Tiwi is a small settlement and

beach resort A seaside resort is a city, town, village, or hotel that serves as a vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of an official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements such as in t ...

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

. It is located north of

Diani Beach Diani Beach is a beach on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It is located south of Mombasa, in Kwale County. Tourism The beach is about long, from the Kongo river in the north to Galu beach in the south (the southern point of reference is an ...

, and is approximately south of

Mombasa Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital status in 1907. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...

. The area is served by

Ukunda Airport Diani Airport is a small airfield near Diani Beach in Kwale County, Kenya. The airport serves the local areas of Diani, Ukunda, Tiwi and Msambweni. Services The airport started operating Air Kenya services to and from Nairobi's Wilson ai ...

and the A14 road via the

Likoni Ferry The Likoni Ferry is a ferry service across Kilindini Harbour, serving the Kenyan city of Mombasa between Mombasa Island and the mainland suburb of Likoni. Ferry#Double-ended, Double-ended ferries alternate across the harbour, carrying both road a ...

from Mombasa. While neighboring Diani Beach has seen a strong increase in tourism in recent decades, Tiwi has remained less developed in terms of tourism facilities. The area is expected to see an increase in tourism with the completion of the Dongo Kundu Bypass Highway (a.k.a. the Mombasa Southern Bypass). Protected by a

coral reef A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in group ...

providing a natural breakwater, Tiwi is characterized by calm, shallow waters and white, sandy beaches. Nearby tourist attractions include the

Shimba Hills National Reserve The Shimba Hills National Reserve is a small National Reserve in the former Coast Province of Kenya, 33 km from Mombasa and 15 km from the coast. The reserve is an area of coastal rainforest, woodland and grassland. It is an important ...

and the

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park is situated on the southern coast of Kenya near Shimoni and south of Wasini Island in Kwale County near the Tanzanian border. Kisite park covers while Mpunguti reserve covers . The park covers an area with f ...

. Tiwi is located in

Matuga Constituency Matuga Constituency is an Constituencies of Kenya, electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of four constituencies in Kwale County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. Members of Parliament Locations and wards Ref ...

Kwale County Kwale County is a county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kwale, although Ukunda is the largest town. Kwale County has an estimated population of 866,820. Kwale is mainly an inland county, but has a coastline south of ...

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Swahili people Swahili city-states Swahili culture Populated places in Coast Province Mombasa {{CoastKE-geo-stub

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