I just got off my first trip here in Africa and I was unsure if coming here was going to be as amazing as I had hoped it would be. I am happy to say that this country has again opened my eyes to some amazing beauty and culture. For the first time last week I lead a trip where we put away the bikes and instead focused on culture rather then exercise. We took trips out to the townships where the blacks had to live during apartheid, had a guest speaker who was in the same cell block as Nelson Mandela join us at dinner, and met a man who has fought all his life for equality and still keeps a positive attitude for the future. The trip was 9 days long and took us from Cape Town all the way up into Botswana and finishing up in the Drakensburg Mountains. It was a fantastic trip with two great families who are now sold on Backroads. 
Below are a few of my favorite shots of the trip.
Visiting a township where Travis shows some kids their shot in the camera.
A great view of Cape Point. The most south-westerly point of Africa.
The sun setting at Bushmans Kloof after a long day.
Rock art by the San dating back thousands of years .
A beautiful dinner under the stars at Sandibe.
Managed to snag this shot just after she killed an antelope.
A rare glimps of our ranger Katembo sitting on top of a termite mound.
Heading out for some game viewing. I call shot-gun!
Just as the sun was setting we came up on hundreds of wild buffalo kicking up the dirt.
Rhino’s are vegetarians, but you cant help but be afraid when one is this close.
Another Rhino just feet away from the land rover.
Everyone in full concentration looking at the lions.
Using a red light we see the mother lion getting ready to head out for a hunt.
How do you tell the difference between a female zebra and a male zebra?
The male zebra are white and have black stripes and the females are black and have white stripes.
The national bird of Botswana: Lilac Crested Roller
One last group shot before saying goodbye.