| Watamu is quite easily reached by road and/or air.
BY ROAD:
Watamu is 120 kms north of Mombasa and 28km South of Malindi. At Gede, which is
on the main Mombasa Malindi road, you turn towards the Indian Ocean. 11 kms from
the main road is Watamu itself. The Watamu beach road is about 10kms from North
to South where it ends at the mouth of Mida Creek.
Buses and Matatus from Mombasa and/or Malindi all stop at Gede, where it is
easy to get a matatu (or taxi) to Watamu itself. Some matatus from Malindi go
to Turtle Bay.
BY AIR:
Malindi Airport is your arrival point, and all the domestic airlines fly to Malindi,
including Kenya Flamingo, Air Kenya and a couple of minor charter companies. A
taxi to Watamu costs about KShs 1,200-1,800.
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