Lesotho Tours & Holidays

Trips from 1 January 2023 onwards

From 1 January 2023, Intrepid will no longer require travellers to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 (excluding all Polar trips and select adventure cruises).

However, we continue to strongly recommend that all Intrepid travellers and leaders get vaccinated to protect themselves and others.

Specific proof of testing or vaccination may still be required by your destination or airline. Please ensure you check travel and entry requirements carefully.

Entry permits are issued free of charge on arrival for most nationalities, including foreign nationals from the EU, US and Australia. All nationalities should check with their nearest Lesotho Embassy for more information.

A service charge of 10 to 15% may be added to your bill. If not, tipping is at your discretion.

Most hotels and guesthouses, shopping malls and cafes will have Wi-Fi. Connections can be slow or intermittent in more remote and rural areas.

Mobile phone reception is good in urban areas. Ensure you have global roaming activated with your carrier if you wish to use your phone. Roaming fees are often expensive, so check beforehand and perhaps consider buying a local SIM instead.

Lesotho has a combination of modern flushable toilets and squat/pit toilets, depending on where you are travelling and staying. Generally large hotels, modern restaurants and city cafes have flushable toilets, while remote areas have squat toilets.

Lesotho’s unit of currency is the Loti (LSL). Prices here are approximate:

• Bottle of soft drink = 8 LSL
• Beer in a bar or restaurant = 6 LSL
• Simple meal = 20 LSL

• Three-course meal = 25 LSL
• Short taxi ride = 5 LSL

Tap water is considered safe to drink, however, outside the main towns it’s advised to sterilise or filter the water. For environmental reasons, try to avoid bottled water. Ask your leader where filtered water can be found.

Most credit cards are widely accepted in hotels, shops and restaurants, but it's best to check with your bank before you depart.

ATMs are available in most main towns, but they can be unreliable. You can also withdraw cash from a bank using your card.

Absolutely. All passengers travelling with Intrepid are required to purchase travel insurance before the start of their trip. Your travel insurance details will be recorded by your leader on the first day of the trip. Due to the varying nature, availability and cost of health care around the world, travel insurance is very much an essential and necessary part of every journey.

For more information on insurance, please go to: Travel Insurance

• 1 Jan New Year's Day

• 11 Mar King Moshoeshoe I's Anniversary
• Good Friday
• Easter Monday
• 1 May Workers' Day
• Ascension Day
• 25 May Heroes' Day
• 17 Jul King Letsie III's Birthday
• 4 Oct Independence Day
• 25 Dec Christmas Day
• 26 Dec Boxing Day

For a full and current list of public holidays in Lesotho, go to World Travel Guide.

Intrepid takes the health and safety of its travellers seriously, and takes every measure to ensure that trips are safe, fun and enjoyable for everyone. We recommend that all travellers check with their government or national travel advisory organisation for the latest information before departure:

From Australia?

Go to: http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/

From Canada?

Go to: https://travel.gc.ca/

From the UK?

Go to: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/

From New Zealand?

Go to: http://www.safetravel.govt.nz/

From the US?

Go to: http://travel.state.gov/

The World Health Organisation also provides useful health information.