Diani Beach: Kaya Kinondo cultural and nature experience

Diani Beach: Kaya Kinondo cultural and nature experience

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Experience the tranquility of a well-preserved sacred forest with cultural and religious significance in the heart of Diani Beach with a guided walking tour.

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Highlights

Visit the most prominent Sacred Forest in The Kaya
A guided nature trail experience through a forest
See unique tree species only found in Kaya Kinondo with unique medicinal traits
See a well preserved shrine of the locals

Description

About Kaya Kinondo A sacred site and once a great home for the local Digoa sub tribe of the Mijikenda people in South Coast Kenya. Meaning home or village, Kaya was a fortified settlement founded by the local people when they first arrived here more than 600 years ago. It is the only place where local people retreat to communicate to their ancestral spirits in form of prayers and sacrificial offerings. The site was also a great hide out of local people from enemies who pursued them along their migration route. Kaya Kinondo forest is embedded with great natural and cultural heritage whose protection is deeply sanctified in the local peoples believes and fears. You will be picked from your hotel or accommodation (transport not included in price) by our guide and take you to the Kaya. You will then have a brief information session at the Kaya Kinondo Visitors Information Center on the heritage site and what to expect during the excursion. You will then experience a Guided forest walk (presentation on forest flora and fauna, local cultural and sacred activities around the forest). You will then visit a local traditional village for a guided village tour (experience the local life style and experience traditional ways of livelihoods). Depart back to the hotel arriving in good time for lunch.

Includes

Brief information on local heritage and the forest tour Guided forest tour with an experience of forest fauna& fauna, local culture and traditional systems in the sacred forest Guided Village tour with local

Important Information

All visitors must get a briefing before the nature trail. You will need to pay transport to and from the hotel separately as it is not included in the price.