Just 100 km north of Mombasa, from the city of Malindi to the beginning of the Meade valley, the national marine reserve of Kenya stretches. It includes national marine parks and reserves of Malindi and Watamu. Part of the sea with its coral reefs, sandy beaches and part of the land with mangrove forests, which is flooded with tides is the territory of the reserve.

For lovers of diving, surfing, fishing, other marine entertainment will be interesting marine reserve in the area of ​​Malindi. Coral reefs, extraordinary beauty of beaches and underwater inhabitants will not leave indifferent any person who touched the virgin nature of this place. Watch the beauty of the underwater world here you can even physically unprepared tourists - through the glass bottom of special boats.

It is one of the first national marine parks in Kenya. In 1979, he was included in the list of biosphere reserves. The main attraction of the park is a huge variety of corals, which stretch almost 30 km from the shore. There are more than 150 species here. In the coastal waters among the coral reefs live more than 200 species of fish and 20 species of squid. There are sponges, sharks, octopuses and barracudas.

On the shore of the park grows a forest, called Mida Creek, where mangrove trees grow, and many endemic animals and plants live. In snow-white sand lay their eggs several varieties of rare sea turtles.

In the park there are more than 100 species of birds: in stunted trees and bushes you can find a brown-winged bird-mouse, a bearded bulbul, an African cuckoo cuckoo. Beaches in Malindi are patrolled and protected. The Government of Kenya seeks to create all conditions for preserving the pristine nature of this place and its inhabitants.