Sani Top (Sani Mountain Lodge)
Sani Top
A Lesotho border village at the top of Sani Pass, where the lodge bar claims to be Africa's highest, with views down the entire pass road.
Sani Top lies on the Lesotho side at about 2,874 m. Just past the Lesotho border post is Sani Mountain Lodge, whose bar is famous as "Africa's highest bar." Sit on the terrace with a beer or a hot drink and you can look down on the winding Sani Pass and the South African valleys below. It is the highlight of the four-wheel-drive day trip. Nearby you can visit the round stone huts of Basotho herders, sample locally brewed sorghum beer and freshly baked bread, and watch herders on horseback wrapped in blankets. The lodge also offers accommodation, which suits anyone planning to climb Thabana Ntlenyana the next morning. Mountain weather changes quickly, so bring a warm jacket even in summer, and move slowly to avoid altitude sickness.
Opening hours
Hotel bar open during the day (check with the hotel)
Nearby sights
- Sani Pass
- Thabana Ntlenyana
- Giant's Cup Trail
- Cobham Nature Reserve
- Rhino Peak
- Garden Castle Nature Reserve
- Bushman's Nek Nature Reserve
- Lotheni Nature Reserve