Since I had two days off from Cheetah Experience (which I'll write about in another post), two friends and I took a 5-hour road trip through Lesotho, a country completely landlocked by South Africa.
We drove five hours into this country to get to a tiny, little place called Semonkong ("Place of Smoke"). Pretty sure I was able to count how many tourists there were on one hand!  
Semonkong was easily one of the most stunning, surreal, and untouched places I had ever seen in my life. It didn't feel real being there. We were completely surrounded  by rolling, green mountains, and they went on as far as the eye could see!
On day two, we took a minivan to our starting point - the top of the falls. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone with a fear of heights, it's a pretty big drop. The whole thing only takes about 10-15 minutes, depending on how fast you go. A
About half way through, I started to get splashed by the waterfall, and literally a second later I was completely soaked! And let me tell ya, the water was COLD! I had another few minutes to go at this point, and once I reached the bottom, some
This whole place was just generally breathtaking and truly a hidden gem.
The drive back to Cheetah Experience (in South Africa) was so beautiful because we were literally driving into the sunset. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. Thank you, Lesotho!  (P.S. If any of you happen to venture down to Lesoth
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