
Day trip · from Diani or Mombasa
Wasini Island & Kisite Marine Park
Dolphins, coral gardens and a Swahili seafood lunch
- Day trip
South towards the Tanzanian border, Kisite-Mpunguti is Kenya's best-protected marine park. You sail out by dhow, snorkel the coral gardens, usually find dolphins on the way, and eat lunch on Wasini Island — crab, grilled fish and coconut rice.
Trip highlights
- Snorkelling over live coral in a fully protected marine park
- Bottlenose and humpback dolphins, regularly seen on the crossing
- A Swahili seafood lunch on Wasini Island
- The coral gardens boardwalk and the Shimoni slave caves
- Whale sharks and humpback whales in season


Day by day
- 1
Full day
06:30 – 18:00
An early pick-up for the drive south to Shimoni, where you board the dhow. The crossing usually turns up dolphins. Two to three hours snorkelling in the marine park, then across to Wasini for lunch and the coral gardens boardwalk. Back at your hotel in the early evening.
- Meals
- Lunch
What’s included
- +Return hotel transfers
- +Dhow trip and marine park fees
- +Snorkelling equipment and a guide
- +Swahili seafood lunch on Wasini Island
Not included
- −Drinks
- −Diving
- −Tips
- −Travel insurance
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