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Travellers are returning to a remarkable land that has been off the trail for way too long. The South African infrastructure is constantly improving, the climate is kind and there are few better places to see Africa's wildlife. With its post-apartheid identity still in the process of definition, there is undoubtedly an abundance of energy and sense of progress about the place. Today, South Africa is a culturally diverse country, one nation made up of many peoples. With 11 different official languages, a multiplicity of traditions and skin tones ranging from ebony to sunburnt pink, its citizens are, as Archbishop Desmond Tutu once put it, the rainbow nation of Africa. This country is more than a cultural melting pot; it's a big warm potjie of culture, full of different ingredients and yummy surprises, and developing its rich flavour over centuries. It's an exhilarating, spectacular and complex land. South Africa is a whole world in just one nation.
An unforgettable armchair safari through magnificent wildlife parks, unsullied beaches, thriving coral reefs, majestic mountainscapes and ancient Swahili cities, this volume introduces readers to one of the wildest and most beautiful places on earth. From the annual mass migration of hundreds of thousands of wildebeests in the Maasai Mara to herds of elephants, giraffes, and antelope, the photographs in Kenya capture the denizens of the grasslands in their stunning natural habitat. Readers are whisked across expansive savannahs, up to the peaks of the highest mountains in Africa, into small villages where they meet people of the Masai and Samburu tribes. Accompanied by hundreds of colourful photographs, the engaging text presents fascinating insight into the vibrant cultures of Kenya, and its incomparable wildlife. This work is new in the popular "Countries of the Worlds" series. It takes on a magnificent armchair safari.