An African country that enables its visitors to ice skate in the summer

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This isn’t another sign of climate change, but it’s the rare case that’s unique to it Lesothowhich is a small mountain kingdom surrounded by a state South Africa fully.

Lesotho is famous for its mountainous terrain, and is the only country on Earth where every inch of its land is more than 1,000 meters above sea level.

This elevation gives Lesotho an advantage of falling snow Which is rare in southern Africa.

And consequent scarcity of snow scarcity of resorts Snowboardingexcept that the resort "Afrisky" In the Maluti Mountains in Lesotho, located at an altitude of three thousand meters, it breaks the norm, to be the only ski resort in Africa south of the equator.

Quotes "Associated Press" About Kafie Mugabello, who came a short distance from neighboring South Africa for a ski vacation she never thought she would take: "I’ve never seen ice in my life. So this is a really great experience".

Lesotho covers an area of ​​3,355 km² and is completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa Indian Ocean Distance of 320 km.

Britain ruled Lesotho in the past as the protectorate of Basutoland, and became independent in 1966, with Maseru as its capital.

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This isn’t another sign of climate change, but it’s the rare case that’s unique to it Lesothowhich is a small mountain kingdom surrounded by a state South Africa fully.

Lesotho is famous for its mountainous terrain, and is the only country on Earth where every inch of its land is more than 1,000 meters above sea level.

This elevation gives Lesotho an advantage of falling snow Which is rare in southern Africa.

And consequent scarcity of snow scarcity of resorts SnowboardingHowever, the Afrisky resort in the Maluti Mountains in Lesotho, located at an altitude of three thousand meters, breaks the norm, to be the only ski resort in Africa south of the equator.

“I’ve never seen snow in my life, so it’s a really great experience,” Kafi Mugabello, who traveled a short distance from neighboring South Africa for a ski vacation she never thought she would take, was quoted by The Associated Press as saying.

Lesotho covers an area of ​​3,355 km² and is completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa Indian Ocean Distance of 320 km.

Britain ruled Lesotho in the past as the protectorate of Basutoland, and became independent in 1966, with Maseru as its capital.

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