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Go on safari with Google

A tourist takes pictures of Impalas at Kruger National Park. Google Maps now features a virtual tour of South Africa. – AFP pic, March 9, 2016.A tourist takes pictures of Impalas at Kruger National Park. Google Maps now features a virtual tour of South Africa. – AFP pic, March 9, 2016.The Mzansi experience is a new Google Maps feature that will let anyone with an internet connection take a virtual tour of South Africa.

Announced yesterday, the new virtual trip uses Street View for 360-degree exploration of everything from Kruger National Park including elephants, lions and leopards, to the summit of Table Mountain.

The Mzansi experience may not cover every square centimetre of South Africa but Google hopes it will be sufficient to "Inspire a deeper appreciation for the country, its wildlife and show the beauty of the African continent." – AFP/Relaxnews, March 9, 2016.

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