Malindi Town

Malindi is the second major town on the coastal lines about 110km north of Mombasa. Malindi is an excellent base for visiting places like Gedi ruins and Arabuko Sokoke Forest. The town hosts the oldest Marine National Park in Kenya established in 1968. The Park is endowed with fringing reefs, sea grass beds, high fish diversity, and coral gardens in the lagoons, marine mammals (dolphins) mangroves, shorebirds, turtles and mudflats. Malindi has journeyed through the eras of the early Chinese, the Arab traders, the Portuguese sailors and European settlers with much pomp and flair as this has transformed it into a reputable tourist destination.

Malindi is served by a domestic Airport and a highway between Mombasa and Lamu. Bicycles (which are readily hired) are the best way to get around Malindi and its environs. Restaurants and lodges here include Malindi Hotel, Hotel Bargains, Africa Dream Village and Angel`s Bay Mambrui among others. The services here include delicacies that range from local flavors to international cuisines. The coral reefs that are seasonally undated by silty waters from the Sabaki river, the local wood artifacts that include unique furniture and the famous Lamu beds, a coral pillar erected by Vasco Da Gama in 1498, the Juma Mosque and a palace on the beach are among the things to be savored in Malindi.

Other activities that that keep you occupied in Malindi ranges from swimming in the warm ocean waters, Dhow rides, Boat rides, Diving, Snorkeling , Sun bathing, Picnic and barbeque on Island, Wind Surfing and Scuba Diving to visiting the Malindi Marine National Park that has fine beaches, Clear Water and very Colorful Fish among other Invertebrates, Bethnic cover, Coral, Birds, Plants and Mammals. The lovely aquatic paradise of Malindi is a charm that cannot be rivaled by any other tourist destination in the world for the friendly and welcoming attitude of its people.