The ruins of Gedi are on the road which links Mombasa to Malindi, 4 to 5 miles from Watamu.
Town Door
Gedi is still an unsolved mystery: after much research and various studies, no one can say with certainty what really happened to the village and its inhabitants. Gedi is not mentioned in any Arab or Portuguese chronicles of that period.
The “lost city” of Gedi was an Arabic-Swahili settlement of more than 2500 habitants and objects that have been uncovered as a result of several excavations indicate that Gedi was founded in the 13th Century.
The site was inexplicably abandoned twice: in 1500 and in 1700, but there are no signs of battle or pestilence to assume such a double evacuation.
How to visit Gedi:
- The tour takes about 2 hours.
- Our Land Rover will take you directly to Gedi and drop you off at Lonno Lodge.
- Gedi is an open-air museum, a guide will take you through the ruins and the forest.
Gedi Official tourist guide
Gedi Town Tour
Gedi Ruins
Gedi part of a Mosque
Gedi forest around
Funeral monument
Town Door
Amazing trees
Gede Ruins and well
Door of the palace