Gede Ruins

The 12th-century ruins of a mysterious Swahili city swallowed by forest.

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Country

Kenya

Region

North Coast

Best time

Year-round

About Gede Ruins

Gede is a mysterious Swahili town abandoned in the 17th century and now reclaimed by coastal forest — mosques, a palace, houses with intricate plasterwork, and a resident Sykes' monkey population.

Highlights

12th-century Swahili city
Ruined Great Mosque and Palace
Resident Sykes' monkeys
National monument museum

Best time to visit

Year-round

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Tours that visit Gede Ruins

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Photo: Filip Lachowski / CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Beach, Coast & Islands Easy

Watamu Marine + Gede Ruins — 4 Days

Turtle nesting beaches, coral reefs, and the haunting 13th-century Swahili city of Gede.

✓Return road transfers from Malindi Airport or Malindi town centre
✓3 nights accommodation in a 3-star beach hotel on half-board basis (breakfast and dinner)
✓Gede Ruins National Monument entry fees and qualified site guide

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Photo: Filip Lachowski / CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Beach, Coast & Islands Easy

Watamu Marine & Arabuko-Sokoke — 4 Days

Coral gardens, turtle watch and East Africa's largest coastal forest.

✓Return airport/hotel transfers from Mombasa or Malindi
✓3 nights accommodation at a beachfront lodge or boutique hotel on bed-and-breakfast basis
✓Watamu Marine National Park entry fees and snorkelling boat trip

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