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Why holidaymakers are streaming to Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa

Why holidaymakers are streaming to Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa

As for Diani Reef Resort and Spa, it holds the prestigious award for being the 2015 Africa’s Leading Spa Resort and 2015 Kenya’s Leading Beach Resort awarded by the distinguished World Travel Awards- Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa. /COURTESY. NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 10 – Hotels at the Coast are recording a boom this Christmas season with most fully booked, among them the iconic Diani Reef Resort and Spa which has roared back to life after a low season characterized by the COVID-19 travel restrictions.

International and domestic tourists have always prefered Diani as their holiday destination of choice, which is why most hotels in the south coast are fully booked.

Corporate organisations have also prefered to host most conferences in the south coast, where hotels reported booming business.

“Currently we are hosting a lot of conferences and as for the Christmas season we are fully sold out,” said Bobby Kamani, Managing Director at the Diani Reef Resort and Spa.

Diani’s crisp white sandy beaches remain a favourite for holidaymakers, having been voted Africa’s leading beach destination for the fifth time running since 2015.

The general area is known for its coral reefs, black and white colobus monkeys and is close to Shimba Hills National Reserve, a wildlife reserve that overlooks out over the Indian Ocean.

Diani Beach also has several fine dining restaurants, hotels, supermarkets as well as high-end shopping centres. As for Diani Reef Resort and Spa, it holds the prestigious award for being the 2015 Africa’s Leading Spa Resort and 2015 Kenya’s Leading Beach Resort awarded by the distinguished World Travel Awards- Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa. /COURTESY. As for Diani Reef Resort and Spa, it holds the prestigious award for being the 2015 Africa’s Leading Spa Resort and 2015 Kenya’s Leading Beach Resort awarded by the distinguished World Travel Awards- Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa.

Bobby said 80 per cent of the resort guests are local while 20 per cent are international tourists.

According to Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala, Kenya is banking on the North American Market to boost its international tourism numbers and hasten the sector’s recovery.

Balala said the Covid-19 pandemic has taken toll on the travel sector and called for concerted efforts towards its mitigation even as travels resume.

“With most people from the US and the larger Europe vaccinated, there is now a great urge for travellers to venture out and experience the world. As […]

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