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  1. Shompole

    Masai Mara, Kenya

    Framed by the Nguruman escarpment in southern Kenya, Shompole offers vast bush platforms, dedicated to allowing the visitor to enjoy the surroundings in as laid-back a fashion as possible.

    Disturbing the environment with intrusive ‘mod cons’, such as air-conditioning, glass or concrete, was however not an option. Fresh spring water runs down gullies, cascades down the back of the bed and eventually empties into a personal plunge pool. The water keeps moving, so there is no need to add in chlorine – the presence of water, in conjunction with a slight breeze, acts as a natural air-conditioner, without that annoying humming.

    At night, the open pavilions sport enormous zipped mesh tents. You maintain the sensation of sleeping in the great outdoors, with only a roof of thatch over your head, while you are in fact neatly cocooned in a mosquito-net marquee.

    Shompole is unique because it offers a very stylish, ‘back to nature’ experience in a completely untouched part of Africa.

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    • In terms of looks and experience, there’s nothing like it in Africa.
    • In terms of looks and experience, there’s nothing like it in Africa.
    • As for sleeping at night,  you maintain the sensation of sleeping in the great outdoors, with only a roof of thatch over your head, while you are in fact neatly cocooned in a mosquito-net marquee.
    • Shompole is a collection of bungalows that are completely minimal in their absence of decoration, but bewitchingly in tune with their environment.
    • This stretch of southern Kenya is framed by the massive Nguruman mountain ridge and is home only to the odd traditional Masai village, as well as herds of zebra, wildebeest and giraffes.

    Prices:

    From £392pp in Low Season (Mar-Jun) / From £489pp in High Season (Jun-Oct)

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