PILLI PIPA DHOW, the genuine product, snorkeling tour to Kisite Marine Park | La Vacanza Travel

PILLI PIPA DHOW, the genuine product, snorkeling tour to Kisite Marine Park

Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Destination: Kenya, Coast Province, Diani Beach
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  • 8 to 9 hours
  • Diani Beach
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Enjoy Kenya’s most popular snorkelling and diving boat safari to the famous Kisite Marine Park, just 50km from Diani Beach. Diving at extra cost, pay on the day.

Snorkel and/or scuba dive in warm waters with pristine coral and marine life diversity, home to dolphins, turtles, stingrays, moray eels and an unbelievable diversity of fish and coral species.

Pilli Pipa have two sailing dhows and can therefore ensure small numbers on each for added safety and individual service.  

You’ll have the chance to snorkel twice in Kisite Marine Park before sailing to your private Robinson Crusoe restaurant on Wasini Island to experience a traditional and fresh Swahili seafood lunch (vegetarian options also available).

Your excursion with us includes return transfers to and from your Diani/ Mombasa hotel, all Marine Park entrance fees, use of modern and maintained snorkelling equipment, all snacks and beverages on board your dhow as well as alcoholic beverages and seafood lunch on Wasini Island

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Pilli Pipa Dhow Safari, Colliers Centre, Diani Beach Road Diani Beach, Diani Beach, Kenya

You will be collected from your South Coast hotel or villa and driven by minivan to Shimoni where you board our dhow to go to the Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park. This excursion is not suitable for collection from North Coast Mombasa hotels as the travelling distance is long. Many guests still do it but there can be long delays at the Likoni ferry. Snorkel at two different dive sites with the chance of seeing dolphins on the way and in the park. Dolphin sighting not guaranteed but highly probable. We see dolphins regularly and there is plenty of marine life to see. Then proceed to Wasini Island for an excellent lunch of fish and crab. Alternatives of chicken or vegetarian can be ordered in advance.


Duration: 6 hours

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Pick up and drop off from your Diani Beach, Msambweni or Tiwi hotel
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • GST (Goods and Services Tax)
  • Fully owned and licenced boat and captain
  • National Park fees
  • Morning tea and snacks
  • Cold soft drinks and water on board throughout the tor
  • Professional marine guides and snorkelling/ diving instructors
  • All snorkelling equipment hire including: Snorkelling masks, prescription snorkelling masks,snorkels, fins,life jackets and buoyancy rings. All our equipment is imported from the Netherlands and regularly serviced and replaced.
  • Buffet style seafood lunch (vegetarian or chicken option available)
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Bottled water
  • Soda/Pop
  • Entry/Admission - Pilli Pipa Dhow Safari

Exclusions
  • Your own beach towel
  • Sunscreen
  • Water friendly shoes
  • Hat and sunglasses
  • Camera
  • Swim suit
  • DIVING at extra cost. Pay on the day. 40 USD

Additional Info

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Evidence of dive certification is required from all divers wishing to participate in a certified dive (fun dives available for non-certified divers). Dives incur additional charges.
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Not normally possible to pick up from Mombasa or North Coast hotels but please ask first to see if we can make special arrangements.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Hotel pickups commence between apporximately 7:00am and 7:25am from Diani Beach.
Depart from Shimoni jetty at approximately 8:45am


Departure Time


Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
PILLI PIPA DHOW, the genuine product, snorkeling tour to Kisite Marine Park
2/1/2024 - 1/31/2025

Monday - Wednesday : 05:30 AM - 08:00 PM
Thursday - Saturday : 05:00 AM - 08:00 PM
Sunday : 05:30 AM - 08:00 PM

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 to 9 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

janelle_f

15 Apr, 2024

Excellent Tour with attentive awesome guides. They are so caring and attentive. They want to meet the needs and desires of every attendee and do a magnificent job of providing that. Beginning to end fantastic trip Truth: I only wish they had their sail and we utilized the sail instead of motor. Nonetheless a brilliant, fun trip with exceptional guides.

287isabelr

12 Apr, 2024

We booked this trip at our hotel. Arrangements were smooth. The trip includes hotel pick up and transport to the port to join the Dhow. All staff were really friendly. The dhow is a traditional boat. Good sun shade on board. Basic but clean toilet. My husband as a certified diver did the dive option. Two dive masters on board - excellent equipment and support - and my husband really enjoyed the dives around the corals and sea life in the area. Teenagers and I snorkelled with snorkelling guides who pointed out sea life and talked about the corals. Snacks and drinks on board were lovely and then lunch at Wasini Island was amazing. The quality and quantity were fabulous and chicken and veg alternatives. The most delicious crab any of us had ever eaten. It was great to see the sea life off the Kenyan coast and travel on a traditional dhow.

TulaKitty

15 Feb, 2024

We have gone on snorkeling trips in many different countries, and this company is one of our top experiences. The crew were friendly and just fantastic. There were a few hesitant swimmers, so they had a personal flotation device so you could just float while snorkeling. In addition, they had the crew get into the water and kept the nervous swimmers together. They would dive down and point things out that you might have missed. To me, that service is above and beyond. The boat was rocking on the way back from the marine preserve and I was very happy to be wearing a motion sickness patch. Highly recommend Dramamine or something before getting on the boat. They had plenty of water, soft drinks and some snacks on board (all included with the price). There is a small toilet on the boat; its not ideal, but it gets the job done if needed. The crab lunch on the island was also very good and wine and beer were included. I would not hesitate to book this excursion again - it really was a great day with money well spent.

Richmoj

11 Feb, 2024

Such a wonderful trip, a bit of an adventure at 72 years climbing in and out of boats with choppy sea, glad I took a seasick pill 😀 as it was a windy day. The rest of the customers were much younger. The crew were safety first and happy all the time which was reassuring. There were no hidden extras except for tips. The trip had been recommended by our friend who lived in Arica otherwise we may not have have booked. It was great to meet the eclectic mix of travellers on the boat from all over the world. The lunch served by the Swahili ladies was out of this world in a wonderful location it occurred after we had a leisurely cruise entertained by dolphins and 2 snorkelling sessions with wonderful fish and corals to see in this protected reef. We were informed very clearly every step along the way about our itinerary and felt very safe. At the end of the day we were taken to the slave caves, a very sobering experience, and we saw bats down there. Some people stayed on the minibus but I would recommend that you go. Then driven safely back to our hotel. An exciting end to our African holiday.

K8222GZstephenb

24 Jan, 2024

We were collected at 0815 bang on time at our hotel by Muhammad our friendly driver in a comfortable but not luxurious minibus. The drive took about 45 minutes from our hotel in Diane beach. A short briefing later we walked to the jetty past vendors selling drinks and hats ( a hat is a must , as is sunscreen and ideally a rash vest or t-shirt to swim in ). From the jetty a short trip on a smaller motorised tender . You need to be reasonably agile to get on and off tender . We had two fit and active 75 year olds who managed with a little help from the crew . We saw several pods of dolphin which came close to our boat whilst we drank the offered tea/ coffee and pastry. A 45 -60 minutes boat ride in q rolling sea for onlly 15 minutes then we were dropped off to snorkel. The fins and masks were good . Your dropped 20 meters at least from the reef the swam . We were in the water for 45-60 minutes on each reef . We had three crew with saftey rings in the water with us . Its not difficult but you are in the sea and some way from the boat so you need to be confident. A couple in our group wore life jackets. After snorkeling you'll need to climb up a step ladder put over side with about 4-5 steps from the sea to get back in . The crew helped if needed. Two of our group didn't snorkel but still really enjoyed this trip The crew were cheerful, made us feel comfortable but also professionally and we felt safe . After snorkeling we motored to Wasini Island. You are offered water , sprite or coke . Arriving at Wasini we transfered into the tender . The tide was high and trip in to Wasini never felt unsafe but there were a few waves . You need to wade ashore in about 30 cm of water and climb some steep steps from the sea to get ashore. Again this was managed by the two 75year olds in our group . The food was fantastic, they said chicken was an alternative to the seafood but no one in our group had this option. Service was attentive. The dinning area clean but basic and traditional protected from the sun . Soft drinks , beer and wine along with coffee and tea were plentiful. I declined the offer of a third beer or wine , opting for coffee and cake on a seat overlooking the sea. A tender ride back to our boat and a 10 minute trip took us back to the jetty and pretty much straight onto our minibus. A really enjoyable day . I would recommend.

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