Lesotho

The tradition of celebrating Moshoeshoe's Day, still lives on and “his” legacy still lives on through the lives of the Basotho nation and the present day generations are proud to have had such a…

The name Hesperantha means ‘evening flower’ and the genus comprises 65 species which are distributed through both the summer and winter rainfall areas of South Africa.…

Planning a trip to the mountain kingdom of Lesotho doesn’t have to be looked upon as a daunting task requiring hours of research and a mountain of gear.…

It is an annual plant that grows in herbaceous form. It’s growing in high altitude basaltic soils. It has conspicuous hairs on the stems. Interestingly the flowers are bright yellow, inside and chocolate brown…

Since 2005, Morija Guest Houses (MGH) has been holding many “Introduction to Sesotho Language and Culture weekends” aimed at expatriates who have come to live and work in Lesotho. They have become indispensable orientation…

Stone throwing in Lesotho is luckily something that most travellers to the mountain Kingdom will never experience. Even so, it is an unpleasant situation for travellers and one that the LTDC (Lesotho Tourism Development…

Pony trekking holidays on the hardy Basotho ponies are immensely popular and a fantastic way of exploring Lesotho's beautiful rugged terrain as the bridle paths that criss-cross Lesotho are barely wide enough for vehicles…

Ever wondered where to go camping in Lesotho? Here is some advise and a non-exhaustive list, including GPS co-ordinates of many campsites available all around Lesotho.…

It is a small aquatic located first from high altitude rock pools in Sehlabathebe National Park, in what was thought to be only a 3 hectare area. Flowering in January, the flowers are borne…

The Lesotho Highlands offer some of the most fantastic off road driving you will encounter anywhere in Southern Africa. It is full of beautiful mountain passes (No less than nine of them) and deep…

Aloe polyphylla is a national flower of Lesotho, apart from the most beautiful aloe it is a lovely garden plant especially on rock gardens. Very characteristic is the unique spiral arrangement of the…

A Disaster was narrowly averted in Ts’ehlanyane National Park on Saturday (26 September 2010), as a major veld fire swept through the Park, narrowly missing the Maliba Mountain Lodge. Details are unclear as to…

The Katse Fish Farm project was born, working with nature in the pristine waters of the Kaste Lake in the Highlands of Lesotho. The Katse Fish Farm project (the only commercial fish farm…

The Sani Stagger is known as ‘The Ultimate Endurance Race” and is an annual event run along the famous Sani Pass in the Southern Drakensberg.  A famous entry point into Lesotho from South Africa’s…

  Kherere (Sotho);  Inguduza (Zulu); Blouslangkop (Afrikaans); Blue-squill / Blue Scilla of Africa (English) Description: Hyacinthaceae – family Scilla natalensis is a graceful perennial bulb. The leaves are broad and sharply tapering, narrowing at…