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<p align="center"><img border="0" src="Malealea_Lodge.gif" width="503" height="40"><br>
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<p align="center"><font color="#008000"><em><big><big>Malealea Lodge is situated in
a remote</big></big> <big> <big>south-western part of Lesotho - breathtaking in its</big></big>
<big> <big>beauty and challenging to the off-road adventurer.</big></big></em></font></p>
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<p><font color="#000000"><img align="right" src="images/snow.gif" naturalsizeflag="0" border="1" hspace="9" width="147" height="131"></font><img border="1" src="malealea_garden.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="3" width="263" height="162"><font color="#000000">Lesotho is a world without fences. Breathtaking scenery abounds
and every season has unique attractions.&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p><font color="#000000"> Malealea Lodge is run by the owners, Mick &amp;
Di Jones, both born in Lesotho and credited with more local knowledge than anyone. Various
Basotho Children's choirs entertain the guests in the evenings around a campfire and play
their local musical instruments.</font></p>
<p align="center"><i><font size="5" color="#FF0000">Malealea offers
Lesotho in a nutshell&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></i></p>
<p><strong><a name="HORSE TREKS."><font color="#008000" size="5">HORSE TREKS.</font></a></strong></p>
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<p align="left"><img src="images/maleaPony.gif" alt="maleaPony.gif (20718 bytes)" align="right" width="177" height="114"><font color="#000000">These outings range from 1 hour to 6 days or longer tailor-made
to your requirements. The treks are usually about 7 hours each day. No riding experience
is necessary. The huts and horses are hired from the Basotho people in remote areas. The
huts are very basic and are equipped with a gas cooker, cooking &amp; eating utensils,
mattresses on the floor. On trek you experience &quot;THE REAL AFRICA&quot;. The trails
traverse spectacular mountain passes and some of Lesotho's highest waterfalls exploring
Bushman paintings and experiencing &quot;Basotho culture&quot;. Basotho Guides and a
packhorse accompany the treks.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#008000" size="5"><strong>OVERNIGHT HIKING &amp; HORSE TREKS</strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000">Take the &quot;donkey work&quot; out of backpacking by hiring
horses to carry your luggage.<br>
The Ribaneng Waterfall Trek - 2 days and 1 night in a village. <br>
The Ribaneng &amp; Mountain Pass Trek 3 days &amp; 2 nights in villages.<br>
The Ribaneng &amp; Ketane Waterfall Trek -4 days &amp; 3 nights in villages.<br>
The Ribaneng, Ketane &amp; Maletsunyane Trek. - 6 days &amp; 5 nights in
villages.</font></p>
<p align="left"><strong><font size="4" color="#CC3300">&nbsp;WHAT TO BRING</font></strong></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000">Food, Sleeping Bag, rainsuit &amp; warm clothing, towels,
sunscreen, hat,&nbsp;torch, water bottle &amp; tablets. First aid kit.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#CC3300"><img src="images/maleasilhoette.gif" alt="maleasilhoette.gif (8230 bytes)" align="right" hspace="7" width="133" height="92"><strong><big>SPECIAL: &quot;GO ANYWHERE
TREK&quot;</big></strong>.</font></p>
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<p><font color="#000000">Bring your own cooking equipment &amp; mattresses and explore
Lesotho with a Basotho Guide, discovering new routes and remote villages for any number of
days.</font></p>
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<p align="left"><font color="#CC3300"><img align="right" src="images/waterfall.gif" naturalsizeflag="0" border="1" hspace="8" width="90" height="131"><big><strong>DAY HIKES &amp; DAY PONY TREKS</strong></big></font><ul>
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<p align="left"><font color="#000000">The Botsoela Waterfall Hike, Pony Trek or Scenic Drive</font></li>
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<p align="left"><font color="#000000">The Pitseng Canyon &amp; Rockpool Hike</font></li>
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<p align="left"><font color="#000000">The Bushman Paintings &amp; Echo Cave Hike or Pony Trek</font></li>
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<p align="left"><font color="#000000">The &quot;Gates of Paradise Pass&quot; hike along the ridge of the
Matelile Ridge</font></li>
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<p align="left"><a name="4 x 4 EXCURSIONS."><font size="5"><font color="#008000"><strong>4 x 4 EXCURSIONS</strong></font><font color="#000000">. </font></font></a></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000">Start your Lesotho Adventure at Malealea, exploring the day
outings, before travelling across the country. A Basotho Companion can be arranged at
Malealea to accompany your trip, introducing you to local chiefs, where you might like to
camp for the night, ensuring your safety or general curiosity from inquisitive children.</font><ul>
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<p align="left"><font color="#000000">RIBANENG DRIVE, exploring tracks up various mountain passes and
testing out the river crossing instead of using the bridge.</font></li>
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<p align="left"><font color="#000000">BOTSOELA WATERFALL DRIVE hugging the mountain pass similar to a
smaller verson of&quot;Sani Pass&quot;.</font></li>
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<p align="left"><font color="#000000">MAKHALENG RIVER GORGE. - 4x4 Sundowner trail</font></li>
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<p align="left"><strong><font color="#000000">See Southern Africa 4x4 Trails - page 220 -&nbsp; -
Andrew St Pierre White</font></strong></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000">Instead of ending the trail at Maseru, it could be continued to
Malealea where visitors can spend a couple of days at the lodge. Also suitable for a
week-end to test out 4x4 vehicles on surrounding tracks &amp; trails in the area.</font></p>
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<pre><strong><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">See Getaway - April and May issue for Southern route starting at Malealea</font></strong></pre>
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<p align="left"><font color="#000000">Katse Dam or Sani Pass via Thaba Tseka, Molimo Nthuse to
Malealea.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000"><img src="images/maleacosmos.gif" alt="maleacosmos.gif (20993 bytes)" border="1" align="left" hspace="12" width="169" height="97">Take the back route on the A3, turn left towards Roma, drive on
the Semonkong Road. At Moitsupeli, where the tar ends, turn right, drive one kilometre,
turn left past Tlali Trading station and drive for 35km.At a T-junction, turn left to
Malealea via Sebelekoane for another 35kms (There is a Malealea Sign at the T-junction,
but often gets knocked down by bored herdboys!) From Sebelekoane to Malealea is one of the
most spectacular drives hugging along the mountainside overlooking sandstone valleys
passing by the Botsoela waterfall, as you descend and ascend an almost miniture &quot;Sani
Pass&quot;.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000">We can arrange for Basotho companions to travel with clients in
their 4x4 vehicles introducing them to various villages, where they can camp overnight and
be welcomed and protected by the various villages. The chiefs are usually most hospitable,
and a fee of R10.00pp is recommended to pay the chief. This will encourage and involve
tourism with the local Basotho people. At the moment people are just camping anywhere in
full view of passing traffic along the roadside. We have made contact with various
villages that are just off the main roads and people can enjoy a &quot;Special Basotho
Experience&quot;. </font></p>
<p><font size="3"><b><a href="malealea%20adventures.htm">Adventures &amp;
Routes from Malelea</a></b></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><b><a href="adventure/suggested%20driving%20route.htm">Suggested
Driving Tours around Lesotho</a>&nbsp;</b></font></p>
<p><font size="3"><b><a href="malealea_tour.htm">Malealea to Sani Pass via
the Southern Route</a></b></font></p>
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<p align="center"><strong><font color="#008000" size="6">MALEALEA LODGE RATES</font> </strong></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#800000" size="2"><strong>Prices quoted in SA Rands (R6.00
= $1.00)</strong></font></p>
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<td width="74%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">9 New Rondavels &amp; Units,
shower en-suite</font></td>
<td width="26%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">R150 pp&nbsp; </font></td>
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<td width="74%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">11 Farmhouse bedrooms,
all with shower en-suite</font></td>
<td width="26%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">R90
pp&nbsp; </font></td>
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<td width="74%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">6 Basotho huts, 4 communal
bathrooms</font></td>
<td width="26%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">R70&nbsp;
pp&nbsp; </font></td>
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<td width="74%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">8 budget rooms, cubical
accom, 2 beds per room&nbsp;<br>
(own linen)</font></td>
<td width="26%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">R45 pp&nbsp; </font></td>
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<td width="74%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">Camping</font></td>
<td width="26%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">R30 pp&nbsp; </font></td>
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<td width="74%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><p align="left"><font color="#000000">CATERING ON REQUEST
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Breakfast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Lunch<br>
Dinner<br>
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<td width="26%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000">R25.00<br>
R35.00<br>
R45.00</font></td>
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<td width="100%" colspan="2" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000">3 Communal Kitchens for self-catering. <br>
Linen is supplied, but bring towels (except visitors booked in for the R150,00 pp
accommodation)</font></td>
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<p align="center"><big><big><strong><big><font color="#008000">HORSE TREK RATES</font> </big></strong></big></big></p>
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<td width="38%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4" rowspan="2" height="69"><font color="#000000"><b>DAY RIDES</b> <br>
includes Basotho Guide.</font>
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<td width="62%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4" height="36"><font color="#000000">R80 - R100&nbsp;<br>
per person per day</font></td>
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<td width="62%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4" height="19"><font color="#000000">2
people R80 - R110 pp<br>
3+ people R70 - R100 pp</font></td>
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<td width="38%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4" rowspan="3" height="142"><font color="#000000"><b>OVERNIGHT TREKS</b><br>
includes: Basotho Guides and&nbsp; Packhorses.</font></td>
<td width="62%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4" height="38"><font color="#000000">R150
pp /day (1 or 2 people)</font></td>
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<td width="62%" bgcolor="#E1E1C4" height="38"><font color="#000000">R135 pp per day&nbsp;
(3 or more people)</font></td>
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R 30 pp per night to&nbsp;<br>
stay in villages</font></td>
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</center></div><p><font size="3"><b><a href="malealea%20history.htm">History
of Malealea</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">FOR MORE INFORMATION
READ</font></p>
<div align="center"><pre><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Getaway, November '95 - Pony Trekking
Getaway, April &amp; May '98 - 4x4 Adventure in Lesotho
Lonely Planet travel Guide - pages 612 &amp; 613
Secret Southern Africa, pages 198 &amp; 199.
Africa: The South - pages 198 &amp; 199
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</font><font face="Times New Roman" color="#008000"><strong><big><big><big>DIRECTIONS TO MALEALEA LODGE</big></big></big></strong></font></pre>
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</center><p align="left"><font color="#000000"><strong>Johannesburg</strong> (500km) -
Kroonstad,Ventersburg,Senekal,Marquard, Clocolan, Ladybrand, Maseru, Motsekuoa, Malealea<strong><br>
Durban (</strong>700km) - Harrismith, Bethlehem,
Fickburg, Ladybrand,Maseru, Motsekuoa, Malealea<strong><br>
Cape Town</strong> (1000km) - Colesburg, Smithfield -
gravel road - Wepener, Mafeteng,Motsekuoa, Malealea<br>
<strong>Bloemfontein (</strong>200km) - Dewetsdorp, Wepener,
Mafeteng, Motsekuoa, Malealea</font></p>
<p align="left"><font color="#000000"><strong>New Bypass around Maseru</strong> Just after entering
Maseru border post, drive for 1 km, turn RIGHT onto the Mafeteng Road. This bypass will
take you past Maseru near the airport. Turn RIGHT and continue until you get to the
Motsekuoa turnoff to Malealea, as directed below for ALL DIRECTIONS. At Motsekuoa,
opposite the Golden Rose Restaurant &amp; Taxi Corner, turn onto a newly tarred road &amp;
gravel road. Drive for 10km, fork right and drive for another 15km. Turn left and travel
one kilometre, over the Gates of Paradise Pass and drive another 6km to Malealea Lodge.
The last 33km is gravel road, but is under construction and being tarred.</font></p>
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<p><big><font color="#008000"><strong><big>CONTACT US <br>
</big></strong></font></big><font color="#000000">for a free brochure or a booklet on the
region for R15.00</font></p>
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<td width="100%" colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><big><big><font color="#008000">Malealea Lodge
Reservations and Enquiries</font></big></big></td>
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<td width="33%" align="center" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><font color="#000000"><big>Tel/fax.&nbsp; </big><br>
<big>+27 051 447 3200, <br>
+ 27 051 448 3001, <br>
cell: 082 552 4215,</big></font></td>
<td width="33%" align="center" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><big><font color="#000000">email: </font></big><p><big><font color="#000000"><a href="mailto:malealea@pixie.co.za">malealea@pixie.co.za</a></font></big></td>
<td width="34%" align="center" bgcolor="#E1E1C4"><big><font color="#000000">PO Box 12118, <br>
Brandhof, 9324, <br>
Bloemfontein <br>
N.I.T labs</font></big></td>
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