DLN arrangerer rundrejse i Lesotho og Sydafrika
Af Lisbet Kristensen, bestyrelsesmedlem

I efteråret 2011 gennemførte DLN en succesrig rundtur i Lesotho for en gruppe bestående dels af DLN medlemmer men også med deltagere der ikke havde tilknytning til DLN men stor interesse for Lesotho.

Vi ønsker at gentage successen med en ny rejse i oktober 2013. Denne gang inkluderer vi nogle dage i Sydafrika.

Den foreløbige plan lyder sådan her: 

Vi flyver ind til Maseru og overnatter der i 2 - 3 nætter. Vi tager en byrundtur og en tur ud til det hellige bjerg Thaba Bosiu med det nye friluftsmuseum, der er under opbygning der.

Herefter går turen til Ramabanta, hvor der er et dejligt guesthouse, der ligger i en lille landsby. Her er der mulighed for et besøg til landsbyens mission og skole.

Næste stop er Semonkong - med Lesothos højeste vandfald Maletsunyane, som ligger langt ude i de smukke bjerge. Her tager vi en enkelt overnatning, inden vi kører videre mod Nationalparken Sehlabathebe ad en helt nyanlagt vej tværs over landet (denne del af turen er afhængig af, hvornår vejen er færdig).
Hvis vejen ikke når at blive færdig, må vi nok opgive Semonkong for at tage den sydlige rute til Sehlabathebe, men det er også en spændende tur i et smukt, bjergrigt område.

Efter nogle dage i nationalparken kører vi ud af Lesotho ved Qacha's Nek.

Herefter rejser vi videre for at flyve hjem fra Cape Town, hvor vi  bl.a. kan se Robben Island.

Turen bliver på 14 - 16 dage med mulighed for at blive i Cape Town for egen regning.

Vi forventer en pris på omkring 20.000 pr. person.

Interesserede kan skrive eller ringe til Lisbet Kristensen på lisbetstjerneklar@gmail eller 31 58 89 29.

Go to Lesotho as a tourist
By Karina Ruby, Steering Commitee member

One way to promote contact and exchange between people of Lesotho and Denmark could be to motivate more Danes to travel to Lesotho to discover the beautiful country and it's people. At the vision meeting in September we decided that DLN would like to support people/members who want to organise trips for tourists to Lesotho.

If you want to organise a Lesotho-trip for a group of people, you are very welcome to approach the DLN board for advice and good ideas. We can try to link you to a tour operator with membership of Rejsegarantifonden, which will be preferable for a group tour. We can also advice you on some practical issues regarding travelling to Lesotho, such as infrastructure, health, hygiene, crime, food, water, culture. We can give you some tips on what to see and what to do in Lesotho. We can advice you on accommodation and transport. If you are a group and want to see the project supported by DLN, we can link you to the partner organisation in Lesotho and help you to organise a visit to the project.

Lesotho is a very interesting destination for many various reasons. The country has a pleasant climate with long and warm, not too hot, summers and short and cold winters. The landscape is beautiful with small and big mountains all over, rivers, lakes and charming villages in the valleys. The mountain areas are wonderful for trekking tours. The Basotho people is a friendly and peaceful one. Since the country is a high altitude country with the lowest point at about 1500 meters above see level, there are not many of the usual tropical diseases seen in Africa. There is no malaria etc. So far not many tourists have discovered Lesotho, so you will get an unspoiled and natural impression of Lesotho and it's people. Lesotho is encircled by South Africa and can therefore very well be visited in combination with a tour to South Africa.

DLN would especially like to support people, who will take tourism to Lesotho in such a way that the local people in Lesotho will benefit from the visitors. That could be by using local accommodation and buying food from local people.