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LESOTHO: Curiosities
Lesotho is also known as "the kingdom of the sky". Do you know why? Lesotho is a paradise. It is a mountainous country that is located more than 1,000 meters high. In fact, it is the country that has the lowest level at the highest altitude in the world. Its...
LESOTHO: Practical information and its essentials
Capital: Maseru Area: 30.355 km2 Inhabitants: 2.125.268 inhabitants (2019) Population density: 70,01 inhabitants per km2. Languages: The official languages of the country are Sesotho and English. In fact, Lesotho is one of the few African countries where only...
LESOTHO: The Mokhotlong region and our two-day horseback ride through the Lesotho Highlands
Mokhotlong is a city and district at the same time, in the northeastern part of the country. It's the first major city with an airport that you'll find if you pass through the Sani Pass, an all-terrain vehicle-only mountain pass that challenges all road and 4WD...
LESOTHO: Malealea, the Makhomalong valley and the gates of paradise
In the west of the country, there is a small paradise surrounded by mountains: the Makhomalong valley. This green valley surrounded by the Maloti Mountains is well sheltered from the neighboring and bustling Maseru, some 80 km away. Here the sound of horns, the...
LESOTHO: From the Highlands to the Lowlands of Lesotho: a route through the north of the country
One of the most beautiful routes in the country in terms of landscape, is the Northern route that follows the country's A1 road. This route passes through some of the highest points in the country, known as the Highlands, and then descends into the lowlands known...
LESOTHO: Semonkong and Maletsunyane Falls
Semonkong, or place of smoke, is a village located in the south-west of the country, in the Maseru region. The name "place of smoke" is due to the nearby Maletsunyane Falls which are the highest single jump falls in southern Africa at 192 meters and which create a...
LESOTHO: Thaba Bosiu, the most important mountain of the country
Thaba Bosiu is one of the most special places to visit during your Lesotho tour. It is considered the birthplace of the Basotho nation, and the country's major historical events have taken place there, and you can also find the country's major kings buried there....
LESOTHO: Sani Pass
One of the most iconic ways to enter or leave Lesotho is through the Sani Pass. The Sani Pass is a mountain pass suitable only for off-road vehicles that is a challenge for all those who love road routes and that connects South Africa with the Kingdom of Lesotho....
LESOTHO: Katse Dam
The Katse Dam is an engineering spectacle, a human attempt to control the water, which in this area, is plentiful. By visiting this architectural spectacle you can understand, without much knowledge, how colossal this work is and the advantages and disadvantages...
LESOTHO: Ts’ehlanyane NP
Ts’ehlanyane National Park is the largest national park in Lesotho. In fact, it is one of the two national parks that we find in the country, along with the more inaccessible Sehlabathebe, which is located south of the Sani Pass. The Ts'ehlanyane is part of the...
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Travel tips
ANGOLA: Driving tips
Here are some tips that may be helpful for you if you want to travel to Angola by car: - In Angola you drive on the right, as in most European countries. The cars in the opposite lane will come to your left. This fact must be taken into account if you are coming...
SOUTH AFRICA: Driving Tips
Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to South Africa by car: In South Africa, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international...
ESWATINI: Driving Tips
Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to Eswatini by car: In Eswatini, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international driver's...
ZIMBABWE: Driving Tips
Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to Zimbabwe by car: In Zimbabwe, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international driver's...
ZAMBIA: Driving Tips
Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to Zambia by car: In Zambia, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international driver's...
USEFUL INFORMATION: Chapka, our travel insurance
Getting a good travel insurance is one of the most important aspects when taking a flight or going on holidays. This usually covers any flight cancellations, transport delays, loss of luggage, medical assistance at the destination and even the urgent return home if...
USEFUL INFORMATION: Our process to ship our vehicle in a shipping container
To make our one-year trip through Africa, we were sure that we would travel with our car. We would have a roof tent for sleeping, a kitchen for cooking and space to store all our belongings. In addition, we would be free to get to all places and save a lot of...
USEFUL INFORMATION: Visas
One of the most important issues to consider when traveling to Africa are the visas you need to enter to the different countries on the continent. Every country has its own policy, and if you travel by road as we do, it is important to take all the details into...
USEFUL INFORMATION: Covid-19 in Africa and the PCR-TEST we did to cross the borders
The year 2020 has been marked globally by the Covid-19 pandemic. No one imagined that we would be locked up at home for months without being able to leave our municipalities, that there would be curfews and meeting limitations; that schools would be virtual; and...
NAMIBIA: Rent a car
Namibia is a country with a very low population density. As is the case in most African countries, we do not find a sufficiently developed public transport network to be able to travel around the country by bus, train… Therefore, one of the best recommendations we...
NAMIBIA: Driving Tips
Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to Namibia by car: In Namibia, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international driver's...
BOTSWANA: Driving Tips
Driving through Botswana is totally a challenge. We are facing one of the most depopulated countries in Africa with sandy roads and national parks full of animals that we will cross alone with our 4x4. Here are some tips that may be helpful if you are traveling by...
ANGOLA: Driving tips
Here are some tips that may be helpful for you if you want to travel to Angola by car: - In Angola you drive on the right, as in most European countries. The cars in the opposite lane will come to your left. This fact must be taken into account if you are coming...
SOUTH AFRICA: Driving Tips
Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to South Africa by car: In South Africa, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international...
ESWATINI: Driving Tips
Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to Eswatini by car: In Eswatini, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international driver's...
ZIMBABWE: Driving Tips
Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to Zimbabwe by car: In Zimbabwe, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international driver's...
ZAMBIA: Driving Tips
Here are some tips that may be helpful for you to travel to Zambia by car: In Zambia, drive on the left, as in England. At first, you feel weird thinking you're doing it wrong all the time, but you get used to it. You will also need an international driver's...
USEFUL INFORMATION: Chapka, our travel insurance
Getting a good travel insurance is one of the most important aspects when taking a flight or going on holidays. This usually covers any flight cancellations, transport delays, loss of luggage, medical assistance at the destination and even the urgent return home if...
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📍 Benin.
🟧 Quan viatges des de fa temps, normalitzes situacions, paisatges, reaccions...que feia uns mesos no eren normals. Suposo que el nostre cap intenta fer més comprensible aquella realitat que últimament està vivint i que constantment està "SENTINT". Per això és important trobar moments de silenci, de revisió amb un mateix sobre el que està fent i vivint, i de repetir-se incansablement que som afortunats de triar on volem ser. I sí, hem triat la bellesa africana un dia més, la bellesa quotidiana del fer de cada dia, en aquest cas de la població d'Aguegué, un altre poble flotant a la vora del llac Nokoué.
🔵 Cuando viajas desde hace tiempo, normalizas situaciones, paisajes, reacciones...que hacía unos meses no eran normales. Supongo que nuestra cabeza intenta hacer más comprensible aquella realidad que últimamente está viviendo y que constantemente está "SIENTIENDO". Por eso es importante encontrar momentos de silencio, de revisión con uno mismo sobre lo que está haciendo y viviendo, y de repetirse incansablemente que somos afortunados de elegir dónde queremos estar. Y sí, hemos elegido la belleza africana un día más, la belleza cotidiana del hacer de cada día, en este caso de la población de Aguegué, otro pueblo flotante a las orillas del lago Nokoué.
🟢 When you've been traveling for a long time, you normalize situations, landscapes, reactions...that weren't normal a few months ago. I guess our head is trying to make that reality more understandable and that it's constantly "FEELING". That's why it's important to find moments of silence, to check with yourself about what you're doing and living, and to tirelessly repeat to yourself that we are lucky to choose where we want to be. And yes, we have chosen African beauty one more day, the everyday beauty of daily life, in this case of the town of Aguegué, another floating town on the shores of Lake Nokoué.](https://africanlanders.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)