My rating is based on what I saw, that time of year. I've read somewhere that at one time it was considered a top 10 beach in the world. When I visited in May, every beach was covered in seaweed, LOTS of it. The water is mostly brackish. The sand is pure white. I hope to visit around Christmas time... More

Its a beautiful place with clean sandy beaches and a wow place to watch for turtles and have a swim. It has a wonderful hotels and resorts around for accommodation and restaurants. Its easily accessed both by road and air.

White sand beach, great for relaxing or for the more energetic there is snorkelling or diving in the clear blue waters where there is an abundance of marine life. There are also numerous other sporting activities such as kite surfing, kayaking sailing or big game fishing. The local people are really friendly and helpful and will advise you on the... More

nice and quiet. We will probably stay there next time around.

i lost my holiday in Kenya 15 days because the fly ET715 from rome italy the plane was terrible dirty,sellotape everywere,rude hostes,O MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!! after came some stewarts and was very superficial and ironic try tell me this plane was ok- i worked in turism for 18years and i saw many plaine in my life but that was terrible,old.

Came down for a day during holiday at Malindi, asked around and found a hotel which welcomed day visitors: The Aquarius Beach Resort. They let us park the car in a safe area by the hotel entrance, showed us to the restaurant/pool area by the beach, where we were welcome to spend the day for a small charge. There were... More

the wind was quite strong, so you don't feel very hot! ;) it's possible to take children the beach boys don't stress you so much

We visited Watamu Beach very briefly as we travelled here to go diving and this is where the dive centre was located. The beach itself is much nicer than the one in Malindi, and most importantly it did not appear to be swarming with aggressive peddlars like Malindi beach. Given the choice of staying on either Watamu Beach or Malindi... More

really liked the beach and the vasco pillar plus iwent to the star dust night club it was awesome