Mombasa Marine National Park

Background Information
Marine parks and reserves, the white sandy beaches, historical monuments, contemporary culture and the warm climate give the Kenya Coast a unique tourist product. Almost 47% of Kenya's tourism occurs here. Nationally about 52% of the total hotel beds are at the coast, and 95% of the visitors to Kenya use the coast as a base for inland safaris.

The marine and coastal environments include Indian Ocean territorial waters and the immediate hinterland areas that border the ocean. Another feature of the coastline is the fringing coral reef that runs between 0.5 km and 2 km offshore with occasional gaps at the mouths of rivers and the isolated areas facing the creeks. The shoreline is dominated in most areas by beaches, cliffs or mangrove forests. The coral-reef system and mangrove swamps serve the most important ecological role and the former is a major tourist attraction next to the sun, sea and sand.

Marine parks are fully protected. In marine reserves specified traditional methods of fishing are allowed under controlled conditions, but commercial methods of fishing are prohibited. The reserves are buffer zones between parks and the unprotected surrounding waters.

 

Mombasa Marine Park and Mombasa National Reserve
The park is 10 km2 while the reserve is 200 km2. Both the park and
reserve are the most highly utilized among marine protected areas. Their
coastline is heavily developed with tourist facilities.

There are various agents who offer for hire boats to get into the Marine Park
There are quite a good number of companies offering water sports facilities.
These firms are spread alongthe beach. The place is ideal for diving. Diving
gears are easily available from water sports desks.

Mombasa itself is a mix of traditional and modern culture. The 17th Century

Fort Jesus, which was used as a fort by the Portuguese against Sultan
invasion after which they (Portuguese) were eventually evicted after a two

year siege, is within the Island which is a few minutes drive from the
marine park. Mombasa Old Town is highly dominated by Swahili culture especially
architecture.

 

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