The tidal range between high tide and low ride is considerable, and the terrain worthy of an army course in places, so access to and from the island at low tides is always and interesting excursion through rock pools, sea weed, and hidden sea urchins. Its not that is not fun, but always come prepared with a seasoned pair of sandals that can withstand a good water romp. The ocean walls of wasini islands coastline is a weathered and beaten wall that makes howling noises when the high tide pounds the rocks. Its an old habit to sit on the mainland side and watch and listen to the water exploding in the hollowed caverns as the tide surges in through the channel and forces its way along the sea walls.
On the southern side of wasini, there is a path from the east to the west that cuts all along the fringing mangroves on wasinis marine park side. Huge old mangroves and baobabs make for a very curious landscape at low tide. It starts at the northern of the kisite marine park bay and very shallow till far out at low tide. At high tide a small canoe can make it into the mangroves. At low there is some muddy areas to cross to get full access to the ocean. Its an unusual route and not commonly used. Most people come and go from wasini via the wasini channel side.
There is plenty of bird life on the island as you could imagine. Its surrounded with ocean, and got healthy coastal tropical trees all over, as well as the biggest collection of baobab trees I have ever seen so close to each other. Some seem to grow out of pure coral rag, you amaze how they ever were sustained.
