Wasini Island And Kisite Marine Park Tour

8 hours Tour

Visit one of the world’s most diverse marine parks. Once there, you can go snorkeling, spot dolphins, and savor local Swahili cuisine. It will also allow you to get a glimpse of the local culture and learn about the deep history of Wasini Island.

Highlights

Snorkel off the coast of Africa and swim in the crystal clear waters

See the native wildlife in its natural habitat

Enjoy a dhow cruise while spotting dolphins

Get a taste of the Swahili cuisine and savour a local seafood lunch

Take a historical tour around Wasini Island and the Shimoni Slave Caves

Full description

Embark on a full-day tour to Wasini and marvel at the beauty of the Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park with all its species diversity, high coral quality, and reef build-up. Meet your driver at the lobby of your hotel at 7 AM, and then head to Southern Kenya and admire the coconut palms and cashew nut farms along the way.

Your guide will tell you about why the warm waters are vital for the coral formations, dolphins, turtles, and a variety of sea life. Aboard an Arabian-style dhow to Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park, spot dolphins who often swim beside the boat and stop at a reef for a snorkel. Savour delicious seafood at the Wasini Island restaurant and taste the local Swahili cuisine.

After lunch, sail along the mangrove swamps, and then visit Wasini Island, where you'll learn about the slave trade from the 10th to the 17th centuries. After the end of the slave trade, many Africans settled on this island. Take a historical tour around Wasini Island and the Shimoni Slave Caves, where enslaved people were kept before being shipped to Arabia, before returning to your hotel around 4 PM to end your day trip.

Includes:

Pick up from your respective hotel

Park fees to the Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park

Lunch

Transport

All Government taxes and levies

Drive in a safari van/dhow with an English-speaking driver

What to Bring:

Passport or ID card

Comfortable shoes

Sunglasses

Sun hat

Sunscreen