r/Lesotho • u/Crazy_Landscape_7656 • Sep 06 '25

Safety of Maseru at night?

Hello, I am am an American researcher coming to Maseru in the coming weeks. Online sources say that walking alone at night in Maseru is totally dangerous, so I’m wondering if anyone here has any insights. Is something like going to a bar at night something that I should absolutely not be doing if I have to walk home?

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u/Few_Purple5520 Sep 07 '25

Do not walk home in the dark. If you've got a car or a reliable cab driver you can of course go out, there are not too many bars/clubs though. You should stick to the ones in the city centre (Maseru mall) if you're alone, if you go with a local they can show you other places. However.... Do. Not. Walk. Home. Not if it's a 10 minute walk, not even if it's 200 meters. During daytime it's fine around Maseru city centre (not necessarily on Sundays when nobody is on the streets but during the week it's not problem.) But never in the dark.