Lesotho: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 8
- Consulates
- 6
- missions abroad
- 20
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 81
Live & travel in Lesotho
Monthly budget
$1,550/mo
Prices vs USA: 35%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 16.53 ZAR
Internet access
52%
of people online
Air quality
26.4
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
English, Southern Sotho
Emergency
115 · 114 · 112
Plug types
BS 546
Calling code
+266
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jun 16, 2026
2.9
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.3
- Safety2.5
- Internet access1.9
- Air quality2.0
- Climate3.8
SOS · Lesotho115
Government consensus
Increased caution· 2 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Dec 26, 2026 · Boxing Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Mar 11, 2027 · Moshoeshoe Day
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
- May 1, 2027 · Workers’ Day
- May 6, 2027 · Ascension Day
Cities in Lesotho
Traveller essentials · Lesotho
- Emergency
- 115 · 114 · 112
- Calling code
- +266
- Currency
- ZAR, LSL
- Plug types
- BS 546
- Drives on the
- left
- Capital
- Maseru
- Time zone
- Africa/Maseru
Foreign missions in Lesotho
Lesotho missions abroad
Australia1BelgiumBrussels1CanadaOttawa1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1GermanyBerlin1IndiaNew Delhi1IrelandDublin1ItalyRome1JapanTokyo1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1NetherlandsAlmkerk1SlovakiaBratislava1South AfricaPretoria, Johannesburg, Durban4SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandGeneva1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1
Who can enter Lesotho without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Lesotho?
8 missions, 8 countries.
Emergency: Lesotho?
115 (fire department), 114 (emergency medical services), 112 (police)
Who can enter Lesotho without a visa?
81: Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, and Croatia…