Malindi is the second largest coastal town in Kenya after Mombasa. The beach is excellent and popular. The History of the town dates back to the 12th century though there are few remains of the ancient town.
Malindi is at the centre of a strip of idyllic tropical beaches offering the visitor a range of world class resorts and quiet relaxing hideaways. Further south, the sleepy village of Watamu is fronted by wide white beaches. Northwest of Malindi is the spectacular Marafa Depression, locally known as Nyari and popularly known as Hell’s Kitchen.
There are two remains in Malindi town worth seeing. In the oldest part of the town, clustered around the jetty is the Jami Mosque and two striking Pillar Tombs. There is also the Vasco Da Gama cross which dates back the reign of the Portugues in Malindi and it was erected to assist the Portuguese in navigation.