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The Kenyan Barrier Reef is the second longest reef in the world, covering a distance of more than
140 miles from Shimoni to Malindi. The reef is one of the world’s greatest dive locations, joined only by the prestigious Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and the Red Sea Reef. Scuba diving on the coast of Kenya will certainly be a once-in-a-lifetime marine-safari holiday in the Indian Ocean. The waters along the Kenyan coast offer several dive locations that meet every diver’s wish list. In
Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park, you will find eleven prime dive sites with depths that range from 15 to almost 100 feet, and the waters are exceptionally clear. Just a few miles north of Mombasa Island,
Mombasa Marine Park offers dive sites that are only a short boat ride from shore from Bamburi Beach. Here you will see reef and also pelagic fishes, and the location is a splendid choice for underwater photographers. Twenty prime dive sites await you at
Watamu Marine Park, with some of them being considered the best that Kenya offers. Every experience level is accommodated via your AfricanMecca trip planner, whether you want a flurry of fish activity during a shallow dive or see the less common fish species that are found during a deeper dive. At
Malindi Marine Park, the fringing reef gradually drops to a bed of sea grass, indicating that you are approaching the Barracuda Channel. The channel is situated between the North Reef and Barracuda Reef, and the deeper waters are where you will find the spider conch hiding at the shallower edges of the channel.
Also Watamu
Marine Park is now part of a UN recognised
World Biosphere
Reserve.