Avicennia Island in Mombasa

Avicennia Island is situated along the Kenya’s far southern coastline, its allocated along the white mangrove forests of the Funzi keys, Avicennia Island is a safari destination that attracts various tourists by providing them with the most beautiful isolated island with plenty of the seclusion and the tropical scenery for those who plan their Kenya safari tour in Mombasa Kenya then Avicenna island is the best even it  gets its name from the Avicennia marina which is one of the mangrove trees common to the Funzi-Shirazi Bay.

 Avicennia island has got the most and the best kept Kenya’s secrets, so on a safari the tourists do their Kayaks to explore the vast, the submerged Avicennia marine trees that surround it where there is a variety of the bird species surrounding their hence providing the best bird spotting points in Kenya with bird species including the Bee-eaters, Fish eagles, Palm-Nut Vultures, Herons, Kingfishers, Storks and among many others.

Avicennia Island in Mombasa
Avicennia Island in Mombasa

Avicennia island is such Kenya’s number one safari tourism destination that has Kenya’s nature number one playground, from its lush green valleys, sandy deserts, the breathtaking beaches which is regarded as the gift that keeps on while giving and which is ready for you on a safari to come and explore the beautiful Kenya.

Avicennia islands offers the most recommended safari activities to the tourists like the boating, fishing, swimming and many others, Avicennia Island is the most attractive and the most peaceful spots along the coast and it’s the best island that provides camping safari that gives the sound of the sea breeze and waves serenading you to sleep. The tourists as well can have the best chance of exploring the crocodiles in the river ‘shrieks and faints’ during boating which takes approximately 2 hours and here the tourists d enjoy cool environment around the island.

Most of the travelers who come to the Avicennia island are attracted by the mangrove trees, as these are unique and various kinds of trees that are mostly found in the saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics, as these are so important in that they are so vital in the Avicennia island as they serve as nursery grounds for the important fisheries like the prawns, some species of the critical habitats for numerous species of birds, monkeys, insects, reptiles. The mangroves also are such useful in the daily environment like the filtering and trapping pollutant, the mangroves are however threatened by the global climate change and ever increasing human pressures.

Most of the tourists on a Kenya safari to the Avicennia island do experience and learn about the ecology and the importance of the mangroves while enjoying the Kayaking at the island this is where you are given a brief orientation and basic training before starting it, this is where  tourists do get the glinding silently through the flooded forests and keeps an eye out for the bird species and animal species as well such as the oysters, crabs and the mudskippers and among others that rill sets you in the natural beauty and the abundance of life within the extensive mangrove forests of the Funzi Bay and as well as the experiencing the culture of the inhabitants of the Funzi island, a safari to the Avicennia island is so massive, unique and breathtaking and is all filled with the adventure of the environment and where you will have a chance by yourself and enjoy the snorkeling on your safari.

Avicennia Island in Mombasa
Funzi Island

Kayaking safari activity is the unique popular water sport around the entire world and more especially refreshing in Kenya because Kenya has got the stunning coastal waters, the tourists can be filled with the breeze kisses and smiles as they happen to step onto the shores of the Avicennia Island.

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