Between the soda flats of Lake Magadi and the flamingo-dotted shallows of Lake Natron, just where the Great Rift Valley begins, is one of Kenya’s wildest corners… and in 2027, Great Plains Conservation are opening a brand-new camp, right in the middle of it. Shompole, designed by Dereck and Beverly Joubert themselves, is all about barefoot luxury style and big Rift Valley views stretching out from the escarpment, where days are spent on game drives along the Ewaso Ng’iro river, and down time in the pool or the fabulous spa. The exact spot is a 14,000-hectare conservancy on Maasai-owned land, so every stay will feed straight back into the community who own it.
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This is wild, remote Rift Valley country, far, far from Kenya’s busier safari circuits.
Shompole can be booked with Timbuktu as part of a tailor-made Kenya trip, rather than as a standalone room reservation. Start online, customising one of our recommended Kenya trips featuring Shompole or get advice and suggestions from one of our Kenya specialists who will design the trip around your dates, check availability and handle every booking for you.
Stays at Shompole start from around $670, or US$670, per person per night as part of a tailor-made trip. The exact price depends on your travel dates, room type and the shape of the rest of your itinerary. A Timbuktu travel specialist can give you an accurate quote for your dates.
