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The silhouette of a lone acacia at sunset, the tremulous gaze of an impala: these are some of the pleasures of Africa, and you don't have to go all Ernest Hemingway to experience them. New-generation game lodgeswith spas, designer accommodation and eco-friendly attitudesare mushrooming. The best seem to be in South Africa, where proximity to the giant Kruger National Park is a boon. Here are four failsafe choices. None are cheap, but all guarantee that you'll see the "Big Five"lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants, and rhinocerosesin contemporary style.

ULUSABA Sir Richard Branson's foray into the world of big game...