The Sehlabathebe National Park is located in the Maloti Mountains in Qacha's Nek District, Lesotho and is part of the Maloti-Drakensberg World Heritage Site. The park was first established on 8 May 1969 and since then, is recognised as important in terms of biological diversity and cultural heritage. [ 2 ]

Established in 1970 as Lesotho’s first national park, the fabulously scenic and remote Sehlabathebe protects 65 square kilometres of rolling boulder-studded grassland set below the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg escarpment as it runs along the border with South Africa.

Sehlabathebe National Park (SNP) and World Heritage Site (WHS) is the Kingdom of Lesotho’s oldest protected area and first WHS. SNP is located in the Qacha’s Nek District of Lesotho on the eastern edge of the Maloti Mountains at an altitude ranging from …

Sehlabathebe National Park, known locally as “Sehlabathebe,” is Lesotho’s oldest protected area, established on May 8, 1969. Situated in the Qacha’s Nek District on the eastern edge of the Maloti Mountains, the park covers approximately 69.5 square kilometers at elevations ranging from 2,200 to 2,600 meters above sea level.

Lesotho’s oldest and largest protected area, Sehlabathebe National Park forms part of the cross-border Maloti-Drakensberg World Heritage Site as inscribed by UNESCO. One of the region’s most isolated and dramatic national parks, it protects a panorama of rolling grassland studded with immense rock arches, sandstone caves, waterfalls and ...

Sehlabathebe National Park is a hiker’s paradise. Its dramatic and rugged landscape is characterized by rock arches, outcrops, caves and pools set against a backdrop of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg escarpment. Established as Lesotho’s first national park in 1970, it was incorporated in the cross-border Maloti-Drakensberg World Heritage Site in 2008.

Established in 1970 as Lesotho’s first national park, the fabulously scenic and remote Sehlabathebe protects 65 square kilometers of rolling boulder-studded grassland set below the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg escarpment as it runs along the border with South Africa.

Sehlabathebe National Park in Lesotho is one of the most beautiful and unique national parks in the world. Located in the Maloti Mountains of the Eastern Highlands of Lesotho, the park covers an area of over 600 square kilometers and is home to a variety of wildlife, including mountain zebras, elands, kudus, leopards, and more.

This far-flung, lesser-visited park offers stunning rock formations, rolling grasslands, wildflowers and a feeling of isolation, though there's also a shiny new headquarters and a few rondavels at the entrance.

Set on the border with South Africa in the southern reaches of the Drakensberg at an average altitude of 2400m, the park is best known for its prolific birdlife, including the rare bearded vulture (or lammergeier), excellent trout fishing on the Tsoelikana River, waterfalls, rock paintings and ancient Basotho stone dwellings, and seemingly ...