The variety of exotic marine life was breathtaking. The local guides are super knowledgeable and really love the ecosystem. How to get there: Malindi Marine Park is located 25mins away from Malindi town. You can use a private taxi, a three-wheeler (Tuktuk) or a motorcycle. The boats all have lifesaver jackets and the guides are well trained. What to carry: Swims suits and loooots of sunscreen😄. The expert guides will provide you with snorkeling equipment within the package. Payment: You will need to pay the Kenya Wildlife Society (KWS) Park Entry fees at the gate, either via Mpesa, or Card. No cash payment is accepted for the entry. The boat excursion will range between $45 - $65 depending on whether you're on a private excursion and you have the whole boat to yourself or whether you're sharing with other guests. Time: There's two type of experiences while at Malindi Marine Park. You can decide to do the full day excursion which sets from 9am, and sails to the Marine Park, and further to the Magic Island, and finally to a private island deep in the water. Here, you'll get a chance to eat freshly grilled seafood. Boats return by 3pm. The other shorter and more popular experience is the Marine Park and Magic Island excursion which takes roughly 1.5 - 3hrs depending on the time you visit.

Good one Some should only visit this Between 9am to 11:30am after 12 you will get lot of tides and you can’t see any Fish , you not able to snorkel and will be difficult to explore Entrance for vehicle 100kshs Residence or citizens 100kshs

Amazing views..God did His best👏🏊🏾‍♂️

We called the number stated here and were connected to a guy, who came to our hotel to explain about the different options or boat trips. We got a very decent price for snorkeling and bbq on the island. We booked a private tour. All was very well organized, very polite captains and delicious food!

I loved the Marine scenery. It was an experience that cannot be forgotten. Thank you 😊

Malindi Marine Park is a breathtaking destination with clear blue waters, vibrant coral reefs, and abundant marine life, perfect for snorkeling and boat rides. The experience is made even better by Captain John Boen, an outstanding tour guide and captain who is friendly, knowledgeable, and ensures visitors feel safe and entertained throughout the trip. His passion for the ocean and excellent guidance make a visit to Malindi Marine Park truly unforgettable.

The excursion was superb with professional captain who was conversant with the knowledge of marine ecology. The crew was friendly and social. It’s a memorable experience of happiness! Thank you team John Boen!

Well, mixed feeling about this place... The starter was a carpaccio from a red snapper, which was the worst carpaccio for the whole month of stay in Kenya...The fish seems was like a paper, it looks like it was defrosted quickly and served, also it filled like it was marinaded with a vinegar or something sour, while it supposed to be a raw fresh with olive oil. The tuna tartar was OK, not the best, but okay. The main course was the best one - nicely grilled squid (tasty but small portion), lobster and piece of fish, everything was well grilled and good. Served with good chips (french fries). Pizza in this place is average, mid size only available. Wine part: there were only 2 kind of wines offered in the bottles, but it was just a regular wine that you can buy in the supermarket 3 times cheaper (fact, checked ✔️), so we asked for a few glasses of the house wine. It was good, but overpriced for a glass. I think this place is good overall, but improvement in the service is needed, more wines to add to the list, there are good wines in Africa, also it is very important to have a napkins served for the each table (we did not have any, while other tables had them).

Confusing entrance & I think they have sold this restaurant so someone else because the name on the gate is different. Fantastic seating at the beach, remove your shoes & let your feet sink into the sand. Food was ok, I don’t understand why people assume we want the pizzas to be ‘extra cheesy’ - a little goes a long way. They were also out of some items in the menu including drinks! Would recommend Rosada which is next to this restaurant.

Good service and clean bathrooms. Loved the pizza as well, perfect thin crust. Sit inside if you don't like the wind blowing fiercely, but if the beach is for you, knock yourself out.

Absolutely amazing dining experience. You can either sit under a beautiful shaded veranda, or dine right on the beach with your toes in the sand. We went twice, once in the evening and once for lunch. Amazing pizza, I recommend the seafood pizza especially. Ingredients were fresh and prepared well. For lunch we ordered sea food platters. The lobster and prawns were fantastic. Good selection of non alcoholic drinks. We got the virgin pina colada, excellent and refreshing. Would definitely recommend this place for any holiday goers in Malindi. It's not too far from town. 5-10 min drive. Very accessible by tuktuk as well. Should not cost you more than 150 from Malindi town centre.

Lovely ambiance and beautiful breeze. The service was good right from the car park guy. The food was ok. Our table had the grilled snapper and pastas. The carbonara was on the saltier side but overall ok. Ice cream was good. There are stands selling clothes and african jewelry.

I was excited to go to Osteria, given the raving reviews I’d heard. Not so excited anymore. The service is for tears and the set-up of the place is so average. The pizza was good though, and the wine was also quite nice. The ambience is not bad, it makes for a nice experience to eat by the ocean.

A mouthwatering variety of dishes, exceptionally well done food, paired with bad service. Set by the beach with a cool breeze, has a small pool perfect for kids, and beach beds. Has a broad variety of Italian dishes and fish, from pizza to risotto. Only draw back is exceptionally slow service. If you aren't willing to spent most of your afternoon waiting for your food, might not be the place for you. Have a flight to catch? You might as well end up leaving your food as it does take more than an hour, even after you mention that you have a flight when making your order.

I lived the dedicated tour guide and explanations of things that happened. I loved to see the first catholic church and also to know the traditions of Mijikenda people in the coast. It was a lovely experience.

If someone is at coast in Malindi and misses to visit this place, then one would miss a very important piece from history of not only this region but also of South Asia as well. This place reminds how and what was discovered and what is importance of this coast of today’s Kenya. The entrance requires a ticket which includes a guide who accompanies when you visit the place and briefs in detail about the history. Price of entry ticket is reasonable and one caution in parking. The parking closer to the small office is safe place to park, I mean the office where they issue tickets but this is not very spacious and you will be lucky if you will find parking there.

It's an amazing peace of creation i loved the scenery.

The beach was absolutely stunning with massive waves crashing against the shore . Standing at Vasco da Gama's pillar felt like touching centuries of maritime history. From the raw energy of those incredible waves to the timeless stories carved in coral stone, Malindi is where adventure meets heritage. An unforgettable coastal experience! 🌊⚓

After so many years, i went to visit the site again with my partner and i'm glad to see the improvements done to make the site appealing. I loved it. We got there very early in the morning to have enough time for photos without many people.

Its a historical site and there's an entrance fee. Visit to know more

This is the most beautiful place for refreshing with the family. It also has got traditional things.. It acts like a museum

It is a small cute airport. The style is very old but neatly maintained. Old style building took me back into history.

Nice small well organized airport, plus you get to listen to some nice music while you wait for your flight

Small clean organised and Strategically located airport located a few km to Malindi Town from mombasa,It very busy airport with light aircrafts, services are user friendly and good staff.

Walk to the main road and take your Uber there, either arrival or departure, the “security” at the drive way will ask you to “do something”

Very small and nice airport in Malindi, one time security check, very supportive staff. However no good cafeteria inside or outside of the airport. One of the good shop "Natural Lamu" who sells organic products very nice and I recommend to buy and try to promote such initiatives. I have enjoyed Malindi I am sure you will also enjoy 😉.

Second stop on my 5 days journey to Kenya. It was smooth landing, well nurtured lawns, clean and clear environment, lovely and welcoming airport staff, great public service system etc. We got out luggage offloaded from the plane fairly quickly and we were out of the airport in no time. No pressure at all.

I was robbed of about USD 300 by KAA staff and/or Jambojet attendants at the KAA security point. They took the money out of my wallet and money belt when they were separated from me at the checkpoint. So just be wary. Put your cash/money belt/wallet deep in your bag in a secure spot before you go through security.

The rubbish and plastic on the beach is such a shame, so much that we were lost for words - very sad to see for a nature reserve. See attached images just how bad it is…

Watamu beach has to be the most safest beach I have been to in my history of traveling to coast. I got to visit love island and I love the clear white sand waters.

If you looking for a perfect beach experience between Kilifi and Malindi, then Watamu is the place to be!

Watamu has a very unique and interesting beach experience. A large portion of the coast is covered tall rock cliffs. This lends itself to some every unique exploring and some cool stuff to see. High tide is beautiful with the waves crashing over the rocks. The beach portions are predominantly white sand and are great for sandcastle building or beach sports. The wildlife is less than some other parts of the coast and the sunrise/sunset can be hard to see because of the coves, however it's a gorgeous place to live or vacation.

Was beautiful, enjoyed snorkeling and watching the dolphins.I loved feeding the eels in the mornings too.The beach guides can help know the places to visit around.

Friendly staff, went for the deep sea diving expedition... It was fun snorkeling, swimming with the zebra fish... Made several stop overs. Swimming with the dolphins, and finished with a late lunch at Sudi island

Fresh Sea foods and island excursion done here beautiful small beach with lots of tourist

We had 2 pizza’s here, one with anchovies and one with fish. Both were a bit too thick and dense and both way too salty. Service was good though and the place was clean. The owner (I think) came and started smoking and video-calling right next to our table, which was a bit intrusive. All in all an ok experience, but probably best to keep away from the fishy pizza’s.

Italian restaurant. Service was very good and fast, owner keeps serious attention to this which is appreciated. Carpaccio was really delicious, focaccia was awesome as well(they have the real stone oven there). Prawns cocktail was OK, but nothing special, easy meal, prawns are small, carpaccio was much more enjoyable. The tuna main course was good, 3 big chops of the fresh tuna, good and big meal. Pizza was taken to go, and actually it was nothing special, we tried much better in Kenya (other Italian restaurant). It supposed to be the seafood (tuna, shrimps, squid), however it was mostly tuna pieces there.. House wine (Italian) was very good, with a reasonable price. Overall, it is a nice Italian restaurant to spend a time for a quality dinner.

Came by in the middle of the afternoon for a late lunch. We ate beautifully arranged caprese, accompanied by focaccia, very tasty Carbonara and home-made gnocchi. Spacious terrace with a glimpse of the sea. Would highly recommend.

Little gem that's beautifully decored and bearing a hygienic feel. I had coconut gelato that absolutely changed my life! Must try!

A clean and nice place where you can find Italian pizza and ice cream. Roof top is breezing and it has nice view to ocean. Nice place to visit. The owner is avaliable to welcome you

Great location and great 🥘 More seating on the top for a nice breeze. We enjoyed the service from one the guys who was very attentive and giving us ℹ️ about the area.

Good food quick service n large portions. Book your table in advance for a seat outside.

Coco Beach was a wonderful place. The food was absolutely fantastic. I got the Sea Food Platter and enjoyed it thoroughly.

beautiful hidden spot at the end of a long beach. overview splendide, especially for sundowners. great service and very comfy sofa. slow service and inflexible if you arrive too early.

Great spot to overlook the sea and beach from the shade with a refreshing drink. Cocktails and mocktails are very good and reasonably priced, pizza and pasta were good too. Wine was ok. Bruschetta was delicious!

Most incredible dining experience! Awesome view, delicious food and an amazing vibe! The waiter was great! The food and cocktails world class. A must visit!!!

I've been eating here more than times over the years. Of a reson. Good food, good location. Nice and friendly staff. U will not get disappointed. Highly recommended ****

Great location but an Absolute vile place for food, you need more money than sense to eat here. i ordered a basic Ham & mushroom calzone, waited for 45 minutes for a pathetic pita bread with some miniscule inedible ingredients inside. The owners an embarrassment to Italians for serving up this dire food

Very serene environment. They don't do breakfast though.

Amazing owners, great place good vibe and so relaxing i definitely recommend ❤️

Very bad experience with this place... We had a massive food poisoning from the meal... The atmosphere was OK initially, however there not so much people around, while all the tables were prepared. We order oysters as a starter and we noticed that taste was strange. Oysters were served just on the plate without ice, also there were not separated properly from the shell and we had to scratch them by the regular fork(not special one). Also there were some pieces of broken shells in some oysters... Then we ordered a sea food platter - it was not big, however lobster, squid and fish were grilled well, however prawns were twisted or tortured, no idea why, it looked horrible. Grilled vegetables were not looking well, especially grilled potatoes, like from yesterday... Next day we had a serious problems, my girlfriend was poisoned for 3 days... Most likely the problem was with oysters... I would not recommend this place.

We make a reservation with a bottle of campari for 5000sh When we get there , they didn't have a hall bottle of campari and they charge us 8000sh For 0.65 of the bottle . I complaint to the manager and he told me that's was an offer only for us. Normally a bottle of campari cost 15.000sh !!!! And the Bootle was opened although we had made an reservation one day before. The manager treat us very rude and he mocked us in Swahili cause he didn't knew i understand some

Lovely place with great food! Have the grilled fish and lots of Campari and you are guaranteed a great time.

Ordered a delivery pizza, biggest size. Got a small one, the crunch and topping were tasteless. Never had such a bad pizza in my life. Not to recommend

I visit Malindi regularly and always on the lookout for somewhere nice for dinner. This was a lovely experience on a Monday evening,a warm welcome from the hosts, attentive waiter, and the food is excellent. The setting is nice with different seating areas and some small booths. The prices are mid range, and the service is excellent. There is occasional live music, but I'm not sure when this is.

So good so far Play ground for kids Nice swimming pool Nice food Everything is perfect

We went here on a Sunday afternoon. The place was mostly empty. We had goat biryani which was really good and fish which was just okay. The service was great with the staff being quite helpful. It is located next to the main road so it makes it quite convenient

The rooftop seating space is too warm and no fresh air. Ordered for Pasta Alfredo wasn't the best, over cooked and the sauce was blunt. Good be better

The food was not the best I have tasted. The presentation wasn’t great, but the meals are affordable. Service was OK too.

I give it a 2 star because it's beautiful inside, spacious and nice location. It was my first day eating there though I see this restaurant all the time, I order for mango smoothie, waiter goes for almost 10 minutes then comes back to say there are no mangoes so I ordered blueberry smoothie which he brought after a couple other minutes as he took my chicken biryani order. I sip it and immediately notice something is wrong, then immediately the drink suspended itself and made layers in the glass😳😳. I call the waiter and ask him why they served me bad smoothie what if I got food poisoning from it? He says maybe the person who made it might have added lots of ice cubes that's why it's forming a suspension and I clearly tell him NO! You served me bad smoothie. My biryani comes, nice potions but not to my expectations, it comes with no sauces and when I ask, they bring cold soup in a bowl and some pilipili which enhanced the taste alittle. I was hAngry at this point so I just ate and went to wash my hands same direction as the cashier. I notice the waiter that served me and I ask him, "so you knew that the smoothie you served me was bad but you still have it to me?" Tell me why this waiter laughs like any of that was funny?! Remember, after taking back the smoothie, he never comes back to ask if I would like to substitute it with any other drink or if there's anything else I needed! He doesn't offer any apology about the spoilt smoothie but instead laughs about it! I paid my bill and walked out of there a dissatisfied customer who might never go back there because of so many reasons! Who serves their customers bad spoilt food?!! Don't joke with people's health! FOOD POISONING is real and you can be Sued!

Nice place though but the time of food order takes a bit long.So hope they're gonna speed up and change the time effect due to working and rushing hours for clients not to sit long

Good restaurant inside the city center of Malindi. Had Biryani with Kachumbari.

Spacious, Delicious food Great portions 💯 Customer service