4 Canoes & Kayaks Tours in Kenya to Build a Day Around

1.Sunset Canoe Tour along the River with Mangroves

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 65 reviews · 2 hours · from $28Our pick

Join local guide Omari at Kongo Mosque for a two-hour, human-powered canoe trip through Diani’s mangroves. Expect birdlife, crabs, fish, village views, local history, mangrove planting, and a sunset over the river. Bring sandals, water, snacks, sunscreen, and a waterproof bag.

“If you are interested in nature this is for you! Omari is a dedicated guide with a thorough knowledge of the river and it’s inhabitants, be it plats or animals. I saw an abundance of birds, crabs, fish, reptiles. The river itself is beautiful!”

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2.Kongo River Sunset Experience in a canoe

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 31 reviews · 1h 5m · from $32

Meet your English-speaking guide at Kongo Mosque, then board a traditional canoe for a 65-minute sunset ride through the Kongo River estuary. Your captain rows past mangroves, palms, sandbanks, and bird habitat while explaining local history and wildlife. Pickup by tuk-tuk is included within Diani, and groups are limited to 10.

“was zeker de moeite waard, gids en kapitein van de kano, waren gedreven en wisten er een leuke tour van te maken.”

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3.Watamu Marine Park & Sudi Island Mangrove Forest Canoe Ride.With sea food lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 31 reviews · from $101

Travel from Mombasa to Watamu for a glass-boat ride, seasonal dolphin sightings, snorkeling, and a guided canoe trip through Sudi Island’s mangroves. You’ll have a seafood barbecue, drinks, equipment, and hotel transfers included. Guides such as Derrick, Jim, and driver Eric are named in the tour experience.

“Excellent excursion with African Tours and transfers. Good driver Eric. We saw Dolphins, good snorkeling, Canoe trip into mangroves followed by a delicious seafood lunch bbq on the beach.”

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4.Sunset Cruise along Kongo River on Wooden Canoe boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 20 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

You’ll travel by tuk-tuk from your Diani hotel to Kongo Beach, then board a traditional wooden canoe for a slow river ride. Expect mangrove scenery, bird watching, a light snack, and sunset views. An English-speaking guide leads the private two-hour outing, though no individual guide name is provided.

“Retki oli aika mitään sanomaton. Joella ei ole juurikaan nähtävää ja auringonlaskukaan ei ollut kovin kummallinen. Kuljetus oli järjestetty tuk tukilla, jossa meitä oli yhteensä 6hlöä (!). En menisi uudestaan.”

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