Reefs in Watamu means Watamu Marine National Park, a sheltered reef in front of the beach hotels.
You snorkel it from a boat: Safari Blue around $110, a longer day with Sudi Island around $157, or a dolphin-focused dhow around $145. The certain sight is reef fish. Turtles and dolphins are not. Ask if the marine-park fee is inside the rate. The creek next door is mangroves, not coral.
Packages that match Reefs in Watamu: Full-Day Safari Blue with Snorkelling and Dolphins, Mida Creek Safari Blue, Watamu Marine Park and Sudi Island Canoe. Ask which park or marine fees sit outside the starting price.
A six-hour dhow day for snorkelling, a chance of dolphins, and lunch on the water. Ask how the departure is organised before you treat lunch as a banquet.
from$110per adult
ReserveA creek-and-sea day of about six to seven hours. Ask what lunch includes and how long you wait before the boats move.
from$102per adult
ReserveA full day on the marine park plus a canoe in the Sudi Island mangroves, with a seafood lunch. Confirm whether park fees sit on top of the starting price.
from$157per adult
ReserveAbout four hours on a dhow for dolphins and a snorkel. Sightings are never promised.
from$145per adult
ReserveA four-to-five-hour boat for humpback whales, which pass this coast roughly from July to October. Priced per group, and a sighting is not guaranteed.
from$1,043per group
Reserve