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Lesotho Trade and Investment Forum

Sector

Tourism

Lesotho's tourism offer centres on mountain, highland, nature and adventure tourism, including skiing at Afriski, and the country receives most of its visitors from South Africa. LTDC and LNDC promote public private partnership structures that combine state facilitated access to land with private investment in hospitality and attractions. Accommodation near key tourism sites is identified as under supplied.

Sources: LNDC, Tourism (opens in a new tab)US International Trade Administration, Lesotho Country Commercial Guide: Tourism (opens in a new tab)eTurboNews, Lesotho tourism investment, infrastructure and PPP outlook (opens in a new tab)

Lead agencies
Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC)Tourism development and promotion
Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC)Also lists tourism as a key sector
At the Forum
Session I, Investment opportunities: cluster II, 11:15 to 12:00

Opportunities

The agencies

LTDC

Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC)

The Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation was established under the Tourism Act 2002 to develop and promote tourism in Lesotho. It markets Lesotho as a destination to international, regional and domestic visitors, promotes investment in the tourism sector, and develops and manages tourism sites and facilities, including through concessions. Investors can work with LTDC on tourism projects and public private partnerships, several of which it promotes jointly with LNDC, such as resort and visitor developments at the Katse and Mohale reservoirs and at Semonkong.

What investors can get

  • Information on tourism investment projects and sites
  • Partnership and concession opportunities at state tourism sites
  • Joint promotion of tourism public private partnerships with LNDC
  • Destination marketing

Sources: LesLII, Tourism Act, 2002 (Act No. 4 of 2002) (opens in a new tab)UNEP LEAP, Tourism Act 2002 (No. 4 of 2002) summary (opens in a new tab)US International Trade Administration, Lesotho Country Commercial Guide: Tourism (opens in a new tab)eTurboNews, Lesotho tourism investment, infrastructure and PPP outlook (opens in a new tab)Lesotho Times, Tourism investment projects presented to Parliament (opens in a new tab)

Contact the LTDC through the High Commission.

LNDC

Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC)

The Lesotho National Development Corporation, established under the LNDC Act of 1967, is the Government's agency for investment promotion and industrial development, with a vision to facilitate Lesotho's economic growth through private sector development. It promotes agriculture and agro-processing, manufacturing, renewable energy, technology and innovation, mining and tourism. Investors can obtain investment facilitation and aftercare, appraisal of projects through a Project Preparation Facility, factory shells and serviced industrial and commercial property in Maseru and other districts, and commercial and development finance. LNDC is implementing its Letsema Strategy 2026 to 2031, which aims to facilitate 50,000 new jobs and establish five new industrial sectors. Business registration, licences and work and residence permits are handled through the Government's One-Stop Business Facilitation Centre.

What investors can get

  • Investment facilitation and aftercare
  • Project packaging and appraisal (Project Preparation Facility)
  • Factory shells, industrial estates and commercial property
  • Commercial and development finance
  • Support with permits, site selection and access to finance

Sources: LNDC, Who we are (opens in a new tab)LNDC, Investment Support (opens in a new tab)LNDC, Property (opens in a new tab)LNDC, Financing (opens in a new tab)LNDC, Doing business in Lesotho (opens in a new tab)LNDC, LNDC launches transformative Letsema Strategy (opens in a new tab)FAOLEX, LNDC Strategic Plan (opens in a new tab)

Official website: lndc.org.ls (opens in a new tab)

The High Commission

Register interest

Tell the High Commission about your interest in tourism and it will be in touch. You will receive an acknowledgement by email.

Sectors you are interested in

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Sources

Checked on 20 October 2026.

  1. Tourism (opens in a new tab)LNDC
  2. Lesotho Country Commercial Guide: Tourism (opens in a new tab)US International Trade Administration, 6 August 2025
  3. Lesotho tourism investment, infrastructure and PPP outlook (opens in a new tab)eTurboNews, 20 February 2026
  4. Tourism investment projects presented to Parliament (opens in a new tab)Lesotho Times, 28 March 2026
  5. Lesotho invites proposals for MICE anchor project (opens in a new tab)Tourism Update, 13 December 2024