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Swahili Beach Resort

in Diani Beach , Kenya T rating: 5

On the beach
Terraced swimming pools
Swim-up bar

Photos of Swahili Beach Resort

Hotel features

Private Transfers - Forget the queue for the coach - you'll get a private taxi straight to your hotel.
Select Your Seat - You'll get to choose exactly where you sit on the plane. In fact, you can reserve your actual seat numbers upfront.
Day-before Check-in - With UK day-before check-in you'll get to jump the airport queues. It's free at Gatwick and Manchester and you can just turn up. At Birmingham it's free but you need to book ahead.
Specialist Holiday Advisors - Our Premier Holiday Advisors are on hand to give you the low-down on your destination.
You'll only be entitled to all the benefits listed above if you book one of our package holidays. You'll see exactly what's included on the Options page before you book your holiday. Please see our A-Z Guide for further information.

Meals

Marjilis main buffet restaurant
Spice Route serves Indian/Swahili cuisine
Baharini oceanfront bar and Italian restaurant
Café and coffee shop

Swimming pool

Swimming pool
Swim-up bar
Pool bar
Sunloungers

Entertainment

Baraza cocktail bar
Palm bar

Facilities

Free Wi-Fi

Extra Charges

Some facilities may incur extra local charges, please see the A-Z Guide.

Other Information

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Only from Thomson

Direct flights from the UK to Mombasa, Kenya, are only available from the Thomson Group.

Our rating

Official Rating

5 Star

Room facilities

All rooms have air-conditioning, flatscreen TV, minibar, tea and coffee facilities, rain showers, bidet, double sink and balcony or terrace. Double rooms have a double bed.

Room Upgrades

We also offer Superior rooms.

Superior rooms also have 2 extra beds, extended living space, a sunken bath and a sea view.

Tour and Stay

This hotel can be combined with either the Best of Kenya, Jambo Ziwani, Masai Mara, Ndogo Adventure, Simply Safari, Taste of Kenya or Tsavo Encounter safaris.

Location

On Diani Beach

Transfers

1 hour 30 mins including a 5 minute ferry crossing

Your guide to Diani Beach, Kenya

"Diani’s dazzling sands are fringed with coconut palms and sheltered from the ocean’s swell by the offshore coral reef. Sprinkled the length of the coastal road are a whole host of shops, bars and eateries. This is the Kenyan coast at its liveliest."

Diani Beach is home to some of the most eye-catching shores Kenya has to offer. If you’ve come away for a slice of peaceful sun, sea and sand, you’re in the right place.

Here, you can sunbathe to your heart’s desire, or explore the scenery for yourself. When the tide’s out, pad 200 yards out to sea, where the coral reef tracks the coastline, stopping the breakers and turning them into gentle waves. Then head back to the shore for lunch, where beach bars serve the freshest catch of the day, grilled to perfection. And if you can’t tear yourself away from the crystal clear waters, the watersports centre offers crash courses in windsurfing and snorkelling.

Beach aside, the coastal roads offer up an interesting look at Kenyan life as it is today. You’ll find upmarket shops dotted around a modern commercial centre, with plenty of local crafts and souvenir shops thrown into the mix. Whether you’re after an expensive gift at a bargain price or a wooden carving for the folks back home, you should find everything you need right here.

Along the ten mile ‘strip’, you’ll find European and Asian restaurants offering a menu of tasty treats. And of course, there are plenty of places where you can tuck into plates of traditional Kenyan grub. As you walk past the eateries, you’ll head all kinds of music blaring out from the various bars. Each with their own theme and style, you’ll hear reggae, soul and Euro-pop blaring out of the sound systems.

Here and there, between the hotels, are green oases of coastal forest – home to various species of monkeys. But these are dwindling enclaves of the wild amid Kenya’s most established resort area. Just 24 miles south of Mombassa, via the sometimes chaotic Likoni ferry, Diani is the choice of those who want all the mod cons with their holiday – fine facilities in the hotels, plenty of sports on land and sea, after dark entertainment, and resort attractions on tap. It’s all here.