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Day trip · from Mombasa or Diani

Mombasa City & Old Town Tour

Five hundred years of Swahili, Portuguese, Omani and British coastline

  • Day trip

Mombasa's old town is narrow, carved-doored and still lived in. Fort Jesus, built by the Portuguese in 1593 and fought over for the next three centuries, anchors the whole thing. A half day covers the essentials; a full day adds Haller Park or the spice market.

Trip highlights

  • Fort Jesus, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with a guide who knows its history
  • The old town's carved Swahili doors, balconies and spice shops
  • The Akamba wood-carving cooperative
  • Optional Haller Park — a quarry rehabilitated into forest, with giraffe and hippo
  • The old dhow harbour and Mombasa's elephant tusks on Moi Avenue

Day by day

  1. Half day

    08:30 – 13:00

    Pick-up from your hotel and into Mombasa for a guided tour of Fort Jesus and a walk through the old town's lanes, finishing at the spice market and the wood carvers.

  2. Full day

    08:30 – 17:00

    As above with lunch in town, then Haller Park in the afternoon for the giraffe feeding platform and the hippo enclosure.

    Meals
    Lunch on the full-day option

What’s included

  • Park or attraction entry fees
  • Transport in an air-conditioned safari vehicle
  • A professional English-speaking driver-guide
  • Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel
  • Bottled drinking water

Not included

  • Meals unless stated in the itinerary
  • Drinks and personal spending
  • Tips for your guide
  • Travel insurance

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