Beach in Kenya

4 places

Kwale County

Diani Beach

One of Kwale County's top tourism sites, known for its white sandy beaches.

• beach
• family
• food

Mombasa County

Mombasa

A historic port town whose Fort Jesus, built by the Portuguese in 1593–1596 to protect the port, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• city
• culture
• food
• beach

Kilifi County

Malindi

A coastal town in Kilifi County, about 120 km north-east of Mombasa, with the Vasco da Gama Pillar — a national monument managed by the National Museums of Kenya — and Kenya's first marine protected area.

• beach
• culture
• photography

Kilifi County

Watamu

A beach area on Kenya's north coast with Watamu Marine National Park and Reserve, a protected area since 1968 managed by the Kenya Wildlife Service, known for coral reefs and nesting sea turtles.

• beach
• wildlife
• culture
• family

Guides

• Diani and the south coast

  Getting to Diani by air or road, the Dongo Kundu bypass and the Likoni Ferry, and the Kisite-Mpunguti marine park.

• Mombasa: Fort Jesus and the Old Town

  Fort Jesus and Mombasa Old Town, arriving by air or train, and getting on to the south coast.

• Malindi

  The Vasco da Gama Pillar, Kenya's first marine protected area, and getting to Malindi on the north coast.

• Watamu: reefs, turtles and the Gedi ruins

  Watamu Marine National Park's reefs and nesting turtles, and the Gedi ruins, a World Heritage Site since 2024.