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Chale
is a small private island with a "romantic" theme. The island is located about 600 meters from the mainland and 10 km south of Diani on the
Kenya coast - close to Mombasa Island. It offers a nature reserve with a white sandy beach and blue waters, tropical rainforest, a wealth of animals, bird life and sulphur springs. The only hotel located on the island is "The Sands At Chale Island", and the only people on the island are the hotel guests and staff. Chale Island is an ideal Indian Ocean Island beach destination for romantic getaways. Chale has a "lovers corner" on the northern side, which is famous spot for exchanging wedding vows. The island's hotel provides a private setting overlooking the blue waters off the Indian Ocean. Chale Marine Park offers a perfect place to explore the underworld for divers and snorkelers. If you have time, you can go island hoping to Lamu, which needs to be organized prior to your arrival.
Chale Island offers sulphur-rich muddy swamps that are believed to appease and heal a wide array of skin ailments, and to make one's skin healthier. From a wildlife perspective, it is home to Colobus monkeys and baboons that budge in groups from and to the island during low tide. Other wildlife resident on the island are elephant shrew, bush squirrel, turtles, the bushy-tailedm mongoose, bush pig, and suni antelope. The most interesting culture that is maintained is of the Digo people. The Digo elders visit the island's sacred site to perform sacred rites and rituals whenever the community needs special help from their supreme being.
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