Lesotho Visa is not required for Burkinabes
Stay Duration: 14 days
Entry Requirements
- The visa policy in Lesotho permits Burkina Faso to visit the country for 14 days by applying for an e-visa.
- Prospecting visitors are required to have a passport valid for 6 months beyond the intended date of arrival into Lesotho. The passport should have at least two blank pages for visa stamping.
- Tourists will be required to show proof of yellow fever vaccination. Visitors are advised to be vaccinated 10 days before entering Lesotho.
- Visitors are required to provide proof of enough funds to spend during their stay in the country.
- A detailed printed itinerary of your time in Lesotho and a confirmation of accommodation during the stay is needed.
- It is always highly recommended that tourists undergo medical examinations prior to travel. Vaccinations such as malarial prophylactics may be necessary.
- Visitors hoping to get to Lesotho can do so from any international airport in Burkina Faso. There are international airports in Ouagadougou and Tenkodogo.
- Ethiopia Airways, ASKY and Turkish Airlines are some of the carriers that fly from Burkina Faso to Lesotho.
- The estimated flight time from Burkina Faso to Maseru, Lesotho is 20 hours.
- Sotho and English are the official languages of Lesotho. However, other languages like Phuthi, Xhosa and Zulu are spoken in the country.
- The South African Rand and Losetho Loti are the currencies of the Kingdom of Lesotho. However, Loti is the official currency.
- Christianity is the dominating religion of Lesotho with Protestants and Roman Catholics as leading denominations. Islam, Hindu, Buddhists, Baha’i, and other indigenous religions are also practised in the country.
- Lesotho has a temperate climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The best time to visit Lesotho is between October and November and between March and April when the weather is most favourable.
- Oxtail stew, Curries and Kebabs are special traditional delicacies of the kingdom of Lesotho.
- Transportation in Lesotho can be made possible with buses, taxis and car rentals.
- Lesotho uses the South Africa Standard Time (GMT+2), which puts it two hours ahead of Burkina Faso.
- The power and socket plug used in DR Congo are of Type M. The standard voltage is 220 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- Tsehlanyane National Park, Afriski Mountain Resort, Maletsunyane Falls tourist destinations in Lesotho worth visiting.
- Tourists should budget about $62 to spend per day in Lesotho.
- Visitors are expected to be courteous and conscious of existing rules and customs as they go about their tourism-related activities.