News and updates that cover topics from all around the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho
Another visit by Andrew Martens, with his special chopper, to take more high altitude photos of the snow capped mountains at Maliba Mountain Lodge. Three new videos have been added this time. The High…
Years of bad luck and record-breaking maize prices have led land-locked Lesotho into a crisis. Prime Minister Tom Thabane declared a food security emergency on Aug. 10, and a national vulnerability assessment warns that…
At approximately 10am on July 15, ER24 received numerous distress calls from beyond the borders of South Africa. The ER24 Emergency Contact Centre received emergency calls from people trapped on the Butha Buthe pass…
INDABA is one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar and one of the top three ‘must visit’ events of its kind on the global calendar. It showcases the widest variety…
In August 2009 a Bearded Vulture was captured by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife staff in the Underberg area and fitted with a tracking device as part of the ongoing Maluti Drakensberg Vulture Project lead by…
A cable car that takes tourists to the top of one of the worlds most dramatic and unspoilt mountain regions might sound like a gem of an idea and one that could grace glossy…
The SA Adventure Ladies Club set off on the 15th of April to Lesotho, for what was to be our first official Hand Me Down redistribution. We had chosen to work with Maliba Mountain Lodge. The lodge…
Maliba Mountain Lodge places 15th in TripAdvisor’s Top African Family Hotels for 2012! TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website, today reveals that Maliba Mountain Lodge was chosen a winner by TripAdvisor in its 2012 Travellers’…
Maliba Mountain Lodge attended its very first Australian Holiday and Travel show, which is one of the biggest travel shows in Melbourne. This travel show was hosted at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton…
The most common feedback we receive from our guests is that ‘our photos don’t do the lodge justice!. I have that exact same thought every time I stand on the Lodge’s balcony and gaze…
You know that in May 2011 we reported something regarding the government of Lesotho planning the construction of the world’s first Ski Trac in the highlands of Lesotho as part of an initiative to…
Maliba Lodge is excited to report that an African Wildcat was recently caught on camera within the Ts’ehlanyane National Park in Lesotho. This is an incredibly rare sighting and was made possible by the…
Vultures have in the past been seen as vermin which have spread disease and killed livestock and have been ruthlessly wiped out as a result. Their numbers have been further reduced by a dwindling habitat…
Maliba Lodge opens its new Riverside Rondavels! For a truly traditional Basotho experience, Maliba has launched their new Riverside huts, situated on the river, with natural rock pool and large boma area. It has…
There are 3 things Lesotho is not short of, Water, Rocks and Mountains. Mix all these together and you have a recipe for some stunning scenic 4×4 trails. Ford Motor Company South Africa recently…