The Coast
Warm water and white sand after the dust.
Diani, south of Mombasa, has long white beaches protected by a reef. Watamu and Lamu further north are quieter and slower.
Most guests finish a safari here for three or four nights.
- Getting there
- 1 hour by air, or about 5 hours by SGR train to Mombasa from Nairobi
- Good for
- Ending a safari
- Families
- Snorkelling
When to go
- JJan: Best
- FFeb: Best
- MMar: Good
- AApr: Rains, quieter
- MMay: Rains, quieter
- JJun: Good
- JJul: Good
- AAug: Good
- SSep: Good
- OOct: Good
- NNov: Good
- DDec: Best
- Best
- Good
- Rains, quieter
Trips that include The Coast
6 daysTsavo · The Coast
Tsavo to the coast
Three days among Tsavo's red elephants, then three on the beach at Diani.
From US$1,380 per person, 2 sharing
11 daysMaasai Mara · Amboseli · Tsavo · The Coast
Safari and sea
Mara, Amboseli and Tsavo, then four nights on the beach.
From US$3,150 per person, 2 sharing, Jan to Jun
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