Diani Beach

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Diani Beach is a major beach resort, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, 30 km south of Mombasa. It is located along a beautiful white-sanded beach which is about 25 km long and it merges with the small town of Ukunda which is home to a small airstrip. The area is known for its coral reefs, the closely located Shimba Hills National Reserve and for its black-and-white colobus monkeys. It has high-class restaurants, hotels and has two shopping centres. Unfortunately it being a favoured tourist destination has encouraged the fishing for shellfish and corals which is illegal because it harms the marine biology.