Family 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

Nakuru County

Naivasha

A freshwater lake in the eastern arm of the Rift Valley and a Ramsar wetland of international importance, with Hell's Gate National Park to its south.

• lakes
• hiking
• wildlife
• family

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

Kwale County

Shimba Hills National Reserve

A national reserve of 192.5 km² in Kwale County, about 30 km south-west of Mombasa, where rolling hills meet one of Kenya's largest remaining coastal rainforests. It has been protected since 1903.

• wildlife
• hiking
• family
• photography

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.

• Lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate

  A Rift Valley lake that is a Ramsar wetland, and Hell's Gate National Park next door — what sources confirm.

• 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.

• Shimba Hills: rainforest and sable antelope near the coast

  A green, hilly reserve 30 km from Mombasa — Kenya's last breeding sable antelope, Sheldrick Falls and coastal rainforest.