My guests and I woke up early to a quick breakfast in readiness for the Dolphin safari. The van picked us from our gate at 07:45am to arrive in Shimoni at 09:15am. We gathered with other groups at the K.W.S offices for tickets to the marine park. Then we proceeded to the jetty where many dhows wait.
Kausar was the name of our dhow and on board were four crew members and twenty passengers. The cruise takes about an hour to Mpunguti marine park but we keep stopping in search of dolphins. Lucky we! lots of families through the voyage. We arrived some minutes past 11:00am.
Dhows and people on various activities spread all over the place. Time to change into swim suits and get wet. The protected marine area is so beautiful with corals and swimming with dolphins and other fishes. We had fun walking and relaxing on the white sand buck for about one hour. We headed back for lunch on Wasini island. Lovely Swahili sea food: fish, chapati, coconut sauce, sea weed and cassava.
We were so full to walk through the village and the coral garden and so opted to getting back to Shimoni mainland. The van was waiting to drive us back to Diani by 04:10pm. Well spent-Sunday!!
Hey! Chew a piece of ginger if you fear getting sea-sick, could help.
Sunday, 9 January 2011
Saturday, 1 January 2011
Avoid the Rush
December is the peak of the season as most learning institutions are closed and most Europeans escaping from their cold weathers. Rates of accommodation, safari, excursions, food supply and means of transport shoot as high as three to four times more due to the demands brought about by numerous local and foreign holiday makers. Shopping malls are always very crowded. So preferably it could be okay to travel here during other months of the year.
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