Ha Kome Cave Dwellings

A cluster of inhabited cave houses built into a sandstone overhang in the lowlands of Lesotho, still occupied by descendants of the families who took refuge here in the nineteenth century. The mud-walled dwellings, moulded directly against the rock, were established during a turbulent period of raids and cannibalism in the region's history. A small visitor centre interprets the site and the traditions of the Basia and Bataung people who live there. The caves offer a rare glimpse of a continuing way of life rooted in the landscape.