The Atlas Obscura Guide To Malindi

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Malindi, Kenya

Updated December 6, 2009

Unusual Attractions in Malindi

Malindi, Kenya

Gedi Ruins

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.

Malindi, Kenya

Marafa Depression

Strange sandstone canyon known as the "place broken by itself."

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