ExploCountry guide · Southern Africa
Lesotho travel guide: visa, weather and holidays
Entry rules for every passport, live weather, public holidays for Lesotho. Capital: Maseru.
Do you need a visa for Lesotho?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 67 passports can enter Lesotho without a visa and 1 more get a visa on arrival or an eTA.
All 198 passports for Lesotho · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Lesotho
Lesotho at a glance
- Capital
- Maseru
- Region
- Southern Africa, Africa
- Currency
- Lesotho loti (L, LSL), South African rand (R, ZAR)
- Languages
- English, Sotho
- Calling code
- +266
- Drives on the
- left
Weather in Maseru
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Lesotho
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Lesotho or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Lesotho?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 67 passports can enter Lesotho without a visa, 1 passport can get a visa on arrival, 126 passports can apply for an e-Visa and 4 passports need a visa in advance. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Lesotho.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Lesotho?
Traffic keeps to the left in Lesotho.
What currency does Lesotho use?
Lesotho loti (L, LSL) and South African rand (R, ZAR).
What is the calling code for Lesotho?
+266.
What is the capital of Lesotho?
Maseru.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.