30/08/2026
PHASE 2 RECONNAISSANCE TRIP - FROM BEREA(Ha Makhoroana) TO LERIBE(Qoqolosing)🇱🇸
Three vehicles became two after the Disco 4 headed back to Mzansi🇿🇦, leaving the two Cruisers to complete the final phase of our reconnaissance trip.
We travelled from Maseru straight to Berea, Ha Makhoroana, where our last Phase 1 reconnaissance trip had ended. After having breakfast at river confluence(where Liotloaneng and Mapheleng river met)we were ready to begin Phase 2 of the journey towards Leribe, Qoqolosing.
Our route took us backwards towards the south, where we crossed the Phuthiatsana River bridge. A few kilometres after the bridge, we turned right onto a gravel road marked by a sign board reading “Nokong.”
From there, we travelled along a long and challenging gravel road, passing through some of the most remote and beautiful villages, including:
Nokong ➡️Sekatakata ➡️Lipetu ➡️Likhopeng ➡️Ha Ts'epe ➡️Tsunyane and many others I can’t recall. Eventually, we joined the tarred road leading towards Katse Dam, A25 if I remember well, but marked on the map as Mandela Road. (Was my 1st time to see that and honestly i was left wondering why?🤷🏻♂️)
We turned left and continued through Khethisa High School, Pitseng London and Ha Khomoatsana, before turning onto another gravel road leading towards Outward Bound Dam. From there, we returned to the main road heading towards Hlotse, where we turned right near Joy to the World Secondary School, in the general area of Sebothoane. Another long stretch of gravel road took us all the way to Qoqolosing, where we stopped for a quick lunch and a short break.
With the reconnaissance mission successfully completed, the two Cruisers then headed back to Maseru. On my Giaia GPS app the trip recorded 256.92km💪(Including those extra km’s we added on to the app when we got lost🤣)
