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 0800-1100, Sat 0800-1200, Sun 0800-1300 (some shops in Maseru only).
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 credit cards. Some ATMs have the facility to accept international cards but are unreliable.
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 | Jan 09 |
| £1.00= | LSL13.58 |
| $1.00= | LSL9.33 |
| €1.00= | LSL12.48 |
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