Somali Region, Ethiopia · ~29 km from Jigjiga
Wake to the highland light.
Fifty-one domes glowing across the highlands at dusk. Shabeelay means leopard, and a room is held for you.
Fifty-one domes glowing across the highlands at dusk. Shabeelay means leopard, and a room is held for you.
Step off the highland road and the noise of the journey falls away. Domes drawn from the Somali aqal rise from green lawns; water moves where the land was once only dust. You came to a place with room to breathe and plenty to offer.
Stay a night, a week, or a gathering of generations. We’ll be expecting you.
Read the story of the place →Six ways to stay beneath the same sky, from a single highland dome to a private pavilion at the leopard falls.
Camel suqaar over an open fire. Slow-roast goat with berbere and honey. Highland produce from the fruit park, a few hundred metres from the plate. Three kitchens, one idea: this place, on a plate.
Shabeelay means leopard. On the property, the namesake stands in stone over a waterfall at golden hour, above a fountain that glows green and gold at dusk. Walk out to it after dinner.
01 / 03The Leopard FallsGolden hour02 / 03The MonumentBlue hour · green & gold jets
03 / 03The Monument, by dayCascade & prowling formsThe leopard monument is the heart of the estate. All experiences →
High-tech halls, a dedicated cultural venue, and banquet dining for up to four hundred, set against drystone and open highland sky. Built for delegations, conferences and large celebrations.
A national flagship, opened by three heads of state, and open to you now.
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