Coast Kenya Kenya Coast History - Culture - People - Lifestyle - Tribe

The inner beauty lasts longer travel in Kenya is manipulated by the soothing pleasures of the South-Sea Coral Coast of Kenya. The lush tropical bush of the coast is brilliant with lots of birds and fragrant flowers and colored frangipani and hibiscus. The bright colors of bougainvillea and palm trees is the long, lean, white coral sand from sweet warm Indian Ocean waters.

And 'hot and humid, but the pace is slow. A Swahili proverbwidely used in the coast says it all: "Haraka Haraka Haina Baraka" or literally, "not in a hurry hurry blessing."

480kilometeres stretching from Somalia to the north of Tanzania to the south coast of Kenya has the world's known since AD 110when an attack on the port of Mombasa was named by an explorer greek Diogenes, Ptolemy, one saw another greek, including information on costs in the Kenya AD 150 his "World Maps".

Since then, the Arabs who had come to steady tradeMixed marriages, and blended the coast tribes and Arab ways. They have created a new language and Swahili culture which is still very much alive in the Old Town and Mombasa and Lamu Islands Wasini. They built beautiful city decorated with sculptures and monuments, and assessments, the fine arts and crafts.

Portuguese explorers and traders led a rally in Mombasa at the end of the 16th century and the massive Fort Jesus, which still stands today. In the 19th century, British interests inExploration and the abolition of slavery led to Kenya, which under British influence. There are still the British colonial monuments and ruins along the coast.

Now the Kenyan coast is known for its beautiful beaches and resorts, and is usually compensated once known. The hot and humid climate is pleasantly surprised by the monsoon winds from the Indian Ocean cooled. Despite the winds, the beaches are protected by some 240 km of coral reefs. Although you can often doBreakers on the reef, the water on the ground usually pretty quiet, good for surfing surf. Swimming with the bluff and the beach is also against the strong currents and be protected from "bad" as the shark. The water ranges from 27 to 35 degrees Celsius.

The beauty of the corals and the amazing colors and shapes to be invited this tropical fish or dive. National Parks and Marine Reserves of Shimoni, Mombasa, Watamu, Malindi and LamuProtection of these marine treasures. Kenyan reefs have been positive with those of Australia and the Red Sea in comparison.

There are many ways to explore the coral reefs of Kenya. On some beaches you can swim and also the cliff walk from tide pools. Some hotels have glass bottom boats. You can snorkel from the boat these or other children. private boat people are ready to take you to the reef and sometimes rent. Prices are negotiable. Snorkeling is fun and easy, even forNovice quite an experience, unforgettable. Try it.

There is a large tide along this coast. remains at high tide some beaches only a thin strip of sand and in places the water is released back to times beyond the cliffs, so that swimmers would be high and dry. However, almost all hotels have their own pools, and it seems that the majority of guests are just happy to be a sunbed by the pool or beach under a palm tree and work on their tan nab relax.