Kenyan coast is expansive and has a variety of scenic areas for an enjoyable relaxing vacation. It is littered with beautiful beaches with white clear sand dotted with majestic palm trees. A visit to the waterfront coast is usually after your time in the rugged wilderness but nevertheless a solo beach holiday in Kenya is fancied by many.

 Kenyan coast is famed for its Marine parks with some of the best of these parks in Africa found here. Marine parks are mainly a long stretch of protected coral reefs which in it hosts sea creatures that otherwise might go extinct. Some breeds of sharks, blue sea turtles are some of the rare creatures that are protected in the marine parks together with the reefs.

The Kenyan coast also has few archipelagos a little further of the coast, Lamu has dhows and donkeys, funzi with mangrove channels and sand banks and Kiwayu with acres of disserted clear white sands.

You can choose to fly in to Mombasa city, the capital of the coast, at Ukunda airstrip at Diani which is less crowded and kick starts your journey at the famous Diani beach.

The Best Places to Go

Diani Beach

Diani Beach a preferred entry point to the Kenyan coast is a rich expansive spread of crystal clear water and white sands beaches with streets immaculately dotted with palm trees. Diani is a tried and tested destination that you’ve got to visit when you are in Kenya.  Diani beach offers very extravagant tourism experience with camel rides along the white sands one of the very entertaining activity here. You may also choose to circle around the local areas and get a little feel of the local communities

The Diani beach area also has some off shore attraction that are reputable in their own right. Marine parks located some Kilometers from Diani beach like kitsite-Mpunguti marine park offers diving and snorkeling in the water with exotic sea creatures like dolphins turtles and plenty of fish.

For those who do not care to get wet you may take a ride in glass bottomed boats and enjoy the schools of fish and the ocean unraveling beneath you! Expert marine guides will let you into some cool facts about the ocean’s creatures and plants.

Lamu Archipelago

Lamu archipelago made up of several islands manda, Lamu, pate, manda toto and kiwayu to name a few is undoubtedly one of the most evocative destination in Kenyan coast, its rich history as a stop over town by the early sailors en route to and from India makes it feature some of the most exciting culture clashes in Kenyan coast. From medieval stone towns with narrow streets, amazing eccentric architectures to an ideal tropical paradise with rich local cuisine dhow rides and a dip in the ocean Lamu meets several travelers’ fantasies.

Aside from the normal beach holiday pastimes, immerse yourself into some other fascinating activities like Dhow (traditional Swahili boats) around the Kenyan coast, swimming in the crystal clear water with dolphins, visiting museums with rich history that date backs centuries and a trip to the Lamu town a UNESCO world heritage site and Kenya’s oldest town.

Watamu

Between the vibrant Mombasa town and Malindi lies a quiet small town that has pristine beaches and welcoming locals. Watamu, east Africa’s water sports capital has a number of facilities for sports such as snorkeling, kite surfing and more. With extensive coral reefs aquamarine like huge sea turles, exotic and rarely sharks and whales can be seen at watamu making it a dream place to be for the snorkeling lovers. It also offers a variety of accommodations with ocean views making it a very relaxing and peaceful place to be.