Destination Guides
Lesotho

 
assport/Visa
 
Passport/Visa

Yes No Yes
Yes No Yes
Yes No Yes
Yes No Yes
Yes No/1 Yes

 
Passport Note

Visitors travelling via South Africa will need to comply with South African passport/visa regulations.

 
Passports

Required by all nationals of countries referred to in the chart above.

 
Visas

Not required by nationals of countries referred to in the chart above for stays of up to three months, except:
1. nationals of Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia, who do need a visa.

Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements (see Contact Addresses).

 
Types of Visa and Cost

Tourist/Business: £50 (single-entry); £70 (multiple-entry).

 
Validity

Single-entry: up to three months. Multiple-entry: up to six months.

 
Applications to:

Consulate (or consular section at embassy or high commission); see Contact Addresses section.

 
Working Days Required

One.

 
 
 
ontact Addresses
 
Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Culture

PO Box 729, Maseru 100, Lesotho
Tel: (22) 311 006.
Website: www.lesotho.gov.ls

 
Lesotho High Commission in the UK

7 Chesham Place, London SW1 8HN, UK
Tel: (020) 7235 5686.
Website: www.lesotholondon.org.uk

 
Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho in the USA

2511 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 797 5533.
Website: www.lesothoemb-usa.gov.ls

 
 
 
ealth
 
Health

Yes
Yes
No
Sometimes
Yes
Yes
No*

 
Health Care

Health insurance is recommended.

 
Note

* A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travellers arriving from infected areas, even if they do not leave the airport.

Since the most practical way to reach Lesotho is to go through South Africa, it is also necessary to conform to South African health regulations.

 
 
 
ublic Holidays
 

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2007-December 2008 period.

2007
1 Jan 
New Year’s Day.
11 Mar Moshoeshoe Day.
6 Apr Good Friday.
9 Apr Easter Monday.
1 May Workers’ Day. 
17 May Ascension.
25 May Africa Day/ Heroes’ Day.
17 Jul King Letsie III’s Birthday.
4 Oct Independence Day.
25-26 Dec Christmas.

2008
1 Jan 
New Year’s Day.
11 Mar Moshoeshoe Day. 
21 Mar Good Friday. 
24 Mar Easter Monday.
1 May Workers’ Day. 
1 May Ascension.
25 May Africa Day/ Heroes’ Day.
17 Jul King Letsie III’s Birthday.
4 Oct Independence Day.
25-26 Dec Christmas.