Hotels in Diani

South of Mombasa , across Likoni Creek, lies a vast uninterrupted stretch of white sandy beach lapped by fascinating opal lagoons.

Diani Beach is perhaps the most spectacular ribbon of flawless tropical beach, shaded with palm and Casuarina. Here one can find a range of fine hotels offering a wide variety of watersports and activities.

Behind the beach are patches of original forest, the most extensive of which is Jadini - a morning's trek from the beach hotels - where colobus monkeys, baboons, birds and butterflies run riot. A few more kilometres inland is the cool and refreshing wildlife getaway of the Shimba Hills National Park.

Alternatives

For those of you who are looking to combine a traditional beach holiday with a few days fishing one of the many beautiful hotels at Diani Beach might be an attractive option.

Diani Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in East Africa with sparkling white sand, a wide variety of hotels from 5* down, watersports, restaurants, bars, night clubs and shopping. Diani Beach is 50 km from Shimoni and good taxis are widely available from your hotel. The journey will usually take between 1 and 1.5 hours and should cost approximately $65 for the return trip. For a full day's fishing the boat usually leaves the mooring at 6.30am so you will need to leave your hotel at around 5 am. The driver will spend the day in Shimoni and wait to take you back to your hotel after you return from fishing at around 4pm.