Yusfa Restaurant
Snorkeling & Dolphin Tour
Welcome to Yusfa Restaurant is located to Shimoni Village just 100 meters from Shimoni Slave Cave. Opposite Wasini Island separated by Pemba Channel (It’s a sea view Restaurant).
We offer breakfast, Seafood lunch and dinner. We do not forget Non – seafood we have grilled chicken, beef and vegetables. After lunch we visit Shimoni Slave Cave, where the slaves were kept before they were taken to Zanzibar for marketing (it’s a community project).
Safari Blue
We offer short trip which can be done with lunch from Yusfa Restaurant, of 1 hour Dolphin spotting, 1 hour snorkeling from artificial reef just opposite Yusfa Restaurant or Wasini Island community reef.
This can be done with 1hr Dolphin spotting and 1 hr snorkeling from the Swahili Dhow short trip.
Pick up time 8:00am from Diani Beach is about 1hr. to Yusfa Restaurant (Shimoni village). Depart from Yusfa Restaurant and cruise through Pemba Channel where we can spot Dolphin approximately 95% chance for 1hr. then we go for snorkeling from artificial reef just opposite Yusfa Restaurant or Wasini Island community reef. Back to Yusfa Restaurant for the freshest grilled seafood lunch / Non seafood lunch or Vegetables for vegetarian for another hour. Our short trip last at Shimoni Slave Cave for 15 minutes then back to Diani Beach. (Total time trip of 5 – 6 hours). AWAY FROM HOME
What to bring – your sun lotion and a towel
Wasini Dhow Trip
Full day trip Wasini Island Tour
by Mv Dully Swahili Boat
Pick up time from your hotel, resort, cottage or villa is at 7.30 am along Diani Beach, and the drive to Shimoni is about 1hrs to Shimoni Jetty just opposite Wasini Island. Depart from Shimoni jetty on a Swahili dhow called Mv Dully to Kisite Marine National Park. As you cruise through the Indian Ocean, there is an approximately 95% chance to spot Dolphins. We always spot dolphins on our way to Kisite Marine National Park when you are lucky you can swim with the dolphin who’s watching who.
Funzi Island Day Trip
Take a boat trip to Funzi Island and enjoy full day tour along Ramisi River connected to the sea for a chance to see crocodiles, mangroves forest and numerous Birds life.
Pick up time from Diani beach at 7.30 am and head out to Bodo village for 40 minutes. The day begins with a trip up the Ramisi River in a motorized canoe, the river abounds with exceptional birdlife and, who knows, even the occasional crocodile.
On the way back we stop on the sandbank that you are at the most beautiful spot on the coast for swimming and relaxing. What to bring – sun lotion and a towel.
After sandbank we go to Funzi Island for our seafood lunch crab, grilled fish, coconut rice, and non-seafood menus we offer chicken or beef. Vegetarian dishes are also catered for on request.
After lunch we go for a village tour and then back to the mainland and transfer back to your hotel.
Note: this is not a snorkeling trip because the waters in Funzi are not clear because of the soil around the mangrove forest.
Diving
Diving can be booked together with Yusfa Restaurant of a day trip it is an extra activity done during the tour. Non divers are introducing to underwater world Discover Scuba Dive). A 15 minutes theory on boat, pool session or confine water pool like and a 45 minutes open water dive 5 – 12 meters.