Top 10 Things to do in Watamu, Coast Province

December 4, 2021 Stefan Strunk

The delightful village of Watamu is an eco-tourist’s dream, lined with sandy white beaches and hotels dedicated to sustainable tourism. Watamu is a quick snorkel away from the Malindi Marine Reserve Park, and Turtle Beach is the ideal spot for a swim and a tanning session. The village proper features quaint Kenyan shopping stalls called dukas, where you can stock up with supplies. Make sure to visit the Gede Ruins, a mysterious and heavily overgrown 12th century Swahili village, and the beautifully fluttery Kipepeo Butterfly Project.
Restaurants in Watamu

1. Mimmo Shaibu Kenya Safari

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Mimmo Shaibu Kenya Safari

Kenya Safari Team is based in Watamu and proposes Tours, Safaris, Excursions, Shuttle Service.In Kenya, between beaches that emerge at low tide, nature parks, safari, diving with turtles, hiking in the 'dhow' and snorkeling with dolphins ... All this and much more is KENYA SAFARI TEAM!Safely and ensuring the utmost seriousness we will be happy to welcome you in Watamu and transform this beautiful bay in your starting point for a great and unforgettable adventure called KENYA!Kenya Safari Team ha base a Watamu e propone Tours, Safari, Escursioni, Servizio Transfer.In Kenya, tra spiagge che affiorano con la bassa marea, parchi naturali, Safari, tuffi con le tartarughe, escursioni in 'dhow' e snorkeling con i delfini...Tutto questo e molto altro e KENYA SAFARI TEAM!In tutta sicurezza e garantendo la massima serieta saremo lieti di accogliervi a Watamu e trasformare questa splendida baia nel vostro punto di partenza per una grande e indimenticabile avventura chiamata KENYA!

2. Safari in Kenya Con Samba

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Safari in Kenya Con Samba

My name is Bakari nicknamed Samba, I'm the first tour guide of Watamu, Malindi, Mombasa and around the kenyan territory I speak italian and english properly. I love my job I organize safaris blue and excursions, my goal is to offer affordable quality safaris accessible far all

3. Discovery Kenya Con Fragola

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Discovery Kenya Con Fragola

Jambo! My name is Fragola and I am a tour guide with years of experience. I mainly organize safaris and excursions in Kenya, but can be your point of reference for your whole vacation in my country. There is nothing better to discover a place with a person that has spent there his whole life. So discovery kenya with Fragola!

4. Watamu National Marine Park

Watamu 80202 Kenya +254 702 981935 [email protected] http://www.kws.go.ke/content/watamu-marine-national-park-reserve
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Watamu National Marine Park

Reviewed By PilipiliNdogo - Nairobi, Kenya

Surrounded by the Clean and white sandy Watamu beach and nestled in the marine reserve it has unique coral reef garden and rich with turtles, cute fishes making it perfect for snorkeling or glass bottom boat rides.

5. Mida Creek

Watamu Marine National Park, Watamu 80202 Kenya
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Mida Creek

Reviewed By PilipiliNdogo - Nairobi, Kenya

The adventure starts from the “wobbly” boardwalk as you balance yourself as you walk till the end, this was such a thrill Board your canoe here and the calm ocean gently rocks you to the creek, if the tide & water level is low you can get off at garden of eden to catch the sunset as the water turns to a shimmery gold, such a sight to behold! If you’re adventurous you can kayak, stand up paddle boarding or float around the mangroves in the creek experiencing it all and hopefully see some birds hunting in the shallow waters. We used a local guide who was very informative & affordable.

6. Bio-Ken Snake Farm

Gede Watamu Rd, Gede, Kenya, Watamu 80202 Kenya +254 718 290324 [email protected] http://bio-ken.com
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Bio-Ken Snake Farm

Bio-Ken is a research centre, which deals with reptiles, especially snakes and snake-bite. Located less than 5 minutes drive from the hotels in Watamu - Kenya, it houses the largest collection of Snakes in East Africa and is open to the public. There are about 127 different snake species in Kenya. Of these only 18 have caused human fatalities and only another 6 could kill you. Another 10 could cause you a lot of pain and the remaining 93 or so, are non-venomous nor dangerous.

Reviewed By maldafrica

The Snake Farm worth a visit. It will not take long ( 1 hour maybe?) but you will get lots of info some very curious others maybe useful in the future who knows ? We had a friendly and smiling guide who take us around the farm and showed us tons of snakes of different species ( some among the most poisonous ones like the green mambas) explaining us where they live, how they live, how dangerous they are and how you can survive a bite. You can touch a snake if you like ..but do not have to ! Especially with kids it is a place not to be missed ! The entrance fee is not the cheapest one but they use the money to work with snakes, collecting the poison and preparing the antidotes. And removing snakes from houses or hotels in case one "got lost "and goes around a lodge ! They simply pick it up and bring it back to the forest ( hopefully far enough not be back the day after !)

7. Local Ocean Conservation

Watamu Kenya +254 703 705342 [email protected] http://www.localocean.co
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Local Ocean Conservation

Local Ocean Conservation is a private, not for profit organisation committed to the protection of Kenya's marine environment. We love our local ocean and we use practical conservation, community involvement and development, education, research and campaigning to promote the sustainable use of Kenya's marine resources. Watamu Turtle Watch is our flagship programme. It was started by local residents in 1997 to protect nesting sea turtles. Now it consists of our Nest Monitoring and Protection programme, By Catch Net Release Programme, and specialist Rehabilitation Centre for sick and injured sea turtles. The combination of these programmes enables us to make a real difference in ensuring the future of endangered sea turtles.

Reviewed By sid_patel01 - Nairobi, Kenya

A beautiful experience which educates you on the importance of conservation. A must visit while in Watamu gives you the opportunity to learn more about conservation of turtles. Local Ocean Conservation do a fantastic job collaborating with the local community and schools to educate them on the importance of conservation bringing out a positive impact. They also give you an opportunity to adopt a turtle and this was an opportunity I did not miss out on :-)!

8. Spiaggia delle Tartarughe

Parco Marini Watamu Kenya, Watamu 80202 Kenya +254 720 650869 http://www.smiletoafricaadventure.com/
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Spiaggia delle Tartarughe

9. Kenya Safaris con Beka Day Tours

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Kenya Safaris con Beka Day Tours

10. Eddison Safari Kenya

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Eddison Safari Kenya

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