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The 4 Kayak Trips in Kenya That Earn Their Price

4 tours  ·  from $28 a head

Good kayak trips fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 4 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Diani: Sunset Canoe Tour along the River with Mangroves - Setting out on a human-powered canoe
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Diani: Sunset Canoe Tour along the River with Mangroves

1.Sunset Canoe Tour along the River with Mangroves

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 65 reviews · 2 hours · from $28Our pick

Paddle Diani’s mangrove creeks at sunset with local guide Omari, learning about birds, village life, and conservation for $28 per person.

“If you are interested in nature this is for you! Omari is a dedicated guide with a thorough knowledge of the river and it’s inhabitants, be it plats or animals. I saw an abundance of birds, crabs, fish, reptiles. The river itself is beautiful!”

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Diani Beach: Kongo River Sunset Experience in a canoe - A traditional canoe with no motor noise
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Diani Beach: Kongo River Sunset Experience in a canoe

2.Kongo River Sunset Experience in a canoe

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 31 reviews · 1h 5m · from $32

Watch the sun set from a human-powered canoe on Diani’s Kongo River, with Kongo Mosque, mangroves, birds, and tuk-tuk transfers included.

“was zeker de moeite waard, gids en kapitein van de kano, waren gedreven en wisten er een leuke tour van te maken.”

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Watamu Marine Park & Sudi Island Mangrove Forest Canoe Ride.With sea food lunch - Boarding the glass-bottom boat at Watamu
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Watamu Marine Park & Sudi Island Mangrove Forest Canoe Ride.With sea food lunch

3.Watamu Marine Park & Sudi Island Mangrove Forest Canoe Ride.With sea food lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 31 reviews · from $101

Review of the Watamu Marine Park and Sudi Island canoe tour from Mombasa, with dolphin sightings, snorkeling, seafood lunch, and practical tips.

“Excellent excursion with African Tours and transfers. Good driver Eric. We saw Dolphins, good snorkeling, Canoe trip into mangroves followed by a delicious seafood lunch bbq on the beach.”

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Diani: Sunset Cruise along Kongo River on Wooden Canoe boat - The 15-minute tuk-tuk ride to Kongo Beach
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Diani: Sunset Cruise along Kongo River on Wooden Canoe boat

4.Sunset Cruise along Kongo River on Wooden Canoe boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 20 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

Cruise Diani’s Kongo River by traditional wooden canoe, spot mangrove birds, watch the sunset, and return by tuk-tuk for $35.

“Retki oli aika mitään sanomaton. Joella ei ole juurikaan nähtävää ja auringonlaskukaan ei ollut kovin kummallinen. Kuljetus oli järjestetty tuk tukilla, jossa meitä oli yhteensä 6hlöä (!). En menisi uudestaan.”

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