On this 4 Day Classic Mombasa Tour you can relax on some of the best beaches in the World. Enjoy a Kenya beach holiday and experience the cultural melting pot and delight in an array of water sports.
Overview
Accommodation: An En-suite ocean front room in a hotel (3nts)
Activities: Go on a guided tour of Mombasa, full day Kisite Snorkelling Trip (There is a long list of optional activities on offer)
Destinations: Mombasa, Diani Beach
Your Mombasa Experience
With our 4 Day Classic Mombasa Tour you can experience a different kind of Kenya and escape to the sparkling white sandy beaches, palm fringed skies and shimming turquoise seas of Mombasa’s tropical shores. Enjoy a Mombasa beach holiday surrounded by welcoming smiles from the locals, exotic seafood cuisine, and fascinating cultural influences from Arab, Swahili, British and Portuguese history.
Step into compelling world where the entrance to the heart of the city is adorned by giant replicas of elephant tusks, drift through the narrow streets of Mombasa’s historical “Old town” decorated with extravagant art designs, ancient buildings and bustling bazaars selling antique curios and flavoursome spices during your Kenya beach holiday. Enter the 16th century “Fort Jesus” built by the prominent Portuguese and watch convoys of traditional dhows return from their morning fishing excursions in Kilindini’s deep water harbour.
Admire playful Colobus and Vervet monkeys in the canopies of the Jadini forest and snorkel amongst technicoloured coral reefs teeming with unique marine life in Kisite National Marine Park. Spend sun kissed days on the pristine shores of Diani beach, whilst exploring the vibrant tropical coast during your Kenya beach holiday. Mombasa’s enigmatic charisma will leave you with a refreshing feeling of escapism and deep sense of satisfaction.
Day 1: MOMBASA
You will be met at the airport by one of our representatives and taken to your hotel in Mombasa. After arriving in the largest coastal port in East Africa, you will be taken on a guided tour of Mombasa old town, marvelling at Fort Jesus, the natural deep water harbour of Kilindini and the elaborately carved buildings influenced by Mombasa’s trade culture and Portuguese and Islamic architecture. (Dinner Included)
Day 2: MOMBASA, DIANI BEACH
On this day of your Kenya beach holiday you will travel to the south coast of Mombasa through lush coastal rainforest, there is an optional visit to the Shimba Hills Nature Reserve home Kenya’s only population of about 100 Sable Antelope. Rare species of endangered cycads and colourful orchids bloom here amongst tropical birds and elegant butterflies. Arriving in Diani Beach, the resort is situated on a quiet strip of white sandy beach bordering on the Indian Ocean National Marine Park.
Spend your time relaxing on the beautiful beach, soaking up the island spirit, doing optional activities, including windsurfing, canoeing or diving amongst the multi coloured coral reefs during your Mombasa beach holiday. Or delight in an optional visit to the Jadini Forest is available teeming with birds and playful primates such as troops of Baboons, cheeky Vervet Monkeys and the endangered Angolan black and white Colobus Monkeys. (Breakfast and Dinner Included)
Day 3: MOMBASA, DIANI BEACH
Spend the day discovering the delights of the Kisite Marine National park on a full day boat tour with lunch and many snorkelling opportunities. Noted for its superb coral gardens and abundance of sea life, it is said to be the best snorkelling along the Kenyan coast where several species of Dolphins and Hawksbill Turtles frolic in the warm tropical ocean. The small islands sprinkled along the coast boasts a wide variety of birds nesting amongst giant gnarled baobabs trees.
This day of your Mombasa beach holiday can be spent at your leisure, either sun bathing in the turquoise water or snorkelling amongst the brightly colour reefs and numerous tropical fish, playing volley ball on the squeak white sand or enjoy traditional Swahili style seafood in the Bahari Cove, an open air restaurant or enjoy a cocktail whilst watching the African sun lose its daily battle with the encroaching night at the dhow bar on the stunning beach. (Breakfast and Dinner Included)
Day 4: MOMBASA
On the final day of your Mombasa beach holiday you will leave the coast and head back to Mombasa Town. You will be transferred to Mombasa International Airport for your flight home. Travellers who have booked pre or post tour accommodation with us also have arrival and departure transfers included in their fare. Alternative flights to Nairobi may be pre-booked with our travel consultants. (Breakfast Included)
