Shompole Wilderness

Top choice in Southern Rift Valley


This classy tented camp is the ideal place to rest in this remote corner of Africa with luxury, riverside safari tents that let you hear the night sounds of Africa. In addition to wildlife drives, go tubing down the croc-free Ewaso Ngiro River, or take a walk with baboons or the Maasai and their cattle.


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1. Shompole Conservancy

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