The 15 Best Diani Beach Tours & Excursions

PILLI PIPA DHOW, the genuine product, snorkeling tour to Kisite Marine Park - Traditional dhow on the water: what the boat day actually provides

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 217 reviews · from $130Our pick

Traditional dhow snorkeling from Diani to Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park, with Wasini Island seafood lunch and dolphin chances.

“Let me start by saying this: I am not an easygoing or easy to please person. I like to get something in return for my money. This trip was perfect. 1 - pick up on time, with small souvenir from agency; 2 - van to Pilli Pipa OK; 3 - no delays, after arriviRead more”

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Full-Day Special Wasini Island Tour with Snorkeling and Lunch

2.Full-Day Special Wasini Island Tour with Snorkeling and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 184 reviews · from $126

Full-day Wasini Island snorkeling from Diani Beach with Kisite-Mpunguti, Coral Garden, Slave Caves, lunch, gear, drinks, and free video.

“Lovely day with friendly and funny crew. I don’t swim but still I was made sure that I can safely watch the coral reef. The captain made us laugh as lot.”

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Full Day Dolphin Watching with Snorkeling in Wasini

3.Full Day Dolphin Watching with Snorkeling in Wasini

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 88 reviews · from $113Top rated

Full-day dolphin watching and snorkeling from Diani Beach to Wasini Island, with a village visit, Swahili lunch, and Shimoni Slave Caves.

“Despite the initial problems with pick up I was very satisfied with the tour. I have had the oportunity to swoim with dolphins and the snorkeling was outstanding. The guide Omar is very professional and realy takes care about customers satisfaction and safety.”

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Diani Beach: Glass Boat Cruise to Robinson Island

4.Glass Boat Cruise to Robinson Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 69 reviews · 4 hours · from $42

Glass-bottom cruise from Diani Beach to Robinson Island with snorkeling, fish spotting, and sandbank swim, guided in English. 4 hours.

“we had a great time snorkeling today and getting up close with the fish ,starfish sea urchins and eels. hopefully we managed to get some good footage on our underwater camera 😁🤞”

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Diani: Sunset Canoe Tour along the River with Mangroves

5.Sunset Canoe Tour along the River with Mangroves

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 65 reviews · 2 hours · from $28Best value

Row through Diani’s Kongo River mangroves at sunset with Omari, spot birds and wildlife, learn local ecology, and help with mangrove planting.

“Omari ist a well-informed and very friendly guide. We could feel that his heart beats for nature in general and the Mangroves in particular. No question without a good answer. What great in his boat on the river. We will come back.”

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Day Trip – Tsavo East National Park ( Man Eater Lions of Tsavo & Other Big Five)

6.Day Trip – Tsavo East National Park ( Man Eater Lions of Tsavo & Other Big Five)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 55 reviews · from $200

Dawn-to-evening safari from Diani to Tsavo East for dry-country game drives, pop-roof viewing, and a real shot at Tsavo lions.

“It was great! We saw a ton of animals up close. Our guide Francis was fantastic and an excellent driver under challenging conditions!!!”

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Diani Beach: Private African Pool Map Guided Tour

7.Private African Pool Map Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 52 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Diani Beach African Pool map tour in Tiwi, Kenya. Motorbike ride, cave snorkeling, and a one-hour swim at low tide with a guide.

“Mohamed is a real underwater life expert. He was searching for different highlights for us and he was explaining everything. He was even answering our extra questions. We got see shoes and snorkeling equipment to fully enjoy the tour. We not only visited the african pool, we even went to swim a cave close by. The communication worked from the first moment. We would recommend this trip for everyone. A real highlight on diani beach.”

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Diani Taxi and Airport Transfers

8.Diani Taxi and Airport Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $65

Punctual Diani and Mombasa airport transfers with clean air-conditioned cars, WhatsApp coordination, and soda or water included for up to 6.

“I'm very happy that I rented taxi and trips with that company. I contacted them a couple of months before my arrival and I dicussed all the details. We visited all the places I planned. Very comfortable car, english speaking driver and tour guide. All was good and well organised. Thx guys !”

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Wasini Day Tour

9.Wasini Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 45 reviews · from $125

Wasini Day Tour from Diani: dolphin cruise, Kisite-Mpunguti snorkeling, Shimoni Slave Caves, and a full day with lunch and drinks.

“A wasini Island day tour from Diani is unmissable for marine life enthusiasts and snokling lovers. It's also the only place you can go for dolphin tour in Diani, near the kisite mpunguni marine park. Lunch at the nearby wasini Island allow you to explore cuisine and learn more about the community ways of living.”

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Diani Beach: Kongo River Estuary Sundowner Boat Tour

10.Kongo River Estuary Sundowner Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 39 reviews · 2 hours · from $42

Private tuk tuk and a 2-hour Kongo River Estuary sundowner canoe tour from Diani Beach, plus a village visit and birdwatching.

“It was so great, captain Abdul was the best and Florence the other guide so kind I will never forget this experience”

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Overnight Tsavo East Safari From Mombasa/Diani (Private)

11.Overnight Tsavo East Safari From Mombasa/Diani (Private)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 39 reviews · 2 days · from $507

A 2-day private Tsavo East safari from Mombasa or Diani with a pop-up safari vehicle, big-game drives, and a lodge waterhole at night.

“We really enjoyed the trip; our guide was very friendly and kind. The trip absolutely met our expectations. We saw many beautiful animals. The accommodation and food were also excellent. We can only recommend it!”

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Kisite Mpunguti Day Trip. A day of Oceanic Wonders

12.Kisite Mpunguti Day Trip. A day of Oceanic Wonders

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · from $110

Kisite Mpunguti day trip from Diani Beach with Slave Caves, dolphin and turtle snorkeling, plus Wasini Island lunch, gear, and transfers.

“The tour start 5.30 in the morning.driving time 2.5 hours.after we were been taken miles away for snorkeling.could not see any mirine life as very deep.i was swimming wearing life vest, current very strong ,2 minutes and I sale away from the boat Read more”

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Diani: Giriama Cultural Dance Show and Local Village Tour

13.Giriama Cultural Dance Show and Local Village Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 32 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Diani Giriama village tour with healer visit, palm wine, and dance arena. Market and school stops, $35, 3 hours, great photos.

“We had an amazing time on this tour. Everything was well organized, very interesting and exceeded our expectations. A special shout-out to Samson who was absolutely fantastic - super friendly, knowledgeable and very helpful throughout the entire trip. Highly recommended.”

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