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KILIFI, GEDI, WATAMU AND MALINDI
Up north from Mombasa lie several creeks, where resorts have developed over the years offering the discerning travel a more laid-back environment.

Location:

• Kilifi Creek, an idyllic little town is the closest to Mombassa.
• Gedi Ruins, a lost city, seemingly abandoned overnight, lies at the entrance of yet another beautiful private beach, Watamu.
• Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve, the last of the great indigenous coastal forests and one of the most important nature conservation sites in East Africa is accessible from Watamu.
• Another 25 kms north takes us to Malindi a fishing village and the first landing spot of Vasco da Gama in 1498.

Although now an important tourist area, Malindi still retains the atmosphere of a Swahili fishing village. Near to Malindi, on the road north is a spectacular gorge of eroded rock known as "Hell's Kitchen".

Activities
Divers and snorkellers will enjoy the Watamu and Malindi Marine National Parks and the Kiunga Marine National Reserve. Big-game fishing is a popular sport at Watamu with season being from October to April.