On the banks of the rivers and streams are stands of berg bamboo which are of significant cultural significance to the Basotho people. Berg bamboo is the host plant for an endangered butterfly species, the Bamboo Sylph (Metisella syrinx). The reserve also encompasses a reasonable proportion of very rare mountain “fynbos” that do not occur anywhere else in the world. Also recorded are in excess of 220 flowing plant species.
Ts’ehlanyane National Park has an altitude ranging from 1940 to 3112 metres and is considered mostly sub-alpine. The diversity of habitat types is exceptionally high and derived from the large altitudinal range that the park has.
This proclaimed protected pristine area lies at the junction of the Ts’ehlanyane and the Holomo rivers. It owes its origin to the access road to the “Mamohale tunnel” (May 1991), which was the first adit drive for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. This audit covers 22km from the source at Katse Dam to the Ash River outfall near Clarens, Free State.
Accommodation:
There is both the five star Maliba Mountain Lodge as well as the 3 star Self catering Maliba River Lodge.
Activities:
Numerous hiking and bridle paths have already been established with the park, one of which is a spectacular 39km trail linking the Ts’ehlanyane National Park with the Bokong Nature Reserve.
Photographic opportunities. Not only is the scenery spectacular, but the fauna and flora offer a boundless variety of photographic subjects.
Basotho horse rides offer an Ideal way to explore nature from a higher vantage point.
Swimming in the pristine streams and rock pools
Small to medium sized game viewing with about 24 species present
