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ACTIVITIES AT MOTEBONG VILLAGE |
The Lesotho Highlands and Motebong Village offer a host of activities both within the camp and in the surrounding highlands. Although a place for rest and relaxation, those looking for some excitement, fun and games have also come to the right place. Notwithstanding this, one gets tempted to sit back, relax and do absolutely nothing. If one must get active then perhaps falling asleep while waiting for one's fishing line to catch may be the best idea, but even then these waters that are full of fish will not permit!
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A walk through the local villages in and around Ha Lejone will show how different and fascinating life in this rural setting is. This visit will allow guests to taste local food and beverages, and delicacies such as ‘Lipabi’. It will also give them an opportunity to witness real day-to-day activities such as the manual milking of cows.
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Motebong Village has an arrangement with Ha Lejone Village, whereby the well-known Basotho ponies are provided by the village and all payments are made directly to the owners of these. Guests are then able to take rides of varying distances on the iconic Ponies, either to the Village of Ha Lejone or into the surrounding highlands.
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The shores of the Katse Dam are a walking distance from the accommodation chalets in Motebong Village, allowing you to carry your kayak, canoe or wind surfing equipment and take a walk to the dam. The waters of the dam are clear and tranquil, thus suitable for both experienced sportspeople and beginners. With the dam stretching for almost 40km there is ample opportunity for long distances kayaking, canoeing and surfing.
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The main area for Skiing in Lesotho is found at Mahlasela, on the main route from the lowlands to Mokhotlong. Some 10 kilometres beyond Oxbow Lodge is the Afri-Ski resort, frequented by numerous skiing enthusiasts.
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The terrain of the Lesotho Highlands is ideal for hiking for all, from those interested in short casual hikes to avid or professional hikers, interested in the longer and more challenging hikes. Motebong Village has arranged for local guides from Ha Lejone Village to accompany hikers and the fees for these are negotiated between the guides and the hikers themselves. Hikers are encouraged to ensure that they have adequate and appropriate clothing and hiking gear as the terrain can be challenging and weather conditions in the highlands is known to change frequently on any given day.
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Katse Village and the site of the Katse dam's wall is located some 50 kilometers (1 hour's drive in these highlands) from Ha Lejone and Motebong Village. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) provides daily Katse dam wall tours, including an interesting tour of the interior of the dam wall.
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Katse Village is also home to Katse Alpine Botanical Gardens with a wide variety of flora indigenous to the LHWP area, some rescued as the dam water filled-up, along with others species from other parts of the country. The nursery also keeps a wide variety of seedlings for sale.
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Ha Lejone has a group of ladies who have come together to form the Phahamang Hand Crafts Association. These ladies produce various items of traditional Arts and crafts, comprising mainly Lesotho's traditional hat (the Mokorotlo), table mats, various types of baskets, wall decoration, floor mats, etc.
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The GRO Artisans Collective
En route to Ha Lejone, guests are encouraged to visit the GRO Artisans Collective group. Located behind the Craft Centre in Hlotse, Leribe, the group has retail outlets in various parts of Lesotho. The group is a project partner of The Global Relief Outreach Foundation, a local non-profit organisation that provides the ladies/members with business training and marketing support.
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The surrounding roads and tracks offer the off-road enthusiasts the opportunity to try their skills at varying degrees of difficulty, whether this be for 45 minutes or longer half-day and day-long trips. Those interested in 4x4 or 4-wheel drive excursions, or those interested in scramblers, Quad biking or indeed in mountain biking will find themselves incredibly busy in the highlands surrounding Motebong Village.
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Motebong Village is also working with the community of Katse who have acquired a boat for excursions on the dam. These vary from 45-minute Sundowner cruises, to 3 – 4 hour trips to Katse Dam (40 kilometres), with stops at the Malibamatso Bridge and the Matsoku Intake tunnel, and the two islands with their abundant birdlife and indigenous flora.
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For those who do not wish to venture too far from the compound or for those who are keen on their sports, Motebong Village has 2 tennis courts, a squash court and a swimming pool available for its guests. Use of the tennis and squash courts requires guests to book at reception. The environment is also ideal for those who pursue other outdoor sporting codes, either on land or in the dam.
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BASOTHO CULTURAL ACTIVITIES |
There are special cultural evenings/afternoons, depending on the time of the year and weather conditions and temperatures. However, at Motebong Village you can and often do experience different seasons/weather conditions in one day!
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The Motebong Village resort is in close proximity (5 to 10 km) of three popular fly fishing rivers in Lesotho, the Matsuku, Pelaneng and Malibamatso. The rivers have Small Mouth Yellow fish and Rainbow trout in abundance. The dam also yields good catches catches, from the bank or boat.
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