The open savannahs of the Mkata floodplain, at the heart of the park, are reminiscent of the famous Serengetiplains and a popular feeding ground for herd animals such as elephants, giraffe, zebra and wildebeest.
It was also huge, like the vast rolling plains of the Serengeti, only populated by the back catalogue of Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Fleetwood Mac rather than big cats.