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If you continue down the road from Gazi, MSAMBWENI is a sizeable
village with a famous leprosarium. The road to the beach (there's often
a police checkpoint at the junction) goes through the village, following
the coast for several kilometres before turning back to the highway. The
beach is lovely - low cliffs and less uniformity than Diani - and there
are no beach hassles down here, but the tide goes out for miles, with
lots of rock pools.
The only accommodation remaining at Msambweni beach is Salima Club (PO
Box 9 Msambweni tel & fax 0127/52032; Ksh4000-6000), a kilometre from
the village. The architect did some original and beguiling work here on
half a dozen self-catering beachfront cottages, now looking a bit
weatherbeaten, but still charming and all with terraces overlooking the
beach. There's also a beautiful pool beneath a baobab tree, but no
restaurant. Accessibility can be a problem if you don't have your own
transport - it's a kilometre from the village and a good half hour's
walk from the main road, although the village is served by regular
matatus from Likoni and Lungalunga.
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