Mangrove Sunset Tour: Birdwatching and Cultural Experience

Explore mangroves at sunset with local guide Omari. Discover bird species, meet villagers, and support the community. Relax and enjoy an eco-friendly canoe tour.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Estuary Beach Restaurant & Bar - Embark on a journey where river meets sea, unveiling the beauty of Diani’s mangroves at sunset. Immersed in local culture by sailing on a traditional canoe with a local guide full of knowledge.
    Travellers will sail down the river in a wooden canoe with their guide. Surrounded by birds, mangroves, palm trees and…
What's Included
  • Sunset sailing
  • Guided canoe tour
  • Ecosystem and birdlife education
  • Mangrove planting
  • Local guide / captain
  • Canoe and Paddles
  • Swimming opportunity
  • Cultural experience
  • History knowledge
  • All Fees and Taxes
Additional Information

Meet your guide, Omari, who is passionate about preserving the mangroves around this area that he calls home. He has incredible knowledge about the various bird species in the area. Sail through the waters, meet the villagers, and watch the sun set over the mangrove creeks. This experience is the ultimate way to relax as the sun goes down.
Impact…

Location
Kongo Mosque
Instruct your tuk tuk or taxi driver Kongo Mosque, they’ll know where to drop you, meet the guide by the barrier that leads into the parking.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Hassan
Nov 13, 2025
Just enjoy this ride with Hassan the guide @diani by day tours. With affordable cost and create the unforgettable experience eas - Best place to visit and enjoy the nature, mangrove boat ride and exploring the Sun set..with the Best view ever.. it's an amazing activity that takes just an hour or two hours..
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905tanjar
Nov 4, 2025
Beautiful excursion - Beautiful and very suitable to relax and just enjoy nature. Watching with the trunk through the river and lots of birds and other animals is just great. Our boatman Josef also explained a lot to us and when he then steers the boat so calmly with the staff through the river, you come to rest very well.
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Juicy946
Sep 23, 2025
Sunset River Trip - We loved it, our guide was so knowledgeable and helpful, ensuring we were always comfortable. The river is so beautiful and peaceful 😊
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Trip286146
Aug 24, 2025
Sunset trip - Amazing. Loved it! Very knowledge guide who was kind, mindful and helpful. Recommend this to anyone visiting the area.
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Erika
Jul 30, 2025
Kongo River is Worth your while! - Enjoyed every minute. The guide was more than friendly. He knew a lott about the mangrove and the wild live. I liked the visit we made to the locale aswell.
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Danielle
Jun 7, 2025
Wonderful Canoe Ride - I had a wonderful canoe ride down the Kongo River. My tour guide Omari was super nice and very knowledge about the different mangrove and baobab trees and birds along the bank. It started raining about halfway through the ride (to be expected during rainy season) but we pulled over to a rest area on the bank to wait out some of the rain under the trees and a man gave me a coconut which was very nice. Riding back in the light rain was still very nice, especially with the sun setting. Omari also took a lot of pictures of me throughout the ride which was great as a solo rider. Overall, a great experience and highly recommended.
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Danielle_g
Jun 6, 2025
Wonderful Canoe Ride - I had a wonderful canoe ride down the Kongo River. My tour guide Omari was super nice and very knowledge about the different mangrove and baobab trees and birds along the bank. It started raining about halfway through the ride (to be expected during rainy season) but we pulled over to a rest area on the bank to wait out some of the rain under the trees and a man gave me a coconut which was very nice. Riding back in the light rain was still very nice, especially with the sun setting. Omari also took a lot of pictures of me throughout the ride which was great as a solo rider. Overall, a great experience and highly recommended.
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Daniel_b
Apr 21, 2025
Beautiful, relaxing ride - Great way to relax and check out native fauna and wildlife. The guides were knowledgeable and the scenery was beautiful.
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Elisabetm783
Apr 20, 2025
Fantastic nature and fantastic guide - We had a fantastic trip with the boat at the beautiful kongo river with Omari. He showed us the beautiful animal life along the river and explained a lot about the nature. It’s was very interesting to learn about the nature and the life along the river. Omari as well was very kind to check that we manage to catch the driver back to the hotel.
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Daytrip02239436283
Feb 17, 2025
Kongo river canoe ride - Big beautiful place of south coast. I highly recommend the canoe ride I've enjoyed every moment of it in a very calm environment Kenya has hidden gems like this one worth visiting
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From $28
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).