Among the many Things to do in Leribe include visit to the Leribe Craft Center, the statue near the District Administration Building that was built during the English rule of Lesotho. The Old Military lookout is among other tourist attractions in Leribe. It is located in the central part of the city. Leribe is an important market town in Lesotho. It is located on the bank of Hloste River. The town is a good place to buy goods before heading to the Highlands. The name has derived from the French Catholic Leribe Mission.
Sightseeing in Leribe include visit to the Leribe Craft Center is a vocational school and workshop and is one of the oldest weaving establishments in Lesotho. The village women bring the rare mountain mohair that are spun in their home at the center. These yarn are then washed, moth proofed and then dyed as needed. These are then woven, knitted or crocheted in to different products. The women working here are mostly disabled, crippled or deaf. The profit that comes out of the transaction are used for their education and support.
Products made of mohair are table mats, runners, ponchos, shoulder bags. There are some other goods like bags, purses, scarves, stoles, knee rugs, cushion covers as well as small tapestries. As the overhead is low and along with low cost of living make the price of the products incredibly low. For dining in Leribe, one can visit Leribe Hotel that has an olde-worlde dining room and also a beautiful tea garden.
Excursions from Leribe include visit to the many places of tourist interests. Leribe is near to the Maputsoe (Fickburg Bridge) border post, on the main road passing through to Caledonspoort. In Spring, the route provides some breath-taking vistas of the blossoming fields with the Maluti Mountains as a backdrop. Activities in Leribe also include visit to the fortifications of Major Bell's Tower that were constructed by the British in 1870s. One can still see the largely intact Tower. The primitive statue of a European at the front of the nearby local administrative office is a must-see for the visitors. Those who wants to know the history of Southern Africa and the many wars fought will find the statue of interest. It must be in your Leribe Tours
The village of Menkhoaneng in the foothills of Leribe was the birth place of King Moshoeshoe I. The Dinosaur Tracks found 5 km north of Leribe on the Butha-Butha. These are in the Subern Stream, 400 meter downstream of the bridge.
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