Surrounded by the Clean and white sandy Watamu beach and nestled in the marine reserve it has a unique coral reef garden and is rich with turtles, and cute fishes making it perfect for snorkeling or glass-bottom boat rides. The Watamu National Marine Park is the pendant to Masai Mara, underwater. Anybody who wants to snorkel or scuba dive here needs to pay a park entrance fee at the KWS Office, at the beach, close to Turtle Bay Hotel. The staff at the entrance to the Marine park were friendly. Resident rates are affordable and I can recommend more Kenyan residents to pay a visit to the park. The park features coral reefs and its inhabitants, cristal clear water and at times you can see dolphins and even whales. Like all such ecosystems, it is also under threat, from over-fishing, plastic and other pollution and tourism and its impact. Therefore visitors are required to behave environmentally responsible and for instance, report any boat owner who damaged corals or uses an anchor at the corals. NO PLASTIC BOTTLES are allowed past the entrance gate. This unique ecosystem and it beauty, which is the main tourist attraction in Watamu, will only survive if handled with care. We had a great time at Watamu Marine Park. Mr. Mango was the boat in charge and we were quite a number of guests. The boat ride to the snorkeling section of the ocean was amazing and we ended up at Sudi Island. The boat was well equipped with snorkeling equipment as well as life vests. There are lots of Mangrove trees there and many types of crabs. The canoe ride is a must to view the quiet beautiful sceneries. We were given a good amount of time to snorkel around the area. After getting back on the boat, we were provided with a variety of fresh fruit including bananas, pineapple and Watamu-grown Mangoes. For lunch, we e had lobsters, kingfish, and shrimp with coconut rice for lunch on the island .We saw Zebra fish, and many other colored species and even swam alongside them. Life beneath the waters is so beautiful. If you go at around mid-day, the water is warm and the sun rays make the views mind-blowing. The trip was even better than we could’ve expected and after around 3 and a half hours we were dropped back to our departure spot. This was my first time at Marine National Park and I highly recommend it to both locals and tours!