Africa and her wildlife have somehow always been different, have somehow always captured the imagination. There is something about creatures like the lion and elephant, rhino and giraffe, out on the open plains or in the African bush, that no other continent can offer. There are carnivores on other continents, even elephants and rhino, but in Africa they are different, maybe because they are accessible. South Africa boasts some of the best game viewing in Africa, in her extensive system of National Parks and in private reserves. This is where the real Africa begins.