SHORT WEEKEND TRIP AROUND FREE STATE & LESOTHO
The following is a sample itinerary; therefore this package can be customised.
This package can be taken as a self-drive or organized tour.
Day 1
Driving through interesting small towns of the Free State towards our destination. Through the border into Lesotho. Our stop is a lodge where the friendly people of Lesotho will make us feel at home. Dinner will be served around a camp fire with background music of a Basotho Children’s Choir.
Day 2
After breakfast we head for the mountains on ponies. A local tour guide will take us through breathtaking scenery, some bushman paintings and a waterfall (Optional: Abseiling, a 40m Drop between twin waterfalls). We will have lunch under the trees, with the beauty of nature surrounding us. In the afternoon we will visit a sangoma (Traditional Healer) were he will through bones and discuss health, travel and the well being of the visitor. Alternatively we can spend the night in a Basotho village were you will sleep in a very basic Basotho hut and experience village life.
Day 3
After breakfast we visit a museum in a traditional hut. A local (with a lot of knowledge about herbs) will interest you in Lesotho Herbs, and its past traditions. He will offer you a cup of herbal tea afterwards. We will head back to Bloemfontein with a scenic drive through nature reserves.