There are many handicraft shops and centers selling items including Lesotho’s famous conical hats; grass-woven articles (mats, brooms and baskets); pottery; wool and mohair rugs; tapestries and other textiles; rock painting reproductions; traditional seed, clay bead and porcupine quill jewelry; silver and gold items; copper work (particularly chess sets of African design) and ebony items.
Shopping hours Mon-Fri 0800-1700, Sat 0800-1500.
Currency Information:CurrencyLoti (LSL) = 100 lisente. Notes are
in denominations of LSL200, 100, 50, 20 and 10. Coins are in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, 2 and 1 lisente. The plural of ‘loti’ is ‘maloti’ and the singular of ‘lisente’ is ‘sente’. The South African Rand is accepted as legal currency on a par with the Loti (Rand R1 = 100 cents).
Credit/Debit Cards and ATMsLimited acceptance of Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa.
Traveller's ChequesThese are widely accepted. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travelers are advised to take traveller’s cheques in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.
Banking HoursMon-Tues and Thurs-Fri 0830-1530, Wed 0830-1300, Sat 0830-1100.
Exchange Rate Indicators| Date | Apr 07 |
| £1.00= | LSL14.17 |
| $1.00= | LSL7.15 |
| €1.00= | LSL9.58 |
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