The Arabuko Sokoke reserve covers 41,765 hectares of land near the coastal towns of Malindi and Watamu and is about 75 km from Mombasa. It is the last large remnant of coastal tropical forests that once spread across the continent from west to east.

The reserve is an important habitat for several endemic and endangered birds, insects and mammal species. The forest is host to various sustainable projects that enable the local people to benefit, including harvesting butterfly pupae for sale and bee keeping.