Malindi & Watamu Marine National Parks

This two parks are located in an area established in 1979 and declared a "biosphere" : one of the four biospheres in Kenya. Located 199km from Mombasa city and on the Malindi-Watamu coastline, the parks have hundreads of fish species including huge groupers and rock cod with other varieties not yet identified. In Watamu Marine Park there is a coral reef that lies about 2km offshore. To get here you may hire a glass bottomed boat which allows you to see part of the reef. The parks have numerous categories of fauna and flora and three main types of coral.
Quick facts: Area: 199km (123mi.) from Mombasa Alt: 2777m Special Feautures: Hundreds of fish species, coral reef