Kenya Coast
Kenya-coast.com is a source of news and information relating to this diverse and beautiful region.
Kenya-Coast.com is a source of information on Kenya's coastline.
Please browse our pages on the numerous locations along the 536 kilometres of Kenya's coastline, including towns, beaches, and islands from the Lamu archipelago in the North Coast, Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, the island and environs of Mombasa and further down the down the South Coast including the beaches of Diani and Galu, Shimoni, Wasini Island and numerous other locations along the Kenyan coast.
Information on our site, blog and directory range from holiday accommodation such as beach houses and beach hotels, through to various activities including Scuba Diving centres, Kite-surfing schools, and deep-sea fishing charter boats. Local business information and a myriad of other contacts can be searched for. It is also possible to add a listing to our directory.
The Kenya Coast has charmed many a visitor to it's shores, where the warm Indian Ocean meets equatorial East Africa. Views of dhows sailing beyond the reef evoke images of trader's centuries old. The Indian Ocean monsoon winds are as influential today as they were hundreds of years ago when the sailors from as far away as China began reaching these shores. With the arrival of foreign influence came promise of prosperity, goods and charms as well as hardships and war. Kenya's coast has an immensely interesting and rich history - with many a reminder of bygone civilisations, cultures, and historical events to be seen scattered along her shores.
The Kenya Coast is an area of outstanding natural beauty, with brilliant sandy white beaches, coral attols, mangrove forests, lagoons, creeks, remote islands, and secluded bays. Home to a vast array of marine and land flora and fauna.
The coast is a great tourism destination, in addition to the idylic beach life, the coast also offers world class entertainment, activities and accommodation facilities catering to a wide variety of tastes from the young and adventurous, to those seeking sun and relaxtion - or others keen on delving into the culture and history.
The Kenya coast also provides a vital contribution to Kenya's economy in more ways than tourism. The port of Mombasa is the gateway for most goods into East Africa and beyond. A thriving business community exists along the coastline. The coast has a myriad of farms from small fruit shambas to vast sisal plantations. Industrial activities include mining limestone coral deposits for cement and various processing plants near the port.
In short the Kenya coast is a melting pot of culture, tourism, industry, farming and business - set in an idyllic and exotic location on the shores of the Indian Ocean.
