Shompole Conservancy
Shompole Conservancy is a stunning destination in between Maasai Mara National Reserve and Amboseli National Park. A place where few visitors go but it feels like you are literally the only guests in the whole ecosystem. The Great Rift Valley wall borders to the western side while to the east the Shompole wetlands and further east is Lake Magadi, well known for its flamingos and stunning colors. South is the Tanzanian border and also Lake Natron also an alkaline lake with flamingos and stunning reds, pinks, greens and yellow colors, just like Lake Magadi. This area is owned by the Maasai and they have set aside a conservancy that acts like a grass bank for the dry season for their cattle. However there is plenty of wildlife in the area and it is well known for its night game drives. There is over 450 species of birds due to a wide variety of habitats you get in the area. There are highlands, open plains, Acacia woodland, wetlands, riverine and the soda lakes. A recommended length of time to spend in the area would be three nights to get the best of the area. If you photography then 4 or 5 nights gives you plenty of time to get the nocturnal animals too. It is hot and dry and can get dusty, but that is what safari is all about. Temperatures range from 18 to 37 (degrees Celsius) at times of the year. The conservation and research in the area is done by an incredible organization SORALO. They do a lot of different types of research and pay for all the scouts that patrol and look after all the wildlife and people.
Accommodation in Shompole Conservancy
- Shompole Wilderness is a small private tented camp set in Shompole, deep in Kenya’s Southern part of the Great Rift Valley, between Amboseli National Park and the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve is the Shompole conservancy. We offer both privacy and comfort in a unique location and welcome you to join us at our home. Nestled under the giant fig trees on the banks of the Ewaso Ng'iro river, this small, homely and family run and managed tented camp is one of the few places in Africa that combines wildlife sightings in the Great Rift Valley with the stunning pink, red, green and yellow colours of Lake Magadi and Lake Natron, both Lesser and Greater flamingoes and a welcoming Maasai community. We welcome you to our home, a place we love, cherish and help protect. This area offers you the opportunity to stay a few nights amongst the traditional Maasai people, at the bottom of the longest valley in the world – the Great Rift Valley, float down the river tubes, see an authentic Maasai village, photograph some of the 450+ birds species or go and see the endangered Greater and Lesser flamingos. Our camp gives you the opportunity to experience an authentic African safari experience in our home: a place we love, cherish, and help protect. One of the very few TOTALLY EXCLUSIVE tented camps in Kenya (we take only one booking at a time).