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Life's a beach... holiday

When most people refer to the south coast of Kenya what they really mean is Diani Beach - an uninterrupted 10km stretch of ivory-white sand lapped by an opal ocean and backed by jadini forest that shelters countless hotels. It's a place to relax - a fact reflected in dianibeach.com's fluid prose. After all the drifting, floating, gazing, lazing, listening to fish eagles calling from nearby sandbanks and watching pied kingfishers gliding silently overhead, you may find your eyes becoming heavy.

But underneath the cosmetics, there are good(and personally tested) ideas for those who get itchy feet on the beach. How about canoeing around Funzi Island, or taking to the road on a motorbike safari, or spotting game in the Shimba Hills National Reserve? Why not go diving or take a sunset dhow trip around the old port of Mombassa ? Restaurants are recommended, none more so than Ali Barbour's Cave Restaurant. There is even a classified section on where you can buy your own dhow. They also list all of the best hotels in the region, one of which is Diani House, where you can enjoy a massage accompanied by the sound of the sea.

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