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Half Day Mombasa City Tour

By Johnbow Tours and Travel
Free cancellation available
Price is $200 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Visit Fort Jesus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Shop in the open air market and visit to old town
  • Drive through the Elephant Tusks on Moi Avenue and have photo session

Activity location

    • Mombasa
    • Mombasa, Mombasa County, Kenya

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Mombasa
    • Mombasa, Mombasa County, Kenya

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Half Day Mombasa City Tour in Multilingual

  • Opening hours: Mon 8:00am-1:00pm
  • English
Price details
$200.00 x 1 Adult$200.00
Total
Price is $200.00

What's included, what's not

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    Provision of lunch.
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    All entry fees.
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    Guiding fee
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    Transport
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    Service of a tour guide
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    Bottles of water during the tour
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    Government Taxes
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    Tips and gratitude
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    Soft drinks and local beers

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Explosive substances
  • Not suitable for: Visually impaired people

What you can expect

0700hrs our guide shall pick you up early in the morning from your beach or city hotel. Then drive to Mombasa Old Town. A visit to the old town reveals the rich culture and architectural heritage of Mombasa with a fascinating history dating back to 200 AD, Mombasa is the largest port in East Africa.
Next, proceed to Fort Jesus built by the Portuguese in the 16th Century. The site chosen was a coral ridge at the entrance to the harbor and was built to secure the safety of Portuguese living on the East Coast of Africa. It has had a long history of hostilities among the interested parties that used to live in Mombasa. Omani Arabs attacked the Fort from 1696 to 1698. Between 1837 and 1895, the Fort was used as barracks for soldiers.
Your day takes you down an intriguing maze of cobbled narrow streets, ancient mosques, and picturesque residential houses that evoke the island's medieval past, overhanging balconies, and mysterious doorways.
Visit Mwembe Tayari's open-air market, bustling markets filled with exotic spices, fruit, and colorful fabrics.
Afterward, drive through the Elephant Tusks on Moi Avenue. The symbolic representations of entrance into the heart of town.

Lunch at Forodhani Restaurant

After lunch, we later drop you at your hotel after this wonderful tour.

Location

Activity location

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    • Mombasa
    • Mombasa, Mombasa County, Kenya

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Mombasa
    • Mombasa, Mombasa County, Kenya