The park includes a wide range of features including cliffs, waterfalls, pools, rock dwellings and rock art, and a unique ecosystem of plants, animals and birds. It offers a significant habitat to a range of unique Afro-Alpine and Sub-Alpine plants, mammals, avifauna, reptiles, amphibians and fish. It has spectacular scenery with unique rock formations. Most of the Park is taken up by a designated wilderness area and although small by international standards, it retains its natural character and is uninhabited. The Park is home to various outstanding biodiversity species, some of which are endemic and endangered. There are three endangered vertebrate species, the Maluti redfin, Pseudobarbus quathlambae, a critically endangered species of fish which is endemic to the park, the cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres) and the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus). The Sehlabathebe water lily is an endangered aquatic plant.

The Park, Lesotho’s first national park, and second largest, is remote, rugged and beautiful, and getting there is always a worthwhile adventure, especially if you’re into wilderness, seclusion and fishing. Sehlabathebe means the “Shield of the Plateau”, mirroring the rolling grasslands, wild flowers and silence provide a sense of complete isolation.

When someday comes you'll need to get in.

When someday comes you'll need to be able to get around.