| Turtle Bay Beach Hotel | | | | trees. The main dining area is open to gardens |
| The turtle bay Kenya hotel in Watamu is an all | | | | and fish ponds-but has no sea view or breezes. |
| inclusive hotel lodge located on the north coast of | | | | The food tends to be rather |
| Mombasa. The turtle bay in Watamu is near other | | | | unremarkable-generous safari buffets |
| hotels in Kenya's Watamu beach including leisure | | | | predominate. There is evening entertainment |
| lodge Kenya, blue bay Kenya, Watamu villas, | | | | ranging from bingo nights in the large and rather |
| Hemingway's Kenya. Watamu beach is famous for | | | | functional lobby lounge to acrobatic performances |
| water sports including deep sea/big game fishing, | | | | around the pool with the night sky and waving |
| diving Kenya in Watamu Marine national park. | | | | palms for an added touch of the exotic. |
| Turtle Bay Beach Club | | | | Children (ages4-12) can join the children's mini Club |
| Turtle Bay is a larger family-style hotel which | | | | with various activities and programs (videos, |
| operates on an all-inclusive resort system similar | | | | swimming, painting etc) under supervision. |
| to club Med. Included are meals, snacks, most | | | | Water activities at Turtle Bay include windsurfing |
| drinks and a range of sporting activities(water | | | | and scuba diving. Glass bottomed boats make the |
| sports as well as tennis, mini golf, etc). This hotel | | | | short trip out to the Marine Park for snorkeling. |
| is appealing for its relaxed ambience, its range of | | | | There is now an expert who will accompany you |
| activities for families, and the pleasantly shaded | | | | on your snorkeling trips, pointing out and explaining |
| area overlooking the beach and ocean. | | | | points of interest as you swim along. |
| The focal point of the hotel is the pool area. The | | | | The hotel is popular with families and is also |
| large rectangular pool has a diving board. To the | | | | booked by European tour groups-predominantly |
| side, and sheltered by makuti thatch, are table | | | | Germans. |
| tennis, darts and snooker. There is also a giant | | | | Accommodations |
| chess set with wooden African Playing pieces. A | | | | There are 154 rooms, all with private balconies, |
| thatched bar and restaurant at poolside serves a | | | | ceiling fans and ensuite bathrooms. Most rooms |
| snack and a la carte menu. It is open-sided and | | | | are in fairly large low-rise white structures. There |
| has views of the ocean through a stand of palms | | | | are also deluxe rooms which are somewhat larger |
| trees. Stretching from the pool to the beach is an | | | | and newer. These rooms are in smaller thatched |
| area well-shaded by mature palms and other | | | | three story units. Best sea view Rooms # 43, 44 |
| indigenous trees where guests can lie on padded | | | | and 45. Beach blocks # 1-5. |
| lounge chairs placed on the sand. There are | | | | You can also decide to arrange an inland animal |
| pleasant sea breezes, lovely views of the beach | | | | safari to Kenya's Tsavo National Park from the |
| and ocean and shelter from the hot sun. | | | | Turtle Bay Beach Club. These range from 2-5 day |
| The hotel is built on a slope-there are winding | | | | flying or road safari. The Tsavo safari can |
| paths and series of wide cement steps. Low-rise | | | | especially be extended to cover both Tsavo East |
| accommodation blocks are reached through | | | | and West and Amboseli National Park. The drive |
| tropical gardens vivid with bougainvillea. Some | | | | to Tsavo has to pass through the Mombasa town |
| rooms have good ocean views, but most are set | | | | via Voi into Tsavo East or West due to Smart |
| further back, only glimpsing the sea through palm | | | | card requirements at the gates. |