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Staying safe

• •It is risky to walk in Maseru alone at night. During the day, at least the main roads of Maseru are safe to walk alone.
• •As with pretty much everywhere else in the world, you may find friendly chats with locals turn in to veiled requests for money — stick to your principles and only give to registered charities.
• •At night time, it is the norm to drive through red lights. This is more just to hasten your journey (the police won't care), and a precaution against carjackings.

Staying healthy

• •The HIV/AIDS incidence rate in Lesotho is the 3rd highest in the world at around 25% or 1 in 4 people infected.
• •Consult a doctor as to which vaccinations you will require, but they will most likely include hep A, hep B, and typhoid.
• •It is a very good idea to carry some sterile needles and dressing in your first aid kit: the hospitals throughout Lesotho are not of a very high standard.
• •If you do have any serious health problems while in Lesotho, get in contact with your country's embassy either in Maseru, or in most cases, in Pretoria in South Africa, as there are very goo…
• •Lesotho is a high, mountainous plateau, and altitude sickness may occur when you first arrive.
• •The water in Lesotho is not clean and should not be drunk untreated. Be warned about street vendors who sell fizzy drinks as these are usually in unclean reused glass bottles.