A sandstone arch in the Sehlabathebe National Park frames South Africa’s Devil’s Knuckles (seen in the distance) across the Lesotho–KwaZulu-Natal border. The park is part of Lesotho’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photos: Sechaba Mokhethi
For decades, reaching the Sehlabathebe National Park from Qacha’s Nek meant a bone-rattling journey of up to four hours along rough mountain tracks.
The 91-kilometre Mpiti–Sehlabathebe road, completed in 2024, now connects 12 remote villages with the rest of Qacha’s Nek district, creating easier access to Lesotho’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The southeastern corner of Qacha’s Nek stretches out like a narrow finger into South Africa. At the tip lies the Sehlabathebe National Park with rolling grasslands, sandstone formations, wetlands and rivers beneath the…
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