Highlights: This is a four hours excursion from your hotel or beach resort starting after breakfast and ending by mid day before lunch at your hotel.

Watamu Marine National Park; this is possibly the finest Marine National Park in Kenya. The coral gardens are merely 300 metres from the shore and are home to a vast number of fish (over 600 species) and other weird and wonderful sea-creatures.

There are approximately 600 species of fish in the Marine Park, 110 species of stony coral and countless invertebrates, crustacea and molluscs.Water temperatures vary from 20-30 degrees celcius depending on the season, the coldest being June-October and the warmest being from December to May. It is easy to spend 4 or 5 hours marvelling at the wonders of the sea. Watamu has a number of resident expert guides who will be able to name many of the fish and corals encountered during your snorkelling.

As well as the main Coral Gardens there are countless other interesting places to snorkle in the park, especially for the confident and intrepid snorkeller! The Larder, where shoals of pick handle barracuda (Sphyraena jello) are sometimes encountered. Turtle Reef, although a bit deep, may show a turtle or two, as will The Pothole which sits on the inner edge of the main, seaward reef. Scuba diving can be arranged at Ocean Sports Hotel.

This is a full day marine excursion sailing in a transparent base boat and a quite sea to reach the ideal place for snorkeling and admiring the colors of the coral reefs. A white sandy neck in the Indian Ocean

ROBINSON ISLAND TOUR – Full Day

Highlights: This is a full day excursion in a four wheel drive jeep along Sabaki River to discover hippos and flamingos passing through little villages and along Indian Ocean sandy silver beach, salt factory and lunch based on crabs and fresh fish on Robinson island afternoon relaxing time on a wonderful beach.

Robinson Island is about an hours drive north from the hotel, past Malindi, and you turn off as you reach the Salt Flats, where most of Africa's salt comes from. It is a rare sight with shallow ponds of salt water evaporating in the heat, then being scraped and shovelled, before being left in huge mounds to dry out.

Around fifteen minutes from the turn off, you will be transported with your iced chiller boxes across a small creek, and you are on Robinson Island. You visit for the restaurant which has no license so you bring your own drinks, and the restaurant itself has been built by beach combing. Large tables, big cushioned seating areas, sand floor, and no electricity.

The food is to die for with fresh crab, straight from the sea, as big as dinner plates. No claw crusher, just a heavy stick to smash the shell, this was followed by huge prawns, and then some barbecued fish. Finally, all in all, a lovely day completed by a swim off a totally deserted beach then back to your hotel in Malindi or Watamu.

MALINDI TOUR – Half Day

Highlights: This is a four hours excursion from your hotel or beach resort starting after breakfast and ending by mid day before lunch at your hotel.

Malindi is one of Kenya's coastal towns north of Mombasa. Just like Mombasa, Malindi holds a lot of history. Its scenic beauty and clean white beaches makes it one of the most visited towns. The Swahili people are the predominant culture found in Malindi. This is a multi-ethic city, a mixture of different culture and religious, a multi colored human rainbow, this is how Malindi can be presented. Down town and old center, the local market building and touristic resorts. Malindi is Kenyan beach holiday at all. Malindi is the most lively and entertaining place along the coast, with its discos, restaurant and pubs night parties on the beach, the casino. Everything needed to make an unforgettable holiday.

Malindi was made famous after Vasco da Gama's stop over in 1498. In Malindi, you will see narrow alleys in the old part of town where the old houses have been lived in for centuries. One of the oldest East African churches still stands strong; the Church of St. Francis Xavier still stands strong across from Vasco da Gama's pillar, where he carved the Christian cross. Also extant is the Juma'a mosque, which was misused as a haven for slave trading until mid 1870's.

The tour of Malindi area will encompass a visit to the lost city of Gedi, the town of Malindi, a ride out to sea in a glass bottom boat and lunch at Hemingways or Turtle Bay Beach Resort.

Malindi Short Safaris

Tsavo East Wildlife Safari in tented camp

Highlights: This is a two days wildlife safaris programme starting from Malindi/Watamu/Mambrui area hotels to Tsavo East. This is a safari to discover the beauty of the savannah to experience how extraordinary flora and fauna can be in their unspoiled wilderness. Lions, elephants, zebras, giraffes, antelopes in their natural habitant; a short and exciting tour through a pure paradise.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Malindi - Tsavo East
Depart early in the morning towards Tsavo East National Park with comfortable converted safari vehicle. Game viewing drive and lunch in camp. Dinner and overnight at Satao Tented Camp.

Tsavo East National Park. Altitude 500-4,000ft. Area 11747Sq kms. Distance from Malindi 118Km. Opened April 1948. Tsavo East is one of Kenya's oldest and largest National Parks. It is accredited as one of the worlds leading biodiversity strongholds, bushy grassland and open plains alternate with semi-arid acacia scrub and woodlands.

Day 2: Tsavo East – Malindi
Early wake up in the morning and game viewing drive before breakfast, have lunch and depart to Malindi arriving late in the evening at your hotel.