Paardrijden in Lesotho

In Lesotho waren Basotho paarden tot voor kort de enige manier van transport. Nu kun je dagtochten of meerdaagse trekkings doen of gewoon een paar uur rijden door de prachtige landschappen van het "Kingdom of the Sky". Paardrijden in Lesotho is de meest budgetvriendelijk mogelijkheid om paard te rijden in Afrika en is geschikt voor beginnende en ervaren ruiters.

DAY TREKS

Pony treks can be arranged in the morning or the afternoon. Beginner riders can ask for the village children to accompany their horse and lead them at a rate of R10.00 per hour. This gets paid to the guide.

Bushman Painting Pony Trek
2 hours riding and 1 hour steep hike to the paintings
Level: easy
Rates: R250.00pp for 2 people or R190.00pp for 3 people
Gorge Trek
Very easy 2 hour ride to the top of a gorge. Good for beginners
Level: easy
Rates: R250.00pp for 2 people or R190.00pp for 3 people
Botsoela Waterfall
4 hour trek. It is advisable to take a packed lunch
Level: for adventurous trekkers
Rates: R200.00pp for 2 people or R170.00pp for 3 people
Bushman paintings and the Botsoela waterfall
5-6 hour trek. It is advisable to take a packed lunch
Level: for adventurous trekkers
Rates: R240.00pp for 2 people or R200.00pp for 3 people
Makhaleng Plateaux Ride
5-6 hour trek. It is advisable to take a packed lunch
Level: for experienced riders
Rates: R260.00pp for 2 people or R220.00pp for 3 people

Voorbeeld van overnight pony trekkings

Overnight treks are tailor-made to your requirements.
Accommodation on treks is provided in huts hired from the Basotho people in remote areas. The huts are very basic and are equipped with a gas cooker, cooking and eating utensils and mattresses on the floor.
No riding experience is necessary for an overnight trek. Basotho Guides and a packhorse accompany the treks.
The catered option involves clients heating up food supplied.
Expect about 7 hours of riding time each day.
Maximum weight = 90 kg Luggage = 12.5 kg pp
Rates: 2 riders - R360.00 pp per day, plus R70.00pp for village huts.
3+ riders - R330.00 pp per day, plus R70.00pp for village huts.

2 Day Ribaneng Waterfall
After a 6 hour trek, you stop at a cafe selling cold beer and drinks at Ha Lebona. You leave your gear in the overnight hut and hire a guide for a walk to the bottom of the Ribaneng Waterfall. The guide costs about R10.00pp. The duration of the hike is about 3 hours return. You can do this hike the following morning if you prefer or if you’re in no hurry to get back to the lodge. You return to the lodge the next day. Insist on the circular route back to Malealea. It’s a slightly different route alongside the Ribaneng River.

3 Day Ribaneng
This trek is similar to the 2 Day Ribaneng Waterfall trek, except that you do the hike to the bottom of the waterfall on the second day in the afternoon. On the morning of the second day, you ride to the top of the Ribaneng Waterfall, up “Slide Your Ass Pass”. The ride is about 4 hours and there are magnificent views from the top. You sleep in the same hut that you did the night before and you return to Malealea Lodge on the third day.

4 day Ribaneng, Ketane & Sekoting.
This is the best trek as you go through really remote villages.
Day 1: As for Ribaneng Watefall trek. You will need to hike to the waterfall in the afternoon.
Day 2: This is quite a long day, with about 7 hour or riding with stops. Insist on seeing the top of the waterfall on Day 2, although this will add another hour onto the duration of the trek. You will arrive at the village of Ha Hlalele (Chief Matias). After storing your gear in the hut, you hire a guide and hike to the Ketane Waterfall. The hike is about 2 hours return.
Day 3: The trek to Sekoting is about 6 hours long. Sekoting is a beautiful village surrounded by a ring of mountains known as “Sekoting sa lifarike” or “The trough which the pigs have dug!” Your hosts will be Chief Puli and his wife.
Day 4: You have a long ride of 7 hours back to the lodge.
Please note: Depending on the availability of hut space, this trek is often done the reverse way. When the Makhaleng River is in flood, we have to use the bridge (see the map on wall). This lengthens the trek time on Day 1 and Day 4 by about another 2 hours, making the trek really long.

Klim in en gaan geniet dit baie!