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South Africa's two most prominent tourist attractions -- the city of Cape Town and its game lodges -- are the topic of Arnie Weissmann's recent slideshow. Pictured here, an impala herd in Shamwari.

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Game-changer: Visiting South Africa

South Africa's two most prominent tourist attractions -- the city of Cape Town and its game lodges -- are the topic of Arnie Weissmann's recent slideshow. Pictured here, an impala herd in Shamwari.

South Africa's two most prominent tourist attractions -- the city of Cape Town and its game lodges -- are the topic of Arnie Weissmann's recent slideshow. Pictured here, an impala herd in Shamwari.

A goliath heron, the largest heron species in the world, in Shamwari.

Children visiting Shamwari’s Animal Rehabilitation Center are invited to assist with the feeding of a baby Cape mountain zebra.

A pride of lions finishes off a black wildebeest.

Shamwari has reintroduced all of Africa’s “Big Five,” including elephants and rhinos.

Rhinos roam Shamwai Nature Reserve.

A flock of sacred ibis drink from the Bushmans River.

Shamwari encompasses six distinct biomes in its 62,000 acres: forest, thicket, fybos, grassland, savanna and secondary vegetation.

A four-wheel-drive game-viewing vehicle becomes a buffet during the evening “sun-downer” drive.

Ranger Fred Crafford explains how to tell the difference between white and black rhinos (it has nothing to do with their color).

A white rhino in Shamwai Nature Reserve.

Among the upscale hotels that have opened recently in Cape Town are the expansive Cape Town One&Only, above, and the more intimate Cape Royale Suites.

A new sports stadium is being constructed in anticipation of the 2010 World Cup in the Green Point neighborhood, adjacent to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront.

Many local shanties, constructed out of corrugated steel like the church above, are being torn down and replaced with new housing like that shown across the road.

A mural of former South African president Nelson Mandela on a pedestrian street in downtown Cape Town is made entirely of handprints.