Full-Day Snorkeling Tour to Shimoni from Diani Beach
Highlights
Diani Beach
boating, Dolphin, Snorkeling
Private Tour
1 Day
Easy
English
Description
Get set for boat rides, snorkelling and swimming experiences - especially with dolphins in Shimoni. Relish Swahili lunch at Wasini Island. Sightsee at Kisite Marine Park and go home with the best of photographic captures.
Itinerary
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Shimoni Excursion
- Enjoy complimentary early morning pick up from your accommodation in Diani and drive approximately 50km to Shimoni.
Clear with the Kenya Wildlife Service and proceed to the jetty to board your traditional Arab sailing dhow. A safety briefing and boat orientation follow.
Take approximately 40 minutes sail to reach your first snorkelling site.
Spot some of the resident population of bottlenose dolphins, as well as the humpback dolphins, whale sharks and even humpback whales before arriving at Kisite Marine Park. You will be fitted out with snorkelling masks and snorkels, fins and probably a life jacket.
Snorkel and marvel at the rich marine life where corals, exotic fish and sea plants are protected.
Make a short journey to Wasini Island.
Disembark and take a discovery stroll through the Island and its pure Swahili culture.
Visit the giant coral garden and adjacent mangrove swamp forest before settling down for an adventurous barbeque seafood lunch with local Swahili accompaniments. Feast upon freshly caught crab and fish cooked in various ways, along with other local delicacies.
Relax by the beach or in the garden before returning to shore where a driver meets you for transfer to your hotel.
Take a boat ride back to the village of Shimoni, where you will be chauffeured back to your hotel.
What's Included
What's Excluded
What To Bring
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.