It is situated inside the eroded crater of a long-extinct volcano that errupted more than 1 300 million years ago.

6 000 wild animals including the Big Five can be spotted in this 55 000 hectares game reserve.

The park offers a number of wonderful picnic spots, numerous hides for game watching, huge walk-in aviaries, safe hiking trails, safari drives at night and flights over the park in a hot-air balloon.