Nyali is known for its many high-class hotels and residential houses, modern standards, and long white sand beaches making it a popular destination for both local and foreign tourists.

It is characterised by low-density, high-value housing, malls and beachfront resorts and hotels.

There are a number of points of interest in Nyali, including Mamba Village(the biggest crocodile farm in Africa), Nyali Golf Club, Dwarikadham Hindu temple, Lord Shiva Gombeshwar Caves, several consulates and some of the most prestigious academic institutions in the Coastal region.

Nyali is renowned for its tourist potential, thanks to its calm water, its accommodation facilities and its coast bordered with white sand beaches protected by a coral reef, loved by divers.

This is a part of the Mombasa Marine Reserve, managed by Kenya Wildlife Service.