Mombasa City Tours

Mombasa Elephant Tusks: Mombasa City Tours

Welcome to the alluring coastal town and embark on Mombasa city tours. First, Moi Avenue is known for the Mombasa tusks, two pairs of giant aluminum elephant tusks crossing the dual carriageway. Secondly the tusks were commissioned in commemoration of a visit to Mombasa by Queen Elizabeth in 1952 and have remained since that time.

Initially the lower part of the tusks were illegally used for advertisement but after the city council enforced strict laws. What’s more the landmark has remained in its original form ever since.

In reality this a great place to amazing memorable photos or selfies on your Mombasa city tour.

Old Town Tour

Old Town is an area of Mombasa, Kenya. Situated on the south-east side of Mombasa Island, the Old Town covers an area of 72 hectares [180 acres]. Basically it is inhabited by a mix of Swahili, Arab, Asian, Portuguese and British settlers.

Our Walking Mombasa city tours will wind through Old Town, including the Fish Market, the Old Port, and the Hindu Temple. As well as stopping for handicrafts at Akamba Handicraft.

Fort Jesus Museum

Fort Jesus is a fort located on Mombasa Island. Designed by Italian Giovanni Battista Cairati. Moreover it was built between 1593 and 1596 by order of King Felipe II of Spain. He also reigned as King Filipe I of Portugal and the Algarves, to guard the Old Port of Mombasa.

Fort Jesus was the only fort maintained by the Portuguese on the Swahili coast. In addition it is recognised as a testament to the first successful attempt by a Western power to establish influence over the Indian Ocean trade.

Fort Jesus was declared a national park in 1958. In 2011. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and highlighted as one of the most outstanding and well-preserved examples of 16th-century Portuguese military fortifications. The fort is Mombasa’s most visited tourist attraction.

Tamarind Dhow Cruise

Take a cruise around Mombasa old town while you enjoy a tantalizing sea food meal. These boats used to trade cargo along Kenya’s coast onto the Arab states.

They have been refurbished as floating restaurants retaining the traditional aspects. They’re now moored at the Mombasa Tamarind jetty. Nawalkilkher sails daily except Sunday, day and evening. In that case private charters can be organised for Sunday.

Nawalilkher is available for private bookings and can seat up to 7-pax, leaving plenty of room for dancing on the night cocktails. The dhow can also hold cocktail parties for up to 100 people. Babulkher has a capacity of 55 pax for dinner and 70 pax for cocktails and is also available for exclusive hire.

The lunchtime cruise departs from the Tamambo Jetty at 1pm, cruises serenely up the Tudor Creek to a secluded spot where the dhow moors.

Lunch consists of a delicious Tamarind seafood platter or a prime Kenyan fillet steak as well as a fresh tropical fruit salad and rounded off with Kenyan Coffee and halwa. The dhow returns to the jetty at 3pm.

Haller Park

Bamburi Haller Park, located south of the Cement plant along Mombasa/Malindi highway is a product of the Bamburi Cement company’s effort, since 1971, to convert barren landscape of disused limestone quarries into vibrant and diverse ecosystem of forest, grasslands and ponds.

The park was the first recipient of the UNEP Global 500 Roll of Honour award for its unique, ecologically sound and successful rehabilitation undertaken.

To summarize the wildlife sanctuary is home to Hippos-Sally and Potty, a buffalo, Elands, Oryx and a group of waterbirds like Eagles, Herons, Egrets, Cormorants and Kingfishers. Owls Banda that hosts a Verreaux Eagle.