It must have been his idea of paradise – the endless plains and mountains of the ancient Camdeboo stretched before him, nearby Nardousberg wearing its shimmering mantle of snow, the veld an almost impossibly vibrant green after generous rains, and fattened game enjoying the early winter rays.

It was exactly the scene that greeted us a few weeks ago when, after the first cold snap of the season, we arrived at Mount Camdeboo, a 14 000-hectare private game reserve in the Camdeboo Valley, some 60km from Graaff-Reinet....

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