Malindi-Watamu vacay: Gedi Ruins

This historic place took my breath away. Yes I was literally blown away. Been in classic rumbled buildings is bae cause of the designs and architecture. Salute to my guide who was an intern (can’t recall her name) but she did an amazing job spilling all the juice about the ruins. Ksh 350 gets one to the ruins, museum, Snake Park and the Kipepeo house that are in a huge acreage.The ruins are located kilometers away once you alight at Gede stage on a murram road. You can opt to walk or take a motorcycle that will charge you Ksh 50.

History

Derived from the Ormo word meaning Precious, this breathtaking place was established in the 12th century by the Swahili people. The name was either that of the town they destroyed or that of the last Galla leader to camp on the site. But the true name of the…