Activities
We offer a wide range of activites which will keep each and everyone of you busy and having fun!
The Shompole Hide
Spend an evening, early morning, or even the whole night in our Hide watching any birds and wildlife which may come to drink at the waterhole. This is located 5 km from camp, across the river and requires prior planning.
Baboon Walks Around the Lale’enok Resource
Centre
If you would like the chance to walk with a habituated troop of baboons with a local guide who knows the troop well then do tell us and we can arrange for this unique opportunity. A warning though that this does require an early start to get to the troop as dawn is breaking.
Game Drives (Day or Night)
At your preferred time of day or night, we can have one of our experienced guides accompany you on a game drive through the Shompole ecosystem.
River Swimming, Tubing, Kayaking
The availability of these activities are largely in Mother Nature’s hands, so will depend on the water levels of the river, but all are available when the river levels allow.
Understanding Local Conservation Work
We work closely with and support the local
community, and a local conservation organization SORALO, in their efforts to conserve the local environment, wildlife and way of life. If you would like to know more, please do let Samantha know and she will be happy to talk about her work in the area with SORALO.
Animal Tracking / Bird Walks
The dusty paths and roads in and around camp make for great tracking. Do arrange any time if you would like to go for a walk to learn about tracks and signs,and also birds if that is what takes your fancy. Nixon (our head guide) and the other camp staff are always excited to share their local knowledge with you.
Bird Hide
For bird enthusiasts we have built a small bird hide with its own small water hole right in camp, near the pool, where you can spend many happy hours watching and photographing the incredible diversity of birds that we have in the area.
Cultural Home Visits
If you would like to spend some time in a local Maasai home learning about their daily life we can certainly arrange this for you. The Shompole Maasai people are very welcoming and are happy to invite you into their homes for an afternoon or a morning.
As you approach the village your guide will explain what to expect, and what will be expected of you.
Photography is welcome, however please try not to take pictures of children’s faces (it is illegal under the Child Protection Act of Kenya) and ensure you do not share such images on social media. We do not encourage the purchasing of items at the home (as this then becomes a commercial affair rather than a genuine visit), and we can arrange for this separately should you wish. If the family we are visiting own cattle, there might be an opportunity to help to walk the cattle home in the evening too.
Run Wild
If you feel like stretching your legs a little more than a walk then we are happy to accompany you on a run out on the open plains behind camp. Running here needs to be done early morning or late evening in order to avoid overheating and we will make sure a car comes with you to keep you safe from wildlife and exhaustion.
Buy Maasai Beadwork
If you would like to purchase any local artifacts or beadwork, please let one of us know in advance so that we can arrange for some ladies from the local villages to come to the camp with items to choose from. We need one day’s notice for this activity. Kindly try to pay the ladies in Kenya Shillings as they do not have anywhere where they can exchange foreign currency. If however you do not have Kenya Shillings, let one of us know and we can see how we can help.
