Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve
Kistie-Mpunguti Marine Park is located on the south coast off Shimoni and south of Washini Island in Kwale District on the south Kenyan coast near the Tanzanian border. It was gazetted in 1978 and there are covers area of 11 km². The ecosystem covers a marine area with four small islands surrounded by coral-reef. The park covers an area with four small islands surrounded by coral reef. Mpunguti Marine National Reserve, administered by the Kenya Wildlife Service, is together an important tourist destination, and also contributes to fisheries. Many seabirds in large nesting colonies and internationally significant numbers of crab-plover and roseate tern. This trapezoid section of the Indian Ocean encompasses four small, arid coral islands, each with considerable areas of fringing reefs. Major attractions include the Dolphins, coral gardens and it is an important site for snorkelling, diving.
How to reach Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve:
How to reach: At 40 km from Mombasa via Dian and Kwale and from Mombasa via Ukunda to Shimoni.
Hotels in and around the Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve:
Excursion: Interesting / Popular Destination around Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve:
Prominent Animals found in Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve:
Park Timings of Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve:
The Park is open daily from 6.00 am to 7.00 pm.
Map of Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve:
Kistie-Mpunguti Marine Park is located on the south coast off Shimoni and south of Washini Island in Kwale District on the south Kenyan coast near the Tanzanian border. It was gazetted in 1978 and there are covers area of 11 km². The ecosystem covers a marine area with four small islands surrounded by coral-reef. The park covers an area with four small islands surrounded by coral reef. Mpunguti Marine National Reserve, administered by the Kenya Wildlife Service, is together an important tourist destination, and also contributes to fisheries. Many seabirds in large nesting colonies and internationally significant numbers of crab-plover and roseate tern. This trapezoid section of the Indian Ocean encompasses four small, arid coral islands, each with considerable areas of fringing reefs. Major attractions include the Dolphins, coral gardens and it is an important site for snorkelling, diving.
How to reach Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve:
How to reach: At 40 km from Mombasa via Dian and Kwale and from Mombasa via Ukunda to Shimoni.
Hotels in and around the Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve:
- Shimoni reef lodge
- Paradise divers dive centre
Excursion: Interesting / Popular Destination around Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve:
- Dolphins
- Pristine coral gardens
- Beautiful sandy beach
- Sand bars during low tide
- Kisite and Mpunguti Islands
- Shimoni historical slave cave
- Wasini Mangrove boardwalk
Prominent Animals found in Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve:
- Trigger fish
- Angelfish
- Butterfly fish
- Groupers
- Wrasses
- Scorpionfish
- Pufferfish
- Damselfish
- Green sea turtles
- Hawksbill turtles
Park Timings of Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve:
The Park is open daily from 6.00 am to 7.00 pm.
Map of Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Reserve: