{"id":903,"date":"2020-02-10T08:58:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T08:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goplaceskenya.com\/experiences\/?post_type=listing&#038;p=903"},"modified":"2020-02-10T08:58:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T08:58:25","slug":"mombasa-marine-national-park-reserve","status":"publish","type":"listing","link":"https:\/\/goplaceskenya.com\/experiences\/listing\/mombasa-marine-national-park-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"MOMBASA MARINE NATIONAL PARK &#038; RESERVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>MOMBASA MARINE NATIONAL PARK &amp; RESERVE<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>\u201cAllure of natural beauty\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Warm azure ocean, swaying coconut palms on white sandy beaches are to be found in the Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve. The park lies between the Mtwapa and Tudor Creeks and its blue waters are ideal for windsurfing, water skiing, snorkeling, and diving. They also provide a home to a colourful variety of marine species including crabs, starfish, stonefish, cucumbers sea urchins, corals, turtles, seagrasses and interesting migratory birds including crab plovers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-carousel-extra='null' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 601px;\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-original-height=\"601\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 601px;\" data-original-width=\"800\" data-original-height=\"601\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/goplaceskenya.com\/experiences\/listing\/mombasa-marine-national-park-reserve\/reef-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"796\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"597\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"904\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/goplaceskenya.com\/experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Reef-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Reef 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goplaceskenya.com\/experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Reef-2.jpg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goplaceskenya.com\/experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Reef-2.jpg?fit=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goplaceskenya.com\/experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Reef-2.jpg?w=796&#038;h=597&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"796\" height=\"597\" data-original-width=\"796\" data-original-height=\"597\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Reef 2\" alt=\"Reef 2\" style=\"width: 796px; 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height: 451px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<h3><strong>What to take with you<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Footwear, e.g. sandals or flip flops (to protect your feet from the reef)<\/li>\n<li>T-shirts (to protect your body from sunburn)<\/li>\n<li>Snorkel, mask, fins, all of which are available for hire<\/li>\n<li>Camera, hat, sunscreen, insect repellant<\/li>\n<li>Guide books<\/li>\n<li>Plenty of drinking water<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0 friend(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Activities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Diving<\/li>\n<li>Snorkeling<\/li>\n<li>Sun Bathing<\/li>\n<li>Water Skiing<\/li>\n<li>Wind Surfing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Attractions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Vegetation<\/li>\n<li>Seagrasses and marine algae<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Marine life\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Crabs, corals, sea urchins, jellyfish, sea stars, and sea cucumbers.<\/li>\n<li>Different varieties of coral species comprise of Acropora), Turbinaria and Porites.<\/li>\n<li>Birds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many seabirds in large nesting colonies and internationally significant numbers of crab plover and roseate tern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOMBASA MARINE NATIONAL PARK &amp; RESERVE \u201cAllure of natural beauty\u201d Warm azure ocean, swaying coconut palms on white sandy beaches are to be found in the Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve. The park lies between the Mtwapa and Tudor Creeks and its blue waters are ideal for windsurfing, water skiing, snorkeling, and diving. 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