🇰🇪 Kenya North Coast 1 tour

Watamu

Turquoise coral-reef marine park — turtles, dolphins and the Mida Creek mangroves.

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Country

🇰🇪 Kenya

Region

North Coast

Best time

July–October; January–March

Coordinates

-3.350, 40.017

About Watamu

Watamu's Marine Park is one of East Africa's oldest protected reefs. Expect pristine beaches, sea turtles, dolphins and a mangrove-fringed Mida Creek alive with migratory birds.

Highlights

  • Watamu Marine National Park
  • Sea turtle rescue centre
  • Mida Creek mangroves
  • Gede Ruins nearby
Live forecast · Watamu
29°C Overcast · 28 km/h wind
Updated 2026-05-18T16:00
  1. 🌦 30° 27° 💧 0.5mm
  2. 🌦 30° 27° 💧 1.3mm
  3. 🌦 30° 27° 💧 0.3mm
  4. 🌦 30° 27° 💧 0.4mm
  5. 🌦 31° 27° 💧 0.3mm
  6. 🌦 30° 26° 💧 2.4mm
  7. 🌦 29° 26° 💧 2.3mm
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Live wildlife observations
Recently spotted near Watamu

Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.

Tursiops aduncus
2026-01-02 · Kenya
Cercopithecus mitis
2026-01-01 · Kenya
Hippopotamus amphibius
2026-01-04 · Kenya
Dicrurus adsimilis
2026-01-01 · Kenya
Motacilla aguimp
2026-01-01 · Kenya
Gold-banded Forester
2026-01-16 · Kenya
Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

July–October; January–March

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