Explore Kaya Kinondo Sacred Forest: uncover 600 years of Digo heritage, ancestral shrines, and vibrant wildlife in Diani Beach, Kenya.
- Kaya Kinondo Sacred Forest - Once you arrive at the Kaya Kindondo Forest. You will receive a briefing about the Kaya. You will get a traditional wrap that is a must for you to wrap around when you are inside the Kaya. Your guide will explain to you the significance of the forest to the local people.
- Kaya Kinondo Sacred Forest - You will then head to the forest. Experience a Guided forest walk (presentation on forest flora and fauna, local cultural and sacred activities around the forest). You will see and get an in-depth explanation of unique trees only found in the forest with significant local meaning and usage. It is a very relaxing experience.
Here you will discover the old Digo settlement - This is where the local community first settled before they dispersed.
The Main Shrine: This one is only accessed by the elders. Visitors and any other person who is not an elder can not visit but you will be told about it.
- Kaya Kinondo Sacred Forest - Drive for about for 5 minutes to visit the Digo community for a guided village tour (experience the local life style and experience traditional ways of livelihoods).
- Guided village tour with local
- Brief information on local heritage and forest tour
- Guided forest tour with experience of forest flora & fauna
- Local culture and traditional systems in the sacred forest
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in a car
Experience the tranquility of a well-preserved sacred forest with cultural and religious significance, once a great home for the local Digo people, a sub-tribe of the Mijikenda, in the heart of Diani Beach, South Coast Kenya. Walk with a guide and learn about the beliefs, fears, and history of the Kaya dating back 600 years. Visit the shrines where locals retreated to communicate with their ancestral spirits through prayers and sacrificial offerings, and the places used as hideouts from enemies during early migrations. Enjoy the natural forest, rich with diverse flora and fauna, and observe the many animals and birds.
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