Nyali is a residential area and Sub-County within Mombasa City, located on the mainland north of Mombasa County. It is connected to Mombasa Island by the New Nyali Bridge. Nyali is known for its many high-class hotels and residential houses, modern standards, and long white sand beaches making it a popular destination for both local and foreign tourists.[2]

Nyali
Mount Kenya Road, bording the seaside resorts.
Mount Kenya Road, bording the seaside resorts.
Nyali is located in Kenya
Nyali
Nyali
Location of Nyali
Coordinates: 4°03′00″S 39°40′01″E / 4.05°S 39.667°E / -4.05; 39.667
Country Kenya
CountyMombasa County
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total216,577
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Description edit

 
Nyali beach

Nyali is a relatively affluent residential area, bordered by Kongowea to the north and north east, Mkomani to the west and the Indian Ocean to the south. It is characterised by low-density, high-value housing, malls and beachfront resorts and hotels.

There are a number of points of interest in Nyali, including Mamba Village(the biggest crocodile farm in Africa), Nyali Golf Club, Dwarikadham Hindu temple, Lord Shiva Gombeshwar Caves, several consulates and some of the most prestigious academic institutions in the Coastal region.

Tourism edit

Nyali is renowned for its tourist potential, thanks to its calm water, its accommodation facilities and its coast bordered with white sand beaches protected by a coral reef, loved by divers. This is a part of the Mombasa Marine Reserve, managed by Kenya Wildlife Service.

Nyali also shelters many luxury hotels on almost all the seaside (Sai Rock Hotel & Spa, Sarova Whitesands, Nyali Beach Resort, Voyager Hotel, Reef Hotel, Mombasa Beach Hotel), alternating with more affordable hotels (Backpackers Hotel) and with numerous places of entertainment and activities for the tourists (beach volley, windsurfing, scuba diving, kite surf, jet skiing and sailing).

References edit

  1. ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Distribution of Population by County and Sub-County". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ Nyali info Archived 2013-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, All you need to know about Nyali, the pearl of Mombasa.