.  Hidden deep in the mountains with spectacular views across the valley, our lodge is both tranquil and charming.

Our last day in Lesotho and the scenery will continue to amaze. We visit a house built into a cave, traverse the Maphooaneng pass have lunch at the highest natural lake in Southern African. We then  exit Lesotho and descend the Ongeluksnek Pass. We will then we make our way back to Matatiele for our last night. Approximate distance for this day will be 200km.