Places to visit in Kilifi, Kenya
7 places to visit in Kilifi, Kenya, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Gedi Ruins, Arabuko Sokoke Forest, Jumba la Mtwana and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Kilifi volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 6 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Kilifi (1)
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Gedi Ruins
The ruins of a Swahili town in forest near the Indian Ocean coast, abandoned in the 17th century. Coral stone houses, a mosque and a palace still stand among the trees, and the site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Hidden gems in Kilifi (6)
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Arabuko Sokoke Forest
A forest reserve on the Kenyan coast, 110 kilometres north of Mombasa. The Arabuko Sokoke National Park sits at its northwestern edge, and the forest is protected as a national forest reserve.
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Jumba la Mtwana
A ruined Swahili town on the Indian Ocean coast, close to Mtwapa Creek in Kilifi County, north of Mombasa. It dates back to the fourteenth century, and its remains include a mosque and other historic buildings.
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Malindi Marine National Park
A marine park in the Indian Ocean off Malindi, about 118 kilometres north of Mombasa. It is claimed to be the oldest marine park in Africa and is run by the Kenya Wildlife Service.
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Mnarani Ruins
The remains of two mosques near Mnarani in Kilifi County, dating from the fifteenth century. They stand on a ridge above Kilifi Creek and belong to the old Swahili settlements of the Kenyan coast.
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Vasco da Gama Pillar
A stone pillar on a point at Malindi, put up by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in 1498 or 1499. It was raised during his voyage from Lisbon to India around the Cape of Good Hope, when Malindi's ruler welcomed his ships.
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Watamu Marine National Park
A marine park and reserve on the Indian Ocean coast, about 140 kilometres north of Mombasa. It was set up in 1968 as one of the first marine parks in Kenya, and its coral gardens lie only 300 metres from the shore.
Collecting in Kilifi
What are the best places to visit in Kilifi?
LOQAH lists 7 places in Kilifi. The best known include Gedi Ruins, Arabuko Sokoke Forest, Jumba la Mtwana, Malindi Marine National Park and Mnarani Ruins. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Kilifi?
7, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Kilifi?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Kilifi before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Kilifi and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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