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Vehicles will be permitted entry to Lesotho on presentation of the following documents:
* Valid driving licence of the driver with certified English translation, or an international driving licence.
* Appropriate insurance certificates
To bring a non-SADC-registered vehicle into Lesotho one must obtain a temporary import permit (TIP) or, depending on the country of origin of the vehicle, a carnet de passage.
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All you need to enter is a passport, and you'll need to pay R20 "toll fee" on the Lesotho side (was R5 until May). You are meant to declare anything valuable you take in with you on the SA side and occasionally they'll search your car on the way out.
Most SA insurance policies include cover in all neighbouring countries, so i would think the insurance story is probably just to make sure of that, even though I've never heard of it being asked for.
oh yes, and as for the roads, western Lesotho is mainly tarred, yes there will be potholes & you'll be driving alongside donkey carts etc but it shouldn't be too bad. The east is obviously more mountainous & is mainly dirt roads
