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2 Hours
Up to 35 days
15 people
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Explore World Heritage-listed forest in South Coast of Mombasa,also known as ‘ Kaya Kinondo Sacred Forest’,The forest is a source of ritual power and cultural identity for the Digo community,also a place of worship for a number of other ethnic groups. Extending from the Indian Ocean, the forest features great biodiversity, with 187 plant, 48 bird, and 45 butterfly species. You may also spot mammals like the colobus monkey and golden-rumped elephant shrew.
The Mijikenda (or nine tribes) comprise of nine closely related Bantu people who share a common linguistic and cultural heritage. They each lived within individual Kayas with their own tribe along the Southern Coast when they migrated to Kenya from somewhere North of the country known as Singwaya.
You will explore the sacred forest while our guide will brief more about the history behind this heritage.
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