Ocean Sports: gallery

Kinondo Kwetu is a small, owner-run, all-inclusive boutique lodge of exceptional quality situated on a remote stretch of beach south of the busier Diani Beach area.

Pinewood Beach Resort is a relaxed resort-style hotel at the far south end of Diani Beach - an area known as Galu Beach.

Water Lovers is a popular, low-key beach hotel in a central location on Diani Beach on the south coast of Kenya.

Diani Blue is a low-key but stylishly comfortable small guesthouse, with high levels of service, in a busy, central part of Diani Beach.

The Sands At Nomad is a good-value, laidback, family friendly resort with lots of Swahili character.

Peponi is a long-established beach hotel, renowned for its good food, located in the village of Shela on the south side of Lamu island.

The Sands at Chale Island is a beach resort offering plenty of activities and beautiful flora and fauna all around.

Long-established resort hotel with a strong British following and a good reputation for deep-sea fishing.

The Mnarari Club is located towards the seaward end of the beautiful Killifi Creek, and is an enduring favourite on the Kenya coast.

Manda Bay is a luxury beach hideaway in a remote corner of an island in the Lamu archipelago, on Kenya's northern coast. It has a huge range of water sports on offer.

Alfajiri Villas is an exclusive, owner-run, hideaway property consisting of three unique villas in a central part of the north end of Diani Beach.

Lonno Lodge is a boutique hotel on a quiet stretch of Watamu's coastline.

Shimba Lodge is a picturesque tree-hotel overlooking a forest waterhole in Shimba Hills National Park, with an aerial walkway and abundant wildlife.

The Maji is a small, well managed beach hotel on the northern stretch of Diani Beach in southern Kenya.

Serena Beach Resort is a large beach hotel on Shanzu Beach, north of Mombasa town, on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast.

Kizingo is an owner-managed, rustic, barefoot beach lodge on the southwest tip of Lamu island.

Tamaarind Village is a well managed apartment complex close to Mombasa city, with excellent restaurants, pools and visitor services.

The Majlis is a modern 27-room resort hotel on the beachfront of Manda island.

Swahili Beach is one of the biggest resort hotels on Diani Beach, with a spectacular lobby and cascading swimming pool.

Msambweni Beach House is a secluded and luxurious boutique hotel on the southern Kenya coast, south of Diani Beach.

Lamu House is a boutique hotel on the waterfront in Lamu town, with a swimming pool, bar and terrace restaurant.