Kilifi Boatyard: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Kenya.
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).
Services
Clearing out possible here
- VHF
- 16
Good to know
The boatyard helps with clearance free of charge (Health, Immigration, Customs); Immigration is done in Malindi. Tell the yard your arrival time.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Immigration de Malindi
Immigration
Malindi, Kenya
Immigration for yachts arriving at Kilifi is done in Malindi.
Kilifi Boatyard
Agent
Kilifi Creek, Kilifi, Kenya
VHF : 16
The boatyard helps with clearance free of charge (Health, Customs, Immigration): tell it your arrival time.
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Sources
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.