The 28 square kilometer Kisite Marine National Park is located in the Mpunguti Marine Reserve in the fishing village of Shimoni, 85 kilometers south of Mombasa. Shimoni is historically known for its huge coral caves where thousands of slaves used to be kept prior to shipment to Zanzibar, Pemba and Arabia. These caves can still be seen even today. From the park one can view the Usambara mountains of Tanzania about 6 kilometers away. Wasini Island is to the right with the Shimba Hills in the distance. Kisite National Park is one spectacular place in the Indian Ocean where one can dive and snorkel amongst a bewildering variety of marine life comprising a unique ecosystem - "a garden under the sea". The park offers best resorts for goggling and deep-sea fishing. Kisite is a home for Dolphins, Spotted and Indo-Pacific Humpback. The variety and abundance of fish is astounding. Blue striped snappers, Ehrenburg snappers and sweet lips with their prominent yellow colouring. Families of up to eighty parrot fish, mainly blue in colour, can be seen passing through these shallow clear waters.