Kenya Beach tour-Lamu-Malindi-Mombasa: Top Kenya Beach & water safari

Mombasa of Kenya coast

Mombasa Kenya is the oldest and second biggest city in Kenya, and is the centre of the Kenya coastal beaches. It is situated on the South-Eastern part of Kenya and is the biggest, most important port of East Africa. From here you can visit the North Coast beaches, South coast beaches, Malindi and Watamu, Lamu Kenya, Tana River Delta, or even Taveta and enjoy natural beauty and living history.

From its rich history to its diversity of cultures, Mombasa Kenya has its own very special feel, very different from Nairobi. Mombasa Kenya is strongly influenced by Arabic culture and this is quite evident in the food, dress and the architecture.

Malindi the Kenyan beach resort town

Malindi Kenya is thought to have been founded in the 10th century by Arab traders, and it has become an important city-state and a major port. The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama landed there in 1498 and erected a monument; Vasco da Gama pillar that still stands. Nearby are the Gede ruins, an ancient walled city.

Malindi Kenya has beaches offering the visitor a range of world class resorts and quiet relaxing hideaways.

Lamu on the Kenya beaches

Lamu Kenya is a place like no other. It was recently named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Its history is as mysterious and fascinating as the winding streets of its mediaeval stone town. There are no vehicles on this island; the donkey and the dhow remain the dominant form of transport in Lamu Kenya.

Though the oldest surviving town in East Africa, Lamu of Kenya retains an almost unspoiled 19th Century appearance and lifestyle, some of the mosques date back to the 14th and 15th centuries, but almost all other buildings are late 18th century. Its narrow streets, its stone buildings with beautiful carved doors, its busy waterfront teeming with dhows and its fascinating people belong to a bygone age.

Lamu Kenya has changed little in 200 years. Although rapidly-decaying, the town today, is a living monument of its past. Very little architectural development has taken place since this time and the narrow cloistered town plan and arabesque structures are still intact. The island is still largely untouched by ‘civilization’ which accounts to its unique charm.

On the south-Western tip of Lamu Kenya Island is the small village of Kipungani, about 40 minutes by motor boat from Lamu town and about 40 miles North of Lamu Islands of Kenya Lies Kiwayu.

About the author:
Robert Muhoho is a tour consultant with Landmark Safaris. He is degreed in tourism and hospitality management and author to 500 Kenya tour articles. For free Kenya safari info please click here.