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Spice up your classic Kenyan safari by following it up with a few days of kite surfing on Kenya’s coast. Glassy bays and the challenging waves of the Indian Ocean beckon kite surfers to Che Shale where lessons and rental equipment are available for newbies. On the days you’re not in the water, visit Malindi or head to Tsavo National Park, famous for being the real site of the 1996 thriller about Tsavo maneaters, The Ghost and the Darkness.

The founders of Che Shale take their responsibility to the community seriously and eight years ago built a school which now serves 180 students. They also established the Che Shale Kasimani Community Program which offers incentives to local people to identify, develop and manage their own small business projects. The program is managed through an Italian NGO, Terre Solitarian.

Visitors stay in one of Che Shale’s several “Bandas” (swahili for hut), constructed from all natural and local materials and rave about the mouthwatering seafood at the Che Shale restaurant – don’t miss the crab!

Visit their website or send an email to cheshale@gmail.com for more information.

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