Malindi, Kenya
Mnarani Road
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+254720650869
This is a place for any history lovers to visit. We had a great time learning & appreciating the old architecture. It's amazing to see a structure built in the 14th century still having some walls up. Mercy our guide was gentle and helpful. The viewpoint has a cool breeze from the ocean. The huge baobab trees were such a sight for me. I feel the snake park is misplaced to be hosted there. There should be more artefacts and history of the time at display rather than snakes which have no relation to the monument. We also took beautiful photos of the place.
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Mnarani ruins are the remains of an ancient Swahili settlement of the thirteenth century, reported to have been destroyed by the Galla community in the early 17th century. Once you climb the slightly more than 100 steps, you will see remains of a large mosque, a smaller mosque, parts of the town, a gate and several tombs dating to the 13th -15th century. In addition, there are giant baobab and other trees overlooking the ocean. Some of these trees are said to be close to 800 years old. There is also a snakepark within the protected area where you can see a variety of local snakes.
The ruins were great and the surroundings are just stunning. The tickets are 500kes for non resident adults. A guide will go through the visit with you. Our guide was really nice untill we had to tip her and she wasn't happy with the tip (we gave her almos as much as the ticket price) so she made us feel uncomfortable. It would be better if they just offered an optional guide for and amount. There's also a small snake museum that I did't like, the snakes are in very small terrarium, and they didn't look well taken care of... I don't think it's necessary to have them there like that.
Mnarani is an amazing place to be as one gets to enjoy a cool breeze besides the ocean.It is also rich in the Swahili culture and has nature trails for nature walks.It also has a reptiles park.
It's very old but still you can see how the Arabs build houses
It's a cool and serene place to often visit. Welcoming guides but the national museums of Kenya should support them.
Think a zip line into the ocean from that cliff would be much more fun. Anyway awesome place to be
Amazing history. More awareness and presentation required. Let's uphold our heritage
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