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Explore Watamu in Kenya
Watamu in the region of Coast Province is a town in Kenya - some 263 mi or ( 424 km ) South-East of Nairobi , the country's capital city .
Current time in Watamu is now 09:00 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wete, Tanga, Moshi, Morogoro, and Dar es Salaam. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wete . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Watamu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Temple Point Resort - Kenya
The high-class beach resort, SPA and conference centre is located just 25 km from Malindi airport. It conveniently lies in the middle of the famous Watamu Marine National Park at the end of Mida Creek ..
Kenya - Watamu, Malindi e dintorni
Kenya - Watamu, Malindi e dintorni ..
SANDIES TROPICAL VILLAGE
Sandies Tropical Village offers an exclusive launch pad to the wonders of Kenya. Paper-white buildings with palm-thatched roofs watch over the resort's animated garden in the form of a Masai Manyatta ..
Katana Kombe eco-lodge Watamu / Kenya
Un eco-lodge costruito nella natura, a stretto contatto con la popolazione locale, affacciato sul mare e la baia di Mida Creek. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Watamu
Watamu is a small town located approximately 150km north of Mombasa and about 15km south of Malindi on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It lies on a small headland, between the Blue Lagoon and Watamu Bay. Its main economic activities are tourism and fishing. The shoreline in the area features white sand beaches and offshore coral formations arranged in three bays: Watamu Bay, Blue Lagoon and Turtle Bay. They are protected as part of the Watamu Marine National Park.
Located at -3.35 40.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Watamu Marine National Park
Watamu Marine National Park and Reserve is located in Kenya. Established in 1968, it was one of Kenya's first marine parks. It is located about 90 miles north of Mombasa, Kenya's second largest city. Its coral gardens are merely 300 metres from the shore and are home to approximately 600 species of fish, 110 species of stony coral and countless invertebrates, crustaceans and mollusks. Water temperature varies from 20 degrees Celsius (June to November) to 30 degrees Celsius (December to May).
Located at -3.37 40.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Gedi
Gede (also known as Gedi) is a village on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, lying south of Malindi and north of Watamu. The Ruins of Gedi are located there. Although not thought to be mentioned in historic sources, extensive ruins of a former port have been dated to the thirteenth century or earlier, including a tomb with a date corresponding to 1399, until at least the seventeenth century. Later, the port was abandoned and not rediscovered until the 1920s.
Located at -3.30 40.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Ruins of Gedi
The Ruins of Gedi are the remains of a Swahili town located in Gedi, a village near the coastal town of Malindi in Kenya. From the 13th or 14th to 17th centuries, Gedi was a thriving community along the jungle coast of East Africa. Although no written record exists of this town, excavations between 1948 and 1958 revealed that the Muslim inhabitants traded with people from all over the world.
Located at -3.32 39.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Malindi Airport
Malindi Airport is an airport in Kenya. It is located in Malindi District, Coast Province, in the town of Malindi, in southeastern Kenya, at the Indian Ocean coast. Its location is approximately 412 kilometres, by air, southeast of Nairobi International Airport, the country’s largest civilian airport. The geographic coordinates of this airport are:3° 12' 54.00"S, 40° 6' 0.00"E .
Located at -3.21 40.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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