By now the title that has long been conferred on him, that of "Indian Ocean Pearl" does not take him any more.
This August is pretty much the Watamu season of consecration.
Despite a not perfect time (but for the Italians, in comparison to the humid and unbearable hot summer of summer, here the sea breeze and the cool in the evening are appreciated), the Kenyan town is filled with people, including beaches and local .
Naval destinations, as Tourism Minister Najib Balala recalled in a recent speech, have increased their presence by 20% compared to last year, but for Watamu growth is not only numerical, but also quality.
Many of the facilities have been renewed and improved and new holiday and aggregation sites attracted an international and very diverse clientele: rich and wealthy Kenyans from Nairobi, British and American, from Italians accustomed to tourist resorts attracted by young people Sports and Nature, to those who have become a habit of the town and rent the villa or cottage in a residence.
Watamu is nowadays everywhere as an independent destination, in the catalogs of tour operators or in online hotel hospitality portals, as well as through the dozens of pages in social networks.
If this August has to be the launch ramp for a fantastic winter, as Balala predicts, we started off with the right foot!