DAY TRIP - MALINDI MARINE PARK & SARDEGNA 2 ISLAND EXCURSION

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Marine National Park - Malindi, Near Malindi Beach, Next To Marine Park, Casuarina Rd, Malindi, Kenya

You will be picked from your hotel or desired pick up point early in the morning and head North towards Malindi via the Mombasa Malindi rd.The distance is 120km from Mombasa and it takes roughly two and a half hours to arrive in Malindi town.

Drive for another five minutes to the Malindi Marine park, at 09:30am you will board a glass boat to Sardegna 2 island,

Magical cannot begin to describe the beauty of the Sardegna2 island,the Serene,calmness and amazing white sand and crystal clear waters makes it one of the most amazing places to visit in the North coast,but first captain/guide will sail you over to the marine park where you will get to see and learn more about the coral reef and its marine species and also how it provides critical nesting sites for sea turtles, including loggerhead, green, olive ridley and hawksbill.

The two most popular activities in the park are both diving and snorkeling, the clarity and quality of the water and underwater life make Malindi-Watamu Marine Parks one of the top underworld destinations in East Africa for scuba divers.

The park is endowed with magnificent resources such as fringing reefs, coral gardens in the lagoons, sea grass beds, mangroves, mudflats, marine mammals, turtles and various species of shorebirds.The park is home to more than 600 species of fish, 145 types of hard coral, 12 species of echinoids, 135 types of gastropods and 200 species of benthic cover algae.

Here you will get a chance to jump into the ocean and your guide will provide snokerling equipment,enjoy the beautiful coral gardens underwater and swim with large schools of fish.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Jacaranda Taxi's, Malindi, watamu, Kenya

After you are fully satisfied with the experience,you will board the boat once again and continue with your voyage to sardegna island. Malindi has magic islands which make it one of the best tourism

destination in the world.

The Islands popularly known as “Sardegna Due” an Italian term meaning (Sardegna two) attract thousands of tourists each year due to its fine scenery and good environment for tourists to relax.

Italians have an island similar to that in Malindi and therefore named it the second after their own in 1993 when they started touring Kenya.

The Island is located seven kilometers from the Malindi Marine park. The visibility or appearance of the island depends on the tides and day of the month, it can be seen during low tides and disappears once high tides roll in.Its a prestigious attraction that is famous worldwide and is normally described as the magic island because it consists of unknown number of islands with unique pure white sand that is darling of many tourists.

They rate it as the second best island worldwide after Sardegna 1 island in Italy and is visited by prominent personalities such as Italian Billionaire Flavio Briatore, Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi and other key international celebrities who tour the area.

You will have a chance to hold starfish as they are found in plenty, and capture the serenity of the island. Once you dock ,you will be allowed to get off the boat and deep yourself into the crystal clear waters and white clean sand under Neath.

The captain and his crew will start grilling fresh sea food right there on the island with quite a variety like prawns, lobster and Barracuda fish accompanied with rice and curry. Lunch will be served on the boat.

After Lunch you can choose to swim on the shallow calm waters before the tides come back and swallow the island.

If the tide is high the captain will then have another option of docking on the beautiful shore or the serene Safina beach bar and grill, and you can just relax on the sun beds while enjoying the sea breeze and the beautiful view of the island from a distance. There is a beach bar so you can quench your thirst with a glass of juice or a bottle of

beer(at your own cost).

After relaxing and basking on the white sandy beach,at around 4:pm will start heading back to Malindi marine park where your driver/guide will be waiting for you. Board the vehicle and start driving back to your hotel or desired drop off point in time for dinner.

End of program!!!.

NOTE:The itinerary of this trip depends on sea tides,if the tides are low the itinerary will go as described above, but if its high tide you will first go to the island and then finish with Marine park tour and snorkeling

Duration: 4 hours