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You have read or at least heard much about Africa …and probably know that South Africa is one of its preferred destinations, with its first world atmosphere, but still unspoilt by its natural tourist attractions. This is no ordinary place, it is wildly different from any other you will experience in the world …but what makes it so? …and what…