Things to Do in Diani Beach

Kitesurfing at Galu Beach

Steady afternoon winds groom perfect kitesurf conditions. Shallows let you walk back after crashes. You'll hear the whoosh of kites and instructors shouting in Swahili-tinged English. Salt spray slaps your face when you finally ride.

Colobus Conservation Center

This primate sanctuary heals injured Angolan colobus monkeys. Watch the ghost-white primates in black capes sail between trees. The forest smells of damp earth and wild ginger. Their croaking calls bounce through the canopy.

Tiwi Reef Snorkeling

Just north of Diani, Tiwi's coral gardens hold intact reef where parrotfish crunch coral and octopus hide in brain-coral cracks. Clarity peaks on outgoing tide. You drift above staghorn while electric-blue chromis flick around your mask.

Shimba Hills Night Safari

The coastal rainforest wakes after dark. Bushbabies with alien eyes emerge. Elephants may crash nearby. Air cools as you climb. Wild sage and damp moss scent the breeze.

Kongo Mosque at Dawn

East Africa's oldest mosque sits beachside at Kongo. Fishermen drag dhows ashore as the first prayer call skims the sand. Coral-rag walls blush pink at sunrise. Women in bright kangas collect seaweed for breakfast soup.

Diani Beach Road, the main strip where beach bars spill onto sand and Italian expats fire pizzas in converted beach houses

Galu Beach, quieter southern stretch where resorts sit wide apart and monkeys may outnumber people

Tiwi, more local, fishing villages between resorts, kids chase footballs on sand at sunset

Ukunda town, inland, cheaper, real Kenyan life, but you'll bike or boda to the beach daily

Kongo, northern end near the historic mosque, wilder beach, watch dhows being built

Baobab Beach area, cluster of mid-range resorts around ancient baobabs, vervet monkeys may raid your balcony