Wasini Island Dhow Tour - Full Day
The Wasini Island Tour (excursion) begin
with transfer from your Mombasa/Diani hotel and driven south
towards Tanzania to Wasini, from here you will board a motorized
dhow to Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park.
On the way there, you will have the opportunity to see rural
villages, tall palm trees, lush greenery, and the smell of the
ocean close by. Upon your arrival at the departure dock, Shimoni
pier, overlooking the Wasini Channel, tea, coffee or juice is
first served; the diving team is introduced, and a short
description of the tour and the options available are explained
in different languages.
You then depart on the dhow to Kisite Marine Park; Kisite is the
best and most accessible Marine Park in Kenya. Once out on the
Indian Ocean, there are regular sightings of dolphins, often
accompanied by their rollicking offspring. Within the Wasini
Channel, the rare hump-backed dolphins are also often sighted.
Scuba diving and fun-diving guests often meet turtles
underwater, too.
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park is one of the best marine
reserves in Kenya. The park covers 28 sq km of pristine coral
reefs and offers excellent diving and snorkeling. You have a
reasonable chance of seeing dolphins in the Shimoni Channel and
humpback whales are sometimes spotted between August and
October. The dhow trip normally includes lunch and a walk in the
coral gardens on Wasini Island. The price includes snorkeling
equipment, soft drinks, a Swahili seafood lunch and the marine
park fees .
On many occasions curious dolphins join guests and play both on
the surface and under the water. Slow moving turtles saunter
over the reefs. The sandy bottom is home to many different rays
and spotty moray eels look out from their daytime homes within
the reefs therein while deep crevasses hide giant grouper, giant
coral heads standing out from the reef wall are covered with
myriads of colorful fish. If you are an experienced snorkellers,
you can be dropped off to do a drift snorkel back to the moored
dhow. You
will be require to bring your own Snorkeling Equipment
(available for hire), Flippers and Musk - (available for hire),
Drinks and items of a personal nature
Other
Mombasa Excursions
Wasini Island Tour - Full Day
Mombasa City and Ngomongo Village Tour
Half Day Mombasa City
Tour
Mombasa by Night
Kutazama Beach Lodge
Day Tour/Excursion
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