Things to Do in Malindi

This is the point where the Portuguese seaman Vasco da Gama laid his anchor in Kenya - after he had been turned away from Mombasa. People here welcomed him with open arms. There is now a simple white-washed pillar as a monument to mark the spot where he landed. It's along the seafront - after Malindi's beach - and you can reach it on foot easily - by following a narrown lane by the sea - or scrambling onto and along the ocean-front rocks. There are nice views from the monument.

Address: malindi

Directions: about 15 minutes walk from the beach - direction malindi town


	the new market	Tip Rating:

on November 22, 2003

a fruits stall

Malindi's new market looks everything but new: it's a long row of stalls selling everything and anything - in particular goods of practical nature. You can find cheap clothes and shoes, footballs, and all sorts of food that you's like. I especially liked the fruits' stalls - particularly because I did not recognise most of the fruits they were selling. There are two things that you won't find in this market: souvenirs and coffee. While the first seems reasonable - since it's not a tourist trap or attraction - the latter doesn't make sense. Keny produces excellent coffee - and Î know that Kenyan people drink coffee... still, the only one I could find was western instant coffee. Go figure.

Address: malindi

Directions: off the old town - by the garage and bus station


	Gedi Ruins	Tip Rating:

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on July 5, 2007

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visit the Gedi ruins and finish by interacting with the locals from the nearby villages for traditional dance entertainment and i assure you when you leave the place,you will have acquired a wealth of knowledge. you can combine a visit to Gedi with a trip to Kipepeo butterfly farm next door.

Directions: Gedi is located 65 Miles from Mombasa and 10 from Malindi


	where disability is not inability!	Tip Rating:

By Squinchez

on July 5, 2007

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I was amazed by the talented disabled craftsmen/women at the Bombolulu workshop. They produce these beautiful handcraft jewellery, handprinted textiles, wood carvings and leather crafts, atleast something to take home with you. Still at the Bombolulu workshop are 8 different cultural traditional homesteads that entertains its guest throught the day everyday.

Address: Bombolulu workshops

Directions: Located along the North coast.


	The greatest place for snorkelling!	Tip Rating:

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on July 4, 2007

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The Malindi Marine National Park

Honestly this is the best place for diving and snorkelling, if you havent been here while in Mombasa then you havent seen nothing yet! Malindi marine Park and Reserve is endowed with magnificent resources such as fringing reefs, coral gardens in the lagoons, sea grass beds, mangroves, mudflats, high fish diversity, marine mammals (e.g. dolphins), Turtles and Shorebirds. The main biotopes of Malindi Marine Park include fringing and patch reefs distributed on the seaward edge of barracuda channels

The Park and Reserve has features such as being easily accessible by road and air, hosting rich and relatively unaffected marine biodiversity, beautiful beach and warm water safe for swimming among other factors to achieve the objectives outlined above.

Directions: it is located north of Malindi town extending to mida creek.


	the old mosque	Tip Rating:

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on November 28, 2003

the old mosque

In the courtyard of the Juma'a Mosque you can see the remainings of the old mosque: some scattered old stones and parts of walls, a few simple graves and.. a pillar grave. This one is really beautiful - and ornated with some fine examples of stone carvings. It's really a lot more interesting than the mosque itself. However it's not quite allowed to walk up to the ruins (the grassy patch is a Muslim cemetery), so you'll have to take your photos from the distance

Address: Malindi

Directions: in the courtyard of the Juma'a Mosque


	the portuguese chapel	Tip Rating:

on November 22, 2003

the portuguese chapel

One of the oldest buildings in town is the Portuguese chapel. It is a simple white-washed cubic building with a traditional makuti roof (whih is nothing else than a strw roof). Within the chapel's fence there's a small graveyard, dating to the 16th century, too - which provides a fascinating portrait of the history of this stretch of "Portuguese" coastline. The chapel's gates are normally closed - but if you want to visit it all you have to do is ask someone in the adjoining bar - and they'll fetch someone with the gate's key for you

Address: malindi

Directions: along beach front road - before the baobab restaurant


	a walk on the coral reef	Tip Rating:

on November 22, 2003

a blue star fish

When the tide is out, the coral reef is in! It's possible to walk out and about there and admire the fishes that have been trapped in holes and left behind by the tide. We saw corals of every shape and size, some tame water snakes, poisonous sea-urchins, colourful little fishes - and hundreds of star fishes. They were sooooo amazing: grey, red, brown, green, black and blue; these colourful ones are even more spectacular if you turn them around: their back colour is different. Some star fishes were standing still, others were of a different sort and moved like spiders. Very fascinating. See my travelogue for more pictures.

Address: Malindi beach

Directions: at low-tide - on the beach. Ask the local beach boys to take you out there and explain you the marine life that you'll see.


	the Friday's mosque	Tip Rating:

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on November 28, 2003

the Juma’a Mosque

Many people in Malindi are Muslim, and the little town is home to twelve mosques. The most "noticeable" is just by the road coming in from Mombasa, but it's not the most important one - not the largest. The largest of which is Juma'a Mosque in the heart of the old town - sort of hidden away among houses and behind high walls: we were not allowed to visit it - I'm not sure if it was because it was Friday or else because we are not muslims. We could only steal a glimpse inside from the front door. This mosque has a bloody past: it was misused as a haven for slave trading until mid 1870's

Address: Malindi

Directions: in the old town


	Gedi - historic sight

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on September 7, 2006

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Gedi Palace