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3 days Lesotho Private Tour, Sani Pass and Maletsunyana Falls
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3 Days
Mobile ticket
Pickup offered
Offered in: English
Overview
This is our most popular tour. We are the only company that offer a guaranteed private tour, with a personal guide and private vehicle all at the same price as a group tour.
We are the only operator in the area who has a permit from the Department of Transport to carry passengers up the Sani Pass. This permit is required by law.
We tour up the Sani Pass to Maletsunyane Falls in just two nights and three days. We experience all the most exceptional highlights of this incredible country including visits to the cannibal caves and dinosaurs footprints.
We go to sights seldom seen by most tourists, we meet local communities and elusive shepherds.
Our guides are highly trained and some of the best in the entire region. The guides are also trained in 4x4 advanced driving and hold search and rescue qualifications.
We offer numerous added extras to give you a 5 star experience.
This tour will allow you to experience the brilliance of Lesotho and the major highlights in just 3 days.
What's Included
- Fully Private Tour with Personal Guide and Private Vehicle.
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Tea/Coffee and freshly baked snacks, hot and cold bags, certificates and numerous extras
- Alcoholic drinks, gratuities and personal purchases of curios etc. and covid testing
- Tourism Levy of R100 per person must be paid in cash before departure.
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
Or please contact us to arrange a collection from your hotel if within the collection distance.
Start time
07:30 AM
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Pickup points
Sani Pass Manor Guest House
3256, 62 Arbuckle Street, Himeville, South Africa
Pickup details
We prefer to collect you from your accommodation in Underberg/Himeville. Should you wish to come from Durban you can inform us of your hotel or accommodation details for pick-up.
What To Expect
Sani Pass/Lesotho Cultural Village/Roof of Africa/Rock Art/Moteng Pass/
1 Stop
Sani Pass
Day 1 Traverse the breath taking Sani Pass stopping frequently for photo opportunities. After crossing the Lesotho border, spend time at a remote village watching a traditional healer, secret dancing rituals and interacting with the community. Enjoy a gourmet picnic lunch and drive across the spectacular views on the Roof of Africa passing small traditional villages and panoramic mountain vistas. This country has the highest lowest point in the world. Only 20% of the population live in these remote Highlands. Pass the Let’seng Diamond Mine at which some of the clearest and largest diamonds in the world have been found. Visit Liphofung Bushman Paintings and enjoy a packed lunch overlooking the caves. Drive down the corkscrew Moteng Pass toward the lush Lesotho Lowlands. See 200 million year old Dinosaurs Footprints. Drive through to Hlotse where you will enjoy Dinner Bed and Breakfast at one of the most beautiful and quaint guesthouses in Lesotho.
7 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Overnight at a quaint guesthouse which has been described as an oasis in the country. Running water and electricity
Meals : Lunch, Dinner
Cannibal Caves Dinosaur Footprints,and the Highest Solo Waterfall in Africa
1 Stop
Ha Kome Cave Houses
Day 2. After Breakfast drive through to the mystical alleged cannibal caves and then go to the place of kings Thaba Bosiu and see the place where the traditional hat's design originated. We go on an incredible 4x4 ride to see amazing dinosaur's footprints. Should you still have room for more to eat, taste a “Shisa Nyama” from a respected street vendor. Tour through small farms in fertile green lands. Take a quick refreshment stop at the old Ramabanta Trading Post which is now a beautiful oasis boasting well kept English gardens. Drive through to Semongkong " The Place of Smoke." After checking in at the lodge on the outskirts of this bustling donkey and horse trading town—like no other you will have seen—meet your local guide for a town tour and lunch. Experience an amazing blanket presentation given in a local hut with amusing and descriptive explanations of the significance of the different blankets which are the national dress of Lesotho and enactment of the local culture. Should you have any strength or time left you can go on an optional donkey 'Shabeen' ride later in the afternoon. Enjoy dinner and bed in this one of a kind lodge as horses, pack donkeys and cows wondering through the village with bells ringing and shepherds ushering them home.
8 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Accommodations : Overnight at the amazing Semonkong Lodge, home to the Maletsunyana falls & within a bustling little horse & donkey town
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Maletsunyana Falls and Semonkong Pass
1 Stop
Maletsunyane Falls Semonkong
Day 3 Wake early to enjoy a wholesome breakfast. Hike or choose an easier walk to the famous Maletsunyana Falls, home to the highest commercial abseil in the world. Whilst tourists come from all over the world to see these falls the area is still quiet and remote with little indication of development. Water crashes into the pool below the falls and it is known as the ‘Place of Smoke”. On return to Semongkong load up to drive through the steepest pass with views that almost surpass everything but the Sani Pass. Shepherds on horses and small picturesque villages pepper the remote landscape as we drive towards the Highlands again. Arrive at the border control at Qacha’s Nek. Enjoy a picnic meal overlooking the vast South African Swartberg region. Return to Underberg by the late afternoon or continue your journey to Durban.
8 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch
Additional Info
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- VALID PASSPORTS ESSENTIAL - SOME NATIONALITIES MAY REQUIRE VISA'S
Operated by Sani Pass & Lesotho Private Tours
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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