Which resort to choose for your beach holiday – Malindi or Watamu? As always, it’s your choice.
Both Malindi & Watamu offer spectacular stretches of unspoiled beach. Both have an international charm with an exciting dining scene. And both feature marine parks for crystal-clear swimming.
Of course, both have a wonderful year-round climate and are just about 120 km North from Mombasa.
Key attractions in Malindi / Wa/tamu:
- Jumba la Mtwana
- Bio-Ken Snake Farm & Laboratory
- Watamu Turtle Watch
- Watamu marine National Park
- Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve
- Mida Dhow
- Vasco da Gama Pillar
- House of Columns and many more..
TOP RATED HOTELS IN MALINDI / WATAMU:
- Ocean Beach Resort And Spa
- Leopard Point Luxury Beach Resort & Spa
- Sandies Tropical Village
- Diamonds Dream of Africa
- Medina Palms
- Hemingways Watamu
- Turtle Bay Beach Club
- Blue Bay Cove
- Seven Island Resort Watamu
- The One, watamu bay
- Jacaranda Beach Resort
- Ocean Sports Resort
- Kilili Baharini Resort And Spa
- Malindi Dream Garden
- White Elephant Sea & Art Lodge
- Driftwood Beach Club Ltd
- The Village- Malindi (The African Collection)
- Malindi Breeze Point
- Scorpio Villas
- Blue Marlin Sporting Resort
- Flamingo Villas Resort
Starting and returning to Malindi / Watamu, you can a Safari to wildlife filled parks like:
- Tsavo East National Park,
- Tsavo West National Park
- Amboseli National Park,
- Lake Naivasha
- Hell’s Gate National Park
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Masai Mara Game Reserve plus many more!
Please Note: Malindi / Watamu beach safaris can end in Nairobi as well.