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• ALOE VERA BODY APPLICATION
  • This treatment uses only fresh juices extracted daily from carefully selected, organically grown plants.                                             
• TRADITIONAL FULL OIL BODY MASSAGE
  • Relieves the negative effects of everyday stress by the gentle manipulation of muscles and induces an overall sense of well-being.
• FOOT AND HAND REFLEXOLOGY
  • Reflexology is used primarily for relaxing tension. Reflexology improves nerve and blood supply and helps nature to normalize and is a unique modality in the health field.
• ORTHO-BIONOMY
  • A very effective therapy in helping alleviate both acute and chronic pain and stress patterns by reducing chronic muscle tension, soothing the joints, increasing the flexibility, improving the blood circulation and relaxing the entire body.
• ORTHO-BIONOMY + REFLEXOLOGY
  • A combination of Reflexology and Ortho-Bionomy to help your entire body to relax.
• ORTHO-BIONOMY RAPID
  • A very effective therapy in helping alleviate acute pain, e.g. a stiff neck after a long flight.
• MANICURE
  • A manicure treatment is not only a treatment for your natural nails but also for your hands and consists of filing, shaping of the free edge, treatments, massage of the hand and the application of polish.
• PEDICURE
  • A pedicure is a way to improve the appearance of your feet and their nails. It provides a similar service to a manicure.

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H2O Extreme is a family-run business, founded by Eno & Boris Polo and Craig & Jason Rogers in 2003.

The owners were born and brought up in Kenya and windsurfed on Diani Beach as soon as they could walk! Craig has been windsurfing since age 7 and trained as an RYA Windsurf Instructor in 1993. Jason moved to kite surfing from windsurfing in 1999 and worked as an instructor in the UK even before the IKO/BKSA accreditation system was fully-fledged. Jason was incidentally the first kite surfer on the south coast of Kenya. Boris worked as a tennis and dinghy instructor for Club Med and as a scuba-dive instructor for Diving the Crab before joining H2O Extreme. Eno used to be a tennis professional, and with a successful career at Nike under his belt, oversees the financial side of the business.

The centers are located at The Sands at Nomad Hotel in Diani Beach, The Kenya Way Kite Village at Galu Beach, and Forty Thieves Beach Bar in Diani Beach and cater for your whole family, with kite surfing, wind surfing, SUP (stand up paddle surf), sea kayaks, and body boards. We offer courses and rentals for all our activities, from complete beginner levels all the way to expert clinics.

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The ecological attractions in Mwaluganje are diverse with scenic beauty such as the great natural forests, awe-inspiring cliffs and the warm blue Indian Ocean. Other natural attractions are "God's Bridge," "Time Rock" and the traditional shrine that characterizes the sacredness of the community.

Elephants Experience

Elephants are the main attraction at the sanctuary, and there are as many as 150 residing there. Mwaluganje is a historical bull area where independent elephant bulls grow in preparation for the demanding life of breeding males. Their families live in the neighboring Shimba Hills Reserve and Mwaluganje forest. On occasion, family groups visit males during the mating season, or cross the sanctuary as they travel between feeding areas. Once or twice a year, several related elephant families join up and travel as a unit of 200 females and calves (of all ages). They gather in the Shimba Hills and move into Mwaluganje during the rainy season (December, and March/April). Such large herds usually last for no longer than three to four days, and are consequently a rare and magnificent sight to see.

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This pristine wonderland of Rolling Meadows and forests of giant primeval trees harbors a wide variety of wildlife, including some 500 elephant that favor the refreshing fruit of the Borassus palm. There are leopards often heard but not frequently seen.

But the most distinctive of the Shimba Hills National Reserve's many species is perhaps the rare and impressive Sable antelope, found in the same habitats as several large herds of buffalo. While never numerous in Kenya it is unlikely that viable populations exist other than in the Shimba Hills. Closely related to the Roan antelope, which it resembles, it is in fact, slightly smaller. Both sexes carry the 100-160 centimeter horns, which rise vertically before curving backward in a pronounced arc.

Picnic sites on either side of the escarpment provide entrancing views: to the east overlooking the distant turquoise of the Indian Ocean and to the west, on the right day, hazy vistas of the vast plains with the Taita Hills rising out of them like a misty giant and beyond them, on days of exceptional clarity, the mighty mass of Mount Kilimanjaro. Shimba Hills National Reserve also has a large number of insects that create also sorts of unique sounds once the sun goes down.

Unspoiled and one of the least exploited of all Kenya's game reserves, the combination of rolling grasslands and forest, of hill and valley and the shadowy animals and superb insect habitat make the Shimba Hills a delight for all nature lovers. Shimba Hills Lodge provides not only nighttime game viewing with an artificial moon but also escorted walks through a true fairyland.

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The colonization of the coast by the Portuguese was a hit and miss affair with the invaders sometimes showing interest and sometimes the opposite. But it was also an era of strife between the Catholic Portuguese and the Muslim Arabs. The Arabs finally extinguished Portuguese hegemony with the capture of Fort Jesus in 1699 just over a hundred years after it was built. The next hundred years was a miserable record of petty wars between the minor sultans and of Omani Arabs based in Muscat. Trade, except in slave came to a halt until an army was sent, in 1822, by the Sultan of Oman to crush the warring states and re-establish commercial activity.

Some form of Arab government existed in what became known as the coastal strip until the region was declared a British sphere of influence following the treaty of Berlin in 1885. The town of Mombasa is built on a coral island. Less than a century ago, the builders of what was then called the Uganda railway attached the island to the mainland by a causeway. To the north a toll bridge spans Tudor Creek, with views of the old harbor, linking the town with the north coast beach resorts. On the south side a frequent car and passenger ferry service plies across Kilindini Creek, close to the entrance to the modern port area with its multitude of wharfs and deep water berths, carrying tourists to the splendid beaches of the south coast. Mombasa town itself is a mystical mixture of ancient and modern with a cosmopolitan population blending Africa, Arabia, Asia and Europe. The people who live in this old but vibrant gateway to Kenya and Africa now number almost 600,000. Fringing the dhow harbor is the old town, a maze of narrow streets and pedestrian lanes with quaint shuttered houses and open fronted shops; the smell of spices is always present. Dominating the entrance to the dhow harbor is Fort Jesus, which is open to visitors and which houses an interesting museum displaying antiquities from the length of the Kenya coast. Also on display are finds from the Portuguese warship the Santa Antonio D'Atanm which sank near the fort in 1697 while attempting to raise the Arab siege.

A wide array of African crafts and curios, together with some antiques, are available from shops and sidewalk vendors but a shopping highlight is a visit to Biashara Street where the shops compete for the purchaser's eye, and his pocket, with dazzling displays of locally woven fabrics and prints. Visitors find a visit to the Kamba carvers village near the airport a worthwhile experience. Scores of carvers can be seen at work, and one can follow the progress of a carving from log to the completed artistry. There is a shop selling the finished works.

The full day tour includes as follows:

• Pick up from AfroChic at approx. 7.30hrs and drive to Shimoni to arrive at about 8.30hrs
• On arrival, board our Arabian Style dhow with comfortable seating. Welcome on board by a cheery crew who will serve you with Kenya coffee or tea with biscuits
• Full briefing of all facilities and program on boarding
• Motor or sail as you look for Dolphins past on your way to Kisite National Marine Park
• Guided snorkeling in the protected waters while guides safely showing the many varied fish and coral
• Assistance given with additional use of life rings and buoyancy jackets if required
• Two snorkeling sites visited or extended snorkeling time – depending on the weather
• Return to a private residence on Wasini Island, a Robinson Crusoe hideaway, for a delicious Seafood Banquet; lunch is served in a private garden by smiling Swahili Ladies and includes beer, wine and sodas; try some of the Citronella Tea made from fresh lemon grass grown on the island; look through a Marine Literature and identify the creatures that you have seen in the Indian Ocean
• Tired after the eventful day, sail (weather permitting) across the Wasini Channel back to Shimoni
• Visit Shimoni Slave Caves Community project (optional at an extra fee of KSH 200,00) on your way back to AfroChic

All equipment provided including prescription masks, snorkels, fins and diving equipment. Soft drinks (sodas), mineral water and fruits served on the dhow. To make the day comfortable, you need to carry own towels, sun lotion, water friendly shoes, sun glasses, hats and swimming costume. The photo opportunities can be outstanding so carry a camera too.