Maletsunyane Falls
Semonkong, Maseru District · Lesotho
Good to know
- Best time to go
- December to April for strong flow; winter brings ice formations
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- not-accessible
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A single 192-metre plume of water dropping into a gorge in the Lesotho highlands, so powerful that the nearby village of Semonkong is named for its smoke-like spray. Travellers reach it on horseback or on foot, and one of the world's longest commercial abseils descends beside the falls.
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