Watamu sits along Kenya's Indian Ocean coastline, north of Mombasa and close to Malindi.
The area is particularly known for Watamu Marine National Park, white-sand beaches, coral reefs, marine wildlife and the mangrove ecosystem of Mida Creek.
The Kenya Wildlife Service describes Watamu Marine National Park and Reserve as a protected marine ecosystem with coral gardens, seagrass beds, mangroves and important marine species.
But Watamu offers more than the ocean.
Watamu
Jabeel Marafiki Villa, Casuarina Rd, Malindi, Kenya
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