Want to holiday in pristine sandy beach resorts? Go to Siaya

The white sands of Siungu beach, two kilometres away from Usenge town is now the new leisure joint In Siaya County. Like the coastal region, Siungu beach now hosts the little 'Mombasa Raha' on the shores of Lake Victoria and is now changing the old narrative about holiday destinations in Kenya.

For generations, sandy beaches were mostly associated with the coastal towns in Kenya. Thousands of first-time visitors to Kenya from overseas, preferred coastal beaches for holidays.

So embedded in the tourist mind was the leisure and luxury associated with Mombasa beaches such as Malindi, Lamu and Diani that tourists, local and domestic always preferred coast as the best holiday destination.