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New water sport attracts tourists to Diani beach

An enthusiast takes part in fly-boarding. The water sport, invented by Frenchman Franky Zapata, has now been introduced in Diani Beach, Kwale County. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

Local and international tourists are flocking to Diani Beach thanks to a new water sport known as fly-boarding.

Introduced in East Africa recently, the sport has turned the beach into the best destination for holidaymakers. A fly board is a type of jet pack or hover board that supplies propulsion to drive the fly board through air or water to perform a sport known as fly-boarding.

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