Among the best sites for scuba diving and snorkeling in Kenya are Wasini Island and Shimoni in the South Coast. Shimoni village is located 76 Km south of Likoma near the Kenya-Tanzania border, and is most well known for the Shimoni caves in which many slave-trade-era artifacts can be found. These artifacts include some well-preserved wooden crates previously used for transporting slaves to Arabia. Wasini Island is situated a few minutes from the village, and it is from Shimoni that the journey to Wasini starts.