• Experience Lesotho in a Nutshell
    Experience Lesotho in a Nutshell

    Accommodation • Pony Treks • Activities • Community Experiences

  • Experience the Warmth of Basotho Hospitality
  • Wayfarer Pause: and Behold a Gateway of Paradise
  • Malealea Lodge - The Gateway to Lesotho
  • Discover the Magic Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho
Malealea Lodge is a rustic lodge, pony trek and mountain bike centre in Lesotho’s remote highlands

You won’t hear traffic here, you will hear singing. You will hear birds who wake early and crickets who stay up late. On the trail, you will hear the clanging of bells fastened to the necks of grazing sheep, the steady trickle of valley creeks, the clip-clop of your pony’s hooves underfoot. You will see vast and endless rolling hills, aloe plants as tall as you, growing out of the dry ground, the russet glow that shines over the mountains as the sun slips behind them, and a people who have known laughter as well as they know struggle.

You will taste the richness of authentic Basotho cuisine and smell the sweet, smoky bonfires that burn each night. Stay with us, and discover all that we have to offer. And soon you will feel the magic.

Explore our beautiful community

Our community is our priority and we want you to discover it. Our activities will allow you to ethically explore all of the natural beauty that surrounds us while exposing you to our way of life. The Malealea Development Trust builds our community every day and is headquartered on our premises. Find out more about their work and how you can support it by clicking on the link below.

What our guests say

  • I am coming back

    Great facilities, check, Good bar and food offering, check, Nice activities, check... But lets be real any hotel can have the above. What makes truly special this place is the people.The only reason why I came here is because I sent about 15 emails to lodges around the country and Malealea went above and beyond to help me. Shout out to Debbie. Once here I have the exceptional experience... Read this review

    Fernando, February 2025

  • A unique place in Lesotho

    We stayed 3 nights with our teenagers and loved the experience. We did the Waterfall and rock painting walk (beautiful), the 2-hour village tour (really informative), some horse riding around the lodge in beautiful landscape plus ping-pong and table soccer... Kids can roam around as the property is spacious. While the food and the rooms are simple, the staff is very friendly and efficient. Activities can be organized within... Read this review

    Stephanie, April 2024

  • A unique place in Lesotho

    We stayed 3 nights with our teenagers and loved the experience. We did the Waterfall and rock painting walk (beautiful), the 2-hour village tour (really informative), some horse riding around the lodge in beautiful landscape plus ping-pong and table soccer... Kids can roam around as the property is spacious. While the food and the rooms are simple, the staff is very friendly and efficient. Activities can be organized within... Read this review

    Stephanie, April 2024

  • What a pleasant surprise!

    Went to Malealea Lodge for a short break away. What a pleasant surprise! Nestled between the mountains, just a week too late to experience the snow fall.Rooms were clean and comfortable.Staff was very friendly and the dinner and breakfast were like mom's food.Just note it is in a rural area, the last few kilometres were a poor dirt road, damaged after heavy rains.I still managed to get there in... Read this review

    Timmybear, June 2024