FAQs - Facilities and Comfort

Free Wifi - 🚀✨ Starlink Has Arrived at Malealea Lodge, Lesotho! 🌍📡. You will have a good interned connection during your stay at Malealea Lodge.

Malealea Lodge is running on 100% Solar Energy

In 2016 we made the switch from diesel-guzzling generator power to solar power. This greatly reduced our fuel usage, protecting our air and the climate. The conversion also had the added benefit of completely transforming the guest experience here. We can now provide electricity from morning until night whereas before we only ran the power from 5:00 PM until 10:00 PM.

No Electric: Blankets, Hairdryers, Flat- irons, Kettles, Toasters, Heaters, Irons or any other heating appliances can be used as they will drain the battery system.

Yes, linen and towels are provided in all rooms. 

If you are on a budget, you can bring your own sleeping bags and stay in the Basotho huts with communal bathrooms at a reduced rate. 

Yes, there is big campsite area with 2 sets of shared ablution facilities.  Each set has 2 showers and 2 toilets separate for gents and ladies.

There is also a sheltered are with dishwashing facility. 

Bring all your own camping gear. 

There are many activities you can do such as hiking, pony trekking, mountain biking and cultural village excurtions. 

👉 Read here for more information on Activities 

All activities can be booked at a moment's notice.  It takes about 30 minutes to get the horses ready for pony trekking and your hiking guide can be arranged within 10 minutes.

We highly recommend taking a hiking guide with you on the trails.  The routes are not marked and its very easy to get lost. 

• Walk the Labyrinth
• Walk the Forest Trail
• Discover the Fairy Trees
• Listen to the Band and Choir perform every evening
• Relax and enjoy the lodge gardens and space
• Play Boulle
• Play Croquet
• Bar on site with DSTV to watch sport
• Table tennis
• Tennis court (when the court is dry)
• Enjoy hearty cooked home meals in our dining room
• Try Mm's Agnes's "world famous" carrot cake

Yes, the lodge is very family orientated.  There is plenty of space for children to run around and play. 

Children can play:

• swingball
• boule
• table tennis
• tennis
• children's playground
• go on a fairy walk
• walk the labyrinth
• do activities such as pony trekking and hiking

The rooms do not have built-in heating, as the lodge operates fully on solar energy. For a touch of old-fashioned comfort, hot water bottles are available, and each room is well supplied with extra blankets and duvets to ensure a cosy night’s sleep.

Malealea Lodge Meals
Breakfast is served from 8:00 – 9:30 every morning and includes a variety of cereals, fruits, and breads, as well as fried eggs and bacon. Tea, coffee, and juice are also provided and served from 07:30am. (Please let the kitchen ladies know in advance if you would like an early breakfast or a packed breakfast).

In summer, dinner is served at 7:00 PM, after the band and choir have finished their sunset performance, and includes a variety of meat and vegetable dishes, as well as a small cake with custard at the end. In winter, dinner is a cozy affair at 6:30 in the evening, with a roaring fire in the hearth. We braai at least two times a week, and always make sure that our visitors get more than enough food to refuel after their days of trekking.

Lunch is from 11am to 3pm and you can choose from a small menu consisting of toasted sandwiches, salads and burgers and chips. 

We accept Visa and Mastercard and also ZAR cash and Maloti cash.