SHORT EXCURSIONS FROM MOMBASA

Mamba Village
This is the Africa's largest crocodile firm with a number of over 10,000 Natural habitat crocodiles with different types all together. The firm has crocodiles from all categories/stages, from giant (Big Daddy -Man eater)crocs to baby crocs (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. A tour to the firm would be wonderful and takes 2 and half to three hours visiting the Crocodile firm, camel riding within the same compound, Horse riding or the mamba restaurant which offer a wide range of crocodile meat and sea foods. Also available is the Mamba Disco Open daily and most full on Fridays and Saturdays, as for tourist every day is an experience!

Location:
Mamba village is situated along the Nyali area at links Road opposite the Nyali Golf club. It is just a stop over on the road from the main road. You can not afford to miss the catch at Mamba Village while in Kenya!

Bombolulu
Bombolulu is one of the Leading physically disabled projects of Kenya. The projects helps, trains, and employs young adults of physically disabled nature in to the organization, and captivate them into adults with a career in sawing, carpentry, catering, historical culture 7 tribes of Kenya, and most deal with textile fabrics and local woodcarvings for export. Bombolulu was first opened in 1969 and has since then been doing good and creating a lot of employment to the physically disabled people in Kenya in general with a lot of support from the Government and the international Sponsors.
The cultural centre at the organization which has been opened since 1994, with a vision to improve the project, by way of man made houses/hut to mark our past and to some present, Kenyan Tradition and cultural Atmosphere/Attire within the respective houses for tourist who tour the centre. If you tour this project, your donation would be of high value to the organization and the people in general as you benefit from the Arts and craft work as displayed in the show room, fabrics, beads and ornaments, and experience the true Kenyan Culture!

Malindi and Gedi Tour
(1 Day)
Drive across the new Mtwapa and Kilifi bridges to visit the Gedi ruins. Continue to Malindi and view marine life in a glass-bottom boat at the Marine Park. After lunch in a local restaurant visit the snake farm and the falconry. Enroute to Mombasa stop at a local village to watch Giriama dancers.

Dinner cruise on Tamarind Dhow
Take an evening cruise around Tudor Creek aboard the Tamarind Dhow, sipping cocktails in the tinted glow of perfect African sunset. Enjoy delicious seafood or succulent steaks and sway to the beat of the band beneath a star lit sky.

MBARAKI PILLAR: It stands nearly 50 feet and may have been an early form of lighthouse, 300-years ago. An Arab spirit is said to posses the pillar, which has powerful healing and magical properties.

At 300-years-old, it is second only to Fort Jesus in age and is one of Mombasa’s most important monuments, yet it is scarcely known or visited. The coral stone pillar leans at a slight angle and stands next to a small mosque, which was rebuilt in 1988. The pillar is original, however, and is a historical mystery that has puzzled many historians and archaeologists. Was it a tomb, some kind of landmark or built to house a powerful spirit, as some local people claim?
James Kirkman, the first curator of Fort Jesus, thought it was the tomb of a sheikh of the Changamwe people who used to live in Mbaraki. But there is no burial chamber and the pillar is hollow in construction, quite unlike other pillar tombs to be found on the Swahili coast.
Local tradition claims that an Arab spirit possesses this pillar, which has powerful healing and magical properties. Fertility rituals are performed at its base by women in the hope of bearing children, and offerings are left by those who are sick and wish to be cured.
One other possibility is that the Mbaraki pillar was a navigational mark and a lighthouse. Portuguese maps show that there was an anchorage at Mbaraki and its position near the mouth of the secluded creek suggests that this could indeed have been a shipping mark indicating the entrance.
Mbaraki pillar stands nearly 50 feet, or 15 metres high. Three hundred years ago, this was an impressive height and when it was first built it would have been visible from the sea.
The pillar is a hollow tapering tower with vertical window slits on all four sides. There is an opening at the base and an open turret at the top. There is enough room for someone to enter and climb to the top and perhaps to place a lantern or beacon as an early form of lighthouse.
Whatever the true answer is to the mystery of Mbaraki Pillar, it is an important historical monument, which is part of Mombasa’s rich heritage and should be carefully preserved.

SHIMBA HILLS NATIONAL PARKS (S. Coast)
A few kilometers out of Mombasa, sandy, coconut forested landscape and a rise in altitude gives way to a beautiful topography of tropical forest with refreshing cool air and vistas of the Indian Ocean. The rainforest Shimba is among a variety of other game, rare sable and roan antelope, elephants, buffalo, leopards, and snakes are at home in this park. It is a place to be in on the weekends, and an overnight will serve the best times.

Ngomongo Village
This is really a cultural and all about the Kenyan tribes as well as the artwork. A visit to Ngomongo village would leave you informed of the most typical way of leaving of Kenyans.

Kenya Marineland- best for seafoods lucheon or dinner, Deep sea fishing and plenty of other watersports.

Akamba Woodcrafts

Akamba woodcrafts is a wood factory in Changamwe area less than 20 metres, from the Port Ritz corner junction. It is the biggest factory we have in Mombasa. It is an organization, which produce the very best out of a local wood. Many Tourists each year tour this factory to observe men at work, It is mainly a labour work and also to see the many different kinds of woods we have in Kenya. It is incredible what turns out to a very attractive souvenir getting started from a typical wood, and without conscious many tourists ends up buying lots of wood craft from the factory at a very special price! With time, don't deny yourself the chance to see what Kenyans are capable of doing from a simple local wood!

Pillipipa-Dhow
This is a true paradise! Experience the Kenya Marine Park at the world famous Kisite Marine Park, all wrapped in a very exclusive package of a beautiful crews through the Kisite Marine and a sensational walk on the island of Wasini.
Pillipipa Dhow is run by a family leaving at the Wasini island who are also marine Biologist, an opportunity to give you the best from their own experience. The Arab styled boats will take you on a crews from the Shimoni Jetty at 08:00am where your bus from the hotel will drop you and you would be in Wasini Island in time for Lunch and afternoon walk on the island. On board you will be served with drinks and some briefing. The famous Kisite Marine Park hosts a lot of dolphins, turtles, and over 350 species of vibrantly colorful tropical fish in a true coral life! Here you will snorkel, and if divers dive but you must have a diving certificate to dive, and of course you dive with the instructors who are the owners! At 4:30 you'll be taken back to Simoni where your bus will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel.

Shimba Hills Reserve
(1/2 Day)
40 kms from Mombasa drive past coconut, cashewnut and other plantations to Shimba Hills to view, amongst other animals, the rare sable and roan antelope

City Tour(1/2 Day)
Take a guided city tour to visit principal landmarks including, Akamba wood carving village, a Hindu temple, Fort Jesus Museum, Old Town, Vegetable market and Biashara Street for shopping.

Miji Kenda Tour (North Coast)
(1/2 Day)
Drive through cashewnut, sisal and coconut plantations. View traditional dances in a typical Giriama village and visit kaloleni Market.

MALINDI - (N. Coast)
Historically remembered Malindi dates back to the 9th Century, with Arab occupation from the 13th Century onwards. It has been a rich trade centre with the near East and this influence can be seen characterized in its Arabic architecture. It is now a popular beach resort, and most of the inhabited are Italians running big restaurants and beach resorts over there. All in one gives the best accommodation in a very relaxing atmosphere for unforgettable experience! The 1980's brought in a lot of Italian investment with many building their summer villas here, thus the recent Italian influence in the restaurants and shops. Nowhere else in the Kenyan Coast would an Italian Tourist rather be in, other than Home, sweet home!! "Malindi".

GEDI RUINS
Gedi ruins carry a lot of significant tourist taste to Malindi and even out of other Kenyan Coastal area. Now an historical site, Gedi ruins is situated 18 km south of Malindi, this was a flourishing Arab town between the 14th and 17th centuries before being mysteriously abandoned by its inhabitants. Today G. Ruins serves as a day trip to tourist from all over the world for its popularity!

Shimoni, Kisite and Wasini
(1 Day )
Drive to Shimoni to board an Arab dhow and sail past several islands escorted by dolphins. Arrive at Kisite Marine National Park to view the sea life (goggling and diving equipment available). Enjoy a seafood and Arab lunch at the Shimoni Reef Lodge/pillipipa/Wasini/ Island. Relax and sunbathe or visit Wasini island via the Shimoni Caves.

Other recommended Dhow trip experience includes the: -

Wasini Island, and Dolphin dhow among others all visiting the famous Kisite Marine Park but with a different atmosphere and Services of course! Each one giving its best despite the difference!

For a chance of experience please call us or your travel agent for booking!