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18 There's no better place for taking the plunge The joys of clear, unpolluted blue water and a tropical climate all year round combine to make Kenya one of the world’s top diving destinations. The best diving conditions are from October to April, when the water is particularly warm and clear, but Kenya is pretty much a year-round destination in this regard. Nevertheless, sea states are not especially conducive to diving from May to July, the coast’s ‘winter’ period. Kenya has no fewer than five marine national parks – Watamu, Mombasa, Malindi, Kisite and Kiunga – covering a total area of 332 sq km. In addition to the parks, there are large-scale marine reserves off the coast of Kenya. Not surprisingly, many coast properties now offer a dedicated diving school or other related facilities, mostly for those looking to dive as part of a more general holiday. At the top end of the market a diving school is almost obligatory, but even quite modest establishments have good facilities or can arrange for guests to use a nearby PADI centre. SPECIALISE But there are one or two hotels which could be said to specialise in diving – perhaps when coupled with big-game fishing – and which look to diving and water sports as their main source of clientele. This is particular true of Watamu, for example, with its easy access to the nearby marine park.
In addition to residential diving, Kenya provides opportunities for visitors to experience the pleasures of a ‘live-aboard’. This type of diving holiday is for aficionados who want 100 per cent diving and nothing else. Where they exist, live-aboard holidays tend to be concentrated in the far south of Kenya, where there is easy access to the Pemba Channel and the Spice Islands beyond. In contrast to the sometimes mass-market live-aboards elsewhere, these yachts cater only for small groups.
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Page 4: 2 KATO Foreword It gives me great p
Page 9 and 10: 7 Welcome to magical Kenya - where
Page 13: Cultural variety is the spice of Ke
Page 17 and 18: 5 A year-round climate made for gol
Page 19: 17 Go on - treat yourself to a spot
Page 23 and 24: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Page 25: Thanks to its long presence in the
Page 30 and 31: 28 PARK INDEX & ROUTE PLANNER CENTR
Page 32 and 33: 30 Lodwar COASTLINE REGION An ocean
Page 34 and 35: 32 NORTH RIFT REGION A rugged lands
Page 36 and 37: 34 Lake Turkana Moyale SOUTHERN REG
Page 38 and 39: 36 ABERDARE NATIONAL PARK Majestic
Page 40 and 41: 38 ARABUKO SOKOKE FOREST NATIONAL P
Page 42 and 43: 40 CHYULU HILLS NATIONAL PARK SOUTH
Page 44 and 45: 42 KISITE MPUNGUTI MARINE NATIONAL
Page 46 and 47: 44 LAIKIPIA NORTH RIFT REGION Laiki
Page 48 and 49: 46 MASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE The
Page 50 and 51: 48 MARSABIT NATIONAL PARK Misted mo
Page 52 and 53: 50 MOMBASA MARINE NATIONAL PARK & R
Page 54 and 55: 52 MOUNT LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK She
Page 56 and 57: 54 NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK The world'
Page 58 and 59: 56 NASOLOT NATIONAL RESERVE A sceni
Page 60 and 61: 58 SAIWA SWAMP NATIONAL PARK Sanctu
Page 62 and 63: 60 SHIMBA HILLS NATIONAL RESERVE La
Page 64 and 65: 62 TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK Theatre
Page 66: 64 TANA RIVER PRIMATE NATIONAL RESE

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