Mombasa Tours & Coastal Excursions

Meet your guide and begin the excursion from the agreed coastal hotel or pickup point.

Visit Mombasa’s landmark Portuguese fort, built in 1593 to guard the entrance to the old dhow harbour and now serving as an important historical site.

Continue through the old Arab quarter, exploring its narrow twisting lanes, carved doors, balconies and architecture shaped by centuries of Indian Ocean trade.

See the historic harbour area where traditional dhow activity remains part of Mombasa’s coastal character.

Explore selected bazaars, curio and antique shopping areas, with the programme also allowing for local cultural landmarks and Akamba wood-carving traditions.

After the city sightseeing programme, return to your agreed hotel or drop-off point.

Depart from the agreed pickup point and travel into Mombasa for the morning sightseeing programme.

Explore selected city landmarks and the historic centre, including the Old Town environment and harbour heritage.

Tour the historic Portuguese fort and learn about its role in protecting the old harbour entrance.

The original programme places lunch at Mamba Village before continuing with the afternoon nature experience.

Continue to the reclaimed quarry landscape, transformed with casuarina trees and tropical vegetation into a habitat for wildlife and birds.

The source itinerary mentions eland, buffalo, crocodiles, reptiles, crowned cranes and the aquaculture complex as features of the visit.

Conclude the full-day programme with a transfer back to the agreed coastal accommodation.

Meet your local guide and leave the main resort area for the coastal countryside.

Visit a local community for an introduction to coastal traditions, culture and everyday life as described in the original programme.

Continue to Kaloleni and experience the atmosphere of a local market.

The original itinerary continues to a North Coast marine attraction offering observation of tropical marine life in large aquariums.

The programme also mentions a nearby snake park and an opportunity to watch carvers producing traditional Makonde artwork.

Travel back to the agreed hotel or coastal drop-off point after the cultural programme.

Leave the coastal hotel and travel south, with the route from Mombasa crossing through the Likoni side toward the Shimba Hills area.

Experience the highland landscape, more than a thousand feet above sea level in the original description, with views toward the Indian Ocean and surrounding bush.

Enjoy the forested and bush environment of the Shimba Hills region with your guide.

Continue to the sanctuary, described as a spectacular landscape of dramatic cliffs, forested hills, bushland and baobabs.

Elephants are the signature attraction. The source also lists possible sightings of warthog, impala, bushbuck, sable, Cape buffalo and leopard.

After the wildlife experience, travel back to the agreed Mombasa or South Coast accommodation.

Travel north toward Kilifi through attractive countryside, sisal plantations and landscapes dotted with large baobab trees.

Continue along the north-coast route toward the historic Gedi area.

Explore the ancient settlement, described in the original itinerary as a 13th-century ruin situated in dense forest.

Proceed to the coastal town of Malindi for the next part of the excursion and a lunch stop.

The source itinerary describes exploring the marine park by glass-bottom boat, with an experienced guide and opportunities for snorkelling.

The programme concludes with a nearby village visit and a Giriama cultural performance before the return journey.

Travel back south to the agreed coastal accommodation.

Begin with a transfer from the agreed hotel toward the departure point for the marine excursion.

Join the sailing dhow and begin the journey toward the spectacular Kisite marine area.

Explore waters known for tropical fish and coral formations.

The original itinerary provides opportunities to snorkel on the shallow reef during the morning programme.

Dolphins may be seen during the marine excursion, although sightings are natural and cannot be guaranteed.

Continue to Wasini Island for the fresh seafood lunch described in the original programme.

In the afternoon, visit a Swahili village before returning to the mainland.

Disembark on the mainland and transfer back to the agreed coastal hotel.