The Whitesands Beach Resort

One of East Africa's most exotic and best-known resorts, Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort offers 338 bedrooms in 3 storey's and is located in a dreamlike setting, on Bamburi Beach in the North coast of Mombasa. A fusion of Swahili interiors and Arabic architecture, the resort is spread over 22 acres of exquisite gardens and has the largest beachfront on the north coast overlooking an ocean teeming with unique marine life.

Choose from a range of standard, superior and suite accommodation, all with their own balconies or terraces and views of the pools or the balmy Indian Ocean. All rooms offer satellite TV, direct dial telephone, wireless internet connectivity and full air-conditioning. Mosquito nets cover every bed and there are 30 exclusively non-smoking rooms. Dining is pure delight. The Pavillions restaurant features daily international buffets and Lido combines a breath-taking sea front location with the freshest seafood on the coast. A chill lounge bar - Cocos, is nestled on the beachfront for a night of music and groove.

Enjoy the 4 Outdoor free form swimming pools with diving board, spring boards and water slide, or the 4 floodlit tennis courts, for active unwinding. The Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort also hosts a well-equipped multi-gym and hair salon. Animation activities can be organized, and payable water sports abound. Golf can be arranged nearby. There are children's play areas and an Ozone club to keep little ones entertained, while you enjoy the western, oriental and ayurvedic therapies at the Tulia Spa.

The Blue Lagoon Water sports Centre in Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort, is by far the most equipped and specialized centre on this side of the Coast. This is a fully fledged diving school instructing an internationally certified diving course. Amongst the courses offered include: PADI Open water course - a full certification course that includes lessons in theory, pool and ocean dives. Just 5 minutes away from Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort. The Nyali Golf course is 18 holes, with a Par of 71 and S.S.S of 72. It is a real championship course with superb Greens and some trying short roughs, a game must be experienced under the magnificent Mombasa sky.