Fact File
Capital: Maseru
Population: 1,887,000
Time zone: GMT +2
Plugs: Three pin round
Dialling code: +266
Currency: Basotho Loti. Exchange rate: $1 = 9.85316 LSL
Language: Sesotho, English
Visas
Holders of the following passports do not require visas for Lesotho for visits up to 30 days:
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Britain (UK), Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica ,Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, The Bahamas, The Gambia, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, U.S.A, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Nationals from Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland can visit without a visa for up to 14 days.
Airlines
Airlink – www.flyairlink.com
South African Airways – www.flysaa.com
Hotels
Maseru
Lancers Inn – www.lancersinn.co.ls
Maseru Sun – www.suninternational.com
Lesotho Sun – www.suninternational.com
Car Hire
Avis – www.avis.com
Budget – www.budget.com
Europcar – www.europcar.com