Is Qacha’s Nek safe? Lesotho travel risk
Is Qacha’s Nek safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Qacha’s Nek scores 48/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Lesotho Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 17 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Qacha’s Nek scores 48/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Lesotho (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Qacha’s Nek: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (52/100) and health and medical access (66/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Lesotho travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 30.1167° S, 28.6833° E within Qacha’s Nek, Qacha’s Nek is situated 146.8 km NW of Maseru at an altitude of 1974 m.
Qacha’s Nek
30.1167° S, 28.6833° E
1974 m
Africa/Maseru
25,573
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Lesotho
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Lesotho travel advice & laws.
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