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About Mombasa
Marine Park and National Reserve
Mombasa Marine Park and
National Reserve has a coral reef and abundant marine
life. Diving and snorkeling occurs north of Mombasa,
extending from around the Mtwapa Creek, south to the
entrance of Likoni. The reefs are of different types
including multicolored hanging reefs and large corals,
with soft smooth sandy bottoms. In 1986, the Kenya
Government officially extended Mombasa Marine Park and
National Reserve extends 77 square miles.
The Mombasa Marine Park
pristine beauty has been kept in check by the efforts of
the Kenya Wildlife Service. The depths for diving and
snorkeling vary between 30 feet to 1000 feet. The reef
are of different types, there are multicolored hanging
reefs and large corals, which complement the soft smooth
sandy bottoms. Snorkeling in shallow depths will display
the coral reefs close to the surface, providing
sustenance to small marine life which otherwise would be
unable to survive.
The Marine life at the
Mombasa Marine and National Reserve is incredible.
Plenty of diverse fish life can be seen by snorkels,
divers, ''or from the glass bottom boat’’. The glass
bottom boat, we have to admit is a fun experience. It
makes the cautions come to an understanding regarding
the complexity but yet the perfection of the
interactions between water and marine life that live in
it. On the other hand , the divers get to experience
first hand the large pelagic game fishes like the
barracuda or the snorkels get an awe of the brightly
colored tropical fishes like snappers, both yellow and
red camouflaging with similarly colored corals and
sometimes even completing the white corals which present
an unrepresentative beauty well-deserving of picture
taking.
Nyali, Bamburi and Shanzu beaches all have access to
Mombasa Marine Park and it is one of the busiest of
Kenya's marine parks.
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