Mida Creek, one of Watamu’s hidden gems, is a tidal inlet stretching inland from the ocean into Arabuko – Sokoke forest in Kenya. Mida Creek is a broad water tidal creek, which is 32 Km2, surrounded by extensive and various mangrove species. This creek has wide, healthy beds of seagrass and coral, home to many species of […]

Hell’s Kitchen is located in Marafa, a town approximately 40km from Malindi Town. The colored Marafa jagged gorges, pillars and depressions is what makes Hell’s kitchen a spectacle. The colors of the sandstone reveal whites, pinks, oranges, and deep crimsons, making the feature particularly striking at sundown, when tones of the ribbed sandstone gullies are […]

Aberdares National Park is host the tallest waterfall in Kenya, Karuru Waterfall, which has 3 tiers or steps that total to 273m high. From Nairobi it takes about 2hours’ drive to get the park gate manned by the Kenya Wildlife Service. To get to Karuru falls we hike 3km downhill on well paved roads with […]

Pristine white-sand beaches and reef-protected lagoons line the Watamu Marine National Park. It’s a haven of corals, fish, and other aquatic marine life. The park is part of a complex of marine and tidal habitats along the Kenya’s north coast with rich and diverse bird life, fish, turtles. It is located about 140 km north of Mombasa, […]

Mambrui is in the northern part of Malindi in Kilifi County. The magnificent and breathtaking Mambrui sand dunes are found approximately 40 minutes away from Malindi town off Malindi-Lamu road. The most fascinating thing about the scenic Mambrui sand dunes is that they are just besides the ocean and the estuary of Sabaki river. The […]

Only 6 kilometres from Nairobi’s central business district, the forest is managed by the Kenya Forest Service and the Ngong Road Forest Association. It is home to a community of animals, reptiles and amphibians. Animals found in the forest include; duikers, bush bucks, bush pigs, warthogs, porcupines, bush babies, monkeys, baboons etc. It’s ideal for […]

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park is situated on the southern coast of Kenya near Shimoni and south of Wasini Island in Kwale District near the Tanzanian border. It lies in the coral gardens south of Wasini Island and encompasses three small coral rag forest islands, each with considerable areas of fringing reef. Kisite is one of the […]

Located near Castle Forest on the slopes of Mount Kenya is this serene trail. Kimunye is in Kirinyaga county, about 140km from Nairobi off the Nyeri Nairobi highway approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes’ drive. The trail is an easy one with almost level gradient until we reach the water fall that is hidden in […]

This was an easy 9km hike starting a few kilometres from Gatundu town and ending in the town itself. It involves trekking along Thiririka river and viewing 3 waterfalls. The hike is quite pleasant, easy for beginners with a few instances of moderately steep terrain, though can be slippery in places near the river. The […]