Depart from the hotel and drive to Shimba Hills National Reserve, 45min drive from the
hotel. Enter Shimba National reserve and visit the Sheldrick Falls. Hot lunch at a lodge
bordering the park. Afternoon Game drive then drive back to the hotel in Diani.
As one of the largest coastal forests in East Africa after Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, this reserve
is rich in flora and fauna and hosts the highest density of African elephant in Kenya. Other
animal species found in the area are Sable antelope, elephant shrew, bushy tailed
mongoose, and other small mammals like fruit bats. The forest is an important bird area and
is endowed with forest birdlife while the grasslands hold localized species such as
rednecked-Spur fowl, Croaking Cisticola and Zanzibar Red Bishop. The scenic Sheldrick Falls
and the dense Mwaluganje Forest are also found here.