MOMBASA TOWN / FORT JESUS & BAMBURI NATURE TOUR

Duration: 4 hours
Price: US $ 125

The colorful island town of Mombasa with its blend of ancient and modern buildings on the Indian coast should be visited for a short shopping expedition. The high light of the tour is a visit to Fort Jesus which was built in 1593 at Kenya’s principal port and the country’s second largest city.

A comprehensive tour of the island include the old Arab town, with it’s maze of narrow twisting alleys displaying the beautifully curved doors and verandas, bazaars with curio and antique shops, the Dhow harbor still in use, a Hindu temple, a visit to the Akamba wood carvers and a drive to the bazaar Portuguese who guard the entrance to the old Dhow harbor, it is the island’s Landmark. Four hundred years old, the port still stands and serves as a tourist destination.

HALLER PARK- BAMBURI NATURE TRAIL

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Haller park Nature trail started as a cement factory in 1954. The factory obtained its raw materials from the quarry, a fossil coral limestone reef that lived 125,000 to 250,000 years ago.

In 1971, Rene Haller started a quarry rehabilitation drive with the backing of Bamburi Portland Cement Company. A variety of game animals and birds, which are not so easily seen, inhabit the fenced area.

COASTAL CULTURAL TOUR

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The coastal countryside and its people offer a different perspective to Kenya’s tribal heritage. The tour provides a glimpse into the traditions and cultures of the coastal people with a visit to a Giriama or Digo village with our local guide.

Continue to Kaloleni to visit the local market and thereafter drive to Kenya Marine land on the North coast, which offers an opportunity to observe numerous species of tropical marine life in giant aquariums and you can watch carvers at work producing the famous “Makonde” pieces of art.

SHIMBA HILLS TOUR / MWALUGANJE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY (MES)

Duration: 6 hours
US $ 120/person

The Shimba Hills are a short drive from Mombasa South of the Island; they are reached via the Likoni Ferry and are over a thousand feet high which offers one a view of both the Indian Ocean and the African bush. A visit to the MES is highly recommended and is located about 30 minutes from the glistening beaches of south coast. There you will experience a unique safari in a spectacular landscape. Elephants here never forget. Like them, you will always remember Mwaluganje. 60,000 acres feature dramatic cliffs and forested hills as well as bush land with baobabs. Apart from the elephant, you might see warthog, impala, bushbuck, sable, Cape buffalo and the leopards.

MALINDI & GEDI TOURS

Duration: 6 hours
Price: US $ 130/person

Depart from your hotel and drive north to Kilifi through attractive country covered by extensive sisal plantations dotted with huge baobab trees. Cross the scenic creek and continue onto the ancient city of Gedi-a 13th century ruin in the heart of a dense forest...

TAMARIND & DHOW SAFARI

Duration: 3 hours
Price: US$ 75/person

Tamarind Dhows, "Nawalilkher" and "Babulkher" are the ultimate magical dining experience. They are authentic ocean going dhows that have been completely refurbished as floating restaurants. This romantic Arab-style dhow trip can either be done for lunch or dinner.

Both cruises depart from The Tamarind Restaurant jetty, sail smoothly towards Fort Jesus and then gently up Tudor creek, to a quiet spot where they moor for a delicious four course Tamarind meal, accompanied by the lively rhythms of the on board band.

The lunch cruise departs at.1.00 pm, until 3.00 pm and the dinner cruise departs at 6.30 pm until 10.30 pm.

WASINI ISLAND & KISITE MARINE PARK

Duration: 8 hours
Price: US$ 90/person

The Kisite Marine Park covers 39 sq.km on the southern most part of the Kenyan coastline and is managed and protected by the Kenya Wildlife Service.

A day of ultimate pleasure starts off with a sail on a Swahili Dhow, a visit to Marine Park where you can snorkel or goggle and finally a gargantuan seafood lunch. Located on the south coast off Shimoni in kwale district near the Tanzania border.