Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide
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5.0/5
Based on 2 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
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Is Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide worth booking?
Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide is a 10-hour experience in Mombasa, Kenya, from $130 per person. It scores 51 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Worth a Look”, based on a 5/5 rating across 2 reviews. This booking is non-refundable, so pick your date carefully. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 51 / 100
- Rating
- 5/5 (2)
- Duration
- 10 hours
- From
- $130 per person
Mombasa is famous for beach tours and relaxation. But in between your beach days, you can decide to familiarize yourself with famous touristic sites. Discover Mombasa’s diverse cultures and history on a full-day tour that explores cobblestone streets, vibrant markets, and local cuisine. With an experienced guide to introduce the best of the city, you’ll see the Fort Jesus Museum, old town’s Old Dhow Harbor, the Mombasa bazaar, the famous changamwe sovenirs workshops and more, pausing to shop for handmade souvenirs along the way. This guided Mombasa tour includes lunch at Tamarind Mombasa, a seaside restaurant that’s beloved for great seafood and views of the water.
What you get
About this experience
Mombasa is famous for beach tours and relaxation. But in between your beach days, you can decide to familiarize yourself with famous touristic sites. Discover Mombasa’s diverse cultures and history on a full-day tour that explores cobblestone streets, vibrant markets, and local cuisine. With an experienced guide to introduce the best of the city, you’ll see the Fort Jesus Museum, old town’s Old Dhow Harbor, the Mombasa bazaar, the famous changamwe sovenirs workshops and more, pausing to shop for handmade souvenirs along the way. This guided Mombasa tour includes lunch at Tamarind Mombasa, a seaside restaurant that’s beloved for great seafood and views of the water.
What's included
Included
- Local guide
- Bottled water
- Driver/guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
Not included
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Entrance fees
What you'll see and do
Mombasa Tusks
Our guide shall pick you early in the morning from your beach or city hotel. A visit to 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. 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 of 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 the soldier. Your day takes you down an intriguing maze of cobbled narrow streets, ancient mosques and picturesque residential houses evoke the islands medieval past, overhanging balconies and through mysterious doorways to bustling markets filled with exotic spice, fruit and colorful fabrics. Then drive through the Elephant Tusks on Moi Avenue and call in at the Akamba woodcarvers, where you can see the carvers at work and a great opportunity to purchase some of the wonderful crafts and other souvenirs of your stay in Africa. Lunch at the Tamarind Restaurant or Dhow (Seafood Lunch on an Arab Dhow or Restaurant (If minimum number of 20 Pax are achieved, then lunch is on the Dhow. Same menu is served on the Dhow or Restaurant ) overlooking the sea - Non Seafood & Veg options available). In the afternoon, visit the Haller Park, former quarries now reforested and home to many animals. Currently, Haller Park plays host to a variety of wildlife including hippos, giraffes, buffalos, and antelopes, crocodiles as well as smaller mammals and birds. The Park consists of a Game Sanctuary, Reptile Park, a small demonstration Fish Farm area, Palm Garden, Crocodile Pens and a Giraffe viewing platform, offering a variety of attractions at the various points to educate and entertain the over 160,000 visitors who visit the park every year. The diversity of vegetation is considerable, from mangrove palms and majestic indigenous shade trees to coastal forests where several of these plants are rare and endangered; a haven for botanist. The tour ends with a visit to Mamba village. Mamba Village Crocodile Farm in Mombasa has crocodiles from all categories/stages, from giant (Big Daddy -Man eater) crocodiles to baby crocodiles (just hatched) and the white crocodiles. The firm has a feeding time schedule every day at 5 pm and it is incredible to see this experience as the crocodiles jump up few metre from their pool to grab a bite of meat. We later drop you to your hotel after this wonderful tour.
30 minutes here
Haller Park
Our guide shall pick you early in the morning from your beach or city hotel. A visit to 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. 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 of 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 the soldier. Your day takes you down an intriguing maze of cobbled narrow streets, ancient mosques and picturesque residential houses evoke the islands medieval past, overhanging balconies and through mysterious doorways to bustling markets filled with exotic spice, fruit and colorful fabrics. Then drive through the Elephant Tusks on Moi Avenue and call in at the Akamba woodcarvers, where you can see the carvers at work and a great opportunity to purchase some of the wonderful crafts and other souvenirs of your stay in Africa. Lunch at the Tamarind Restaurant or Dhow (Seafood Lunch on an Arab Dhow or Restaurant (If minimum number of 20 Pax are achieved, then lunch is on the Dhow. Same menu is served on the Dhow or Restaurant ) overlooking the sea - Non Seafood & Veg options available). In the afternoon, visit the Haller Park, former quarries now reforested and home to many animals. Currently, Haller Park plays host to a variety of wildlife including hippos, giraffes, buffalos, and antelopes, crocodiles as well as smaller mammals and birds. The Park consists of a Game Sanctuary, Reptile Park, a small demonstration Fish Farm area, Palm Garden, Crocodile Pens and a Giraffe viewing platform, offering a variety of attractions at the various points to educate and entertain the over 160,000 visitors who visit the park every year. The diversity of vegetation is considerable, from mangrove palms and majestic indigenous shade trees to coastal forests where several of these plants are rare and endangered; a haven for botanist. The tour ends with a visit to Mamba village. Mamba Village Crocodile Farm in Mombasa has crocodiles from all categories/stages, from giant (Big Daddy -Man eater) crocodiles to baby crocodiles (just hatched) and the white crocodiles. The firm has a feeding time schedule every day at 5 pm and it is incredible to see this experience as the crocodiles jump up few metre from their pool to grab a bite of meat. We later drop you to your hotel after this wonderful tour.
120 minutes here · Admission included
Mamba Village Centre
Our guide shall pick you early in the morning from your beach or city hotel. A visit to 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. 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 of 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 the soldier. Your day takes you down an intriguing maze of cobbled narrow streets, ancient mosques and picturesque residential houses evoke the islands medieval past, overhanging balconies and through mysterious doorways to bustling markets filled with exotic spice, fruit and colorful fabrics. Then drive through the Elephant Tusks on Moi Avenue and call in at the Akamba woodcarvers, where you can see the carvers at work and a great opportunity to purchase some of the wonderful crafts and other souvenirs of your stay in Africa. Lunch at the Tamarind Restaurant or Dhow (Seafood Lunch on an Arab Dhow or Restaurant (If minimum number of 20 Pax are achieved, then lunch is on the Dhow. Same menu is served on the Dhow or Restaurant ) overlooking the sea - Non Seafood & Veg options available). In the afternoon, visit the Haller Park, former quarries now reforested and home to many animals. Currently, Haller Park plays host to a variety of wildlife including hippos, giraffes, buffalos, and antelopes, crocodiles as well as smaller mammals and birds. The Park consists of a Game Sanctuary, Reptile Park, a small demonstration Fish Farm area, Palm Garden, Crocodile Pens and a Giraffe viewing platform, offering a variety of attractions at the various points to educate and entertain the over 160,000 visitors who visit the park every year. The diversity of vegetation is considerable, from mangrove palms and majestic indigenous shade trees to coastal forests where several of these plants are rare and endangered; a haven for botanist. The tour ends with a visit to Mamba village. Mamba Village Crocodile Farm in Mombasa has crocodiles from all categories/stages, from giant (Big Daddy -Man eater) crocodiles to baby crocodiles (just hatched) and the white crocodiles. The firm has a feeding time schedule every day at 5 pm and it is incredible to see this experience as the crocodiles jump up few metre from their pool to grab a bite of meat. We later drop you to your hotel after this wonderful tour.
60 minutes here · Admission included
Fort Jesus Museum
Our guide shall pick you early in the morning from your beach or city hotel. A visit to 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. 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 of 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 the soldier. Your day takes you down an intriguing maze of cobbled narrow streets, ancient mosques and picturesque residential houses evoke the islands medieval past, overhanging balconies and through mysterious doorways to bustling markets filled with exotic spice, fruit and colorful fabrics. Then drive through the Elephant Tusks on Moi Avenue and call in at the Akamba woodcarvers, where you can see the carvers at work and a great opportunity to purchase some of the wonderful crafts and other souvenirs of your stay in Africa. Lunch at the Tamarind Restaurant or Dhow (Seafood Lunch on an Arab Dhow or Restaurant (If minimum number of 20 Pax are achieved, then lunch is on the Dhow. Same menu is served on the Dhow or Restaurant ) overlooking the sea - Non Seafood & Veg options available). In the afternoon, visit the Haller Park, former quarries now reforested and home to many animals. Currently, Haller Park plays host to a variety of wildlife including hippos, giraffes, buffalos, and antelopes, crocodiles as well as smaller mammals and birds. The Park consists of a Game Sanctuary, Reptile Park, a small demonstration Fish Farm area, Palm Garden, Crocodile Pens and a Giraffe viewing platform, offering a variety of attractions at the various points to educate and entertain the over 160,000 visitors who visit the park every year. The diversity of vegetation is considerable, from mangrove palms and majestic indigenous shade trees to coastal forests where several of these plants are rare and endangered; a haven for botanist. The tour ends with a visit to Mamba village. Mamba Village Crocodile Farm in Mombasa has crocodiles from all categories/stages, from giant (Big Daddy -Man eater) crocodiles to baby crocodiles (just hatched) and the white crocodiles. The firm has a feeding time schedule every day at 5 pm and it is incredible to see this experience as the crocodiles jump up few metre from their pool to grab a bite of meat. We later drop you to your hotel after this wonderful tour.
120 minutes here · Admission included
Where it starts and ends
Hotel pickup
Pickup is included for all travelers. Pickup begins about 30 minutes before departure.
Before you book
- Cancellation
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
- Languages
- de, en, it, fr, es
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 15 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Kenya Bush Expeditions Tour and Travel
Know before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is formal
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Traveler reviews
2 verified traveler reviews for Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Tour
Erick was very nice and the tour was fun and very good
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Citytrip of interest
The city tour was very interesting. Our guide Kevin brought us to all most important sights of Nairobi including a 360 degree panoramic view from top of Kenyatta Tower. We were also given very detailed information about the places along the trip by Kevin.
Response from the operator: Greetings from Kenya Bush Expeditions Tours and Travel. Thankyou for booking your tour with us and for taking time from your busy schedule to leave us this wonderful review. Nairobi, also known as 'the green city in the sun' is known for its unique landmarks, unique history and culture. We're glad that you enjoyed the city tour. Thankyou for acknowledging Kevin's professionalism. Welcome back to book more tours with us!
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Good to know
- Duration
- 10 hours
- Free cancellation
- Non-refundable
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Price range
- $130 to $180
- Hotel pickup
- Included for all travelers
- Booked in 30 days
- 1
- Verdict
- Worth a Look
Who runs this experience
Operated by Kenya Bush Expeditions Tour and Travel, who run 17 experiences we rank across 6 cities, with an average Outty Ranking of 58.3 and 1 in the 90+ Club.
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Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Mombasa.
How much does Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide cost?
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Prices start at $130 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Mombasa usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide take?
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Plan for about 10 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Mombasa is not rushed.
Is Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 51 out of 100, which we label "Worth a Look". That score blends traveler sentiment (5/5 across 2 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable food & drink in Mombasa, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide?
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No. This experience is sold on a non-refundable basis, so only book a date you are confident about. Similar experiences in the city do offer free cancellation if flexibility matters more than price.
Is Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 10-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide?
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Around 1 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Mombasa can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Mombasa and add a light layer if any part of the 10-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Mombasa within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Mombasa?
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On Outty we rank every Mombasa experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Mombasa City Tour, Walking Tour Through Old Town Mombasa and Fort Jesus, Visit to Fort Jesus and the Old Town of Mombasa. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Mombasa?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Mombasa?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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Outty ranks and explains the experiences, then hands you to Viator to complete the booking with the operator directly. The price is the same as booking on Viator yourself, and Outty earns an affiliate commission on the referral, which is how the rankings stay free to read.
What is included in Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide?
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Included: Local guide; Bottled water; Driver/guide; and In-vehicle air conditioning. Not included: Souvenir photos (available to purchase); and Entrance fees. Always check the voucher for the final list before you travel.
Does Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide include hotel pickup?
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Yes, pickup is offered for every traveler from 73 listed pickup locations in and around Mombasa. Be ready about 30 minutes before the start time. You can also enter a custom pickup address when booking.
What languages is Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide offered in?
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It is offered in German, English, Italian, French and Spanish. Pick your language when choosing a date and time, as not every departure runs in every language.
Will I get instant confirmation and a mobile ticket for Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide?
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Confirmation is sent by the operator after booking, usually within 48 hours; if it is not confirmed you are not charged. Mobile tickets are accepted, so you can show the voucher on your phone.
What happens to Full Day Mombasa City Tour with a Local Guide if the weather is bad?
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It generally runs rain or shine, so dress for the forecast in Mombasa. Standard cancellation terms apply.
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