Portuguese landmarks, an old town and a dramatic inland gorge
Kilifi County
Malindi's history reaches back to its days as a 15th-century trading port, visible today in landmarks like the Vasco da Gama Pillar and the Portuguese Chapel.
Inland, the striped sandstone canyon known as Marafa, or "Hell's Kitchen", is one of the coast's most dramatic natural sights.
A coral-stone pillar marking the Portuguese explorer's 1498 landing, on a rocky point over the ocean.
A small 16th-century chapel among Malindi's oldest surviving structures.
Exhibits on the region's Swahili, Portuguese and maritime history.
Wind- and rain-carved sandstone canyon walls that turn deep orange and red at sunset.
Culture & HeritageA coral-stone pillar marking a 15th-century Portuguese landing, on a rocky point over the sea.
AdventureA dramatic, wind-carved sandstone canyon roughly an hour inland from Malindi.
5 DaysMombasa → Kwale → Diani → Watamu → Malindi
The signature Tembea Kenya route: Mombasa's history, Kwale's forested reserves, Diani's beaches, and Watamu and Malindi's marine parks and ruins, in one five-day loop up the coast.
Diani → Mombasa → Kwale → Watamu → Malindi
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