Shompole is a jewel in the crown of luxury safari travel, and on this entire trip I feel I have cherry picked the best of East Africa. (see OTHER SAFARI DESTINATIONS IN KENYA AND TANSANIA).

This camp’s reputation preceded it, and the eco-lodge is everything I imagined, plus more. The unique decor is so sublime that we were happy to spend half of the day in our villa taking in our architectural and wilderness surroundings. Shompole is a design, and nature wonderland! We had one of our best lion pride sightings ever here in the Nguruman Escarpment, along with the amazing opportunity to meet - and pound the red earth with - the local Masai…

It is the perfect way to try luxe-Africa for three very full days that combine culture, safari and idyllic downtime…