7 Days 6 Nights Mombasa North Coast SGR Luxury Package

Mombasa is the oldest city (but the second largest city) in Kenya. It offers intrepid travelers a heady cocktail of fun, comprising of a cosmopolitan city, a major African port, ancient history, culinary delights, crazy party scene (locals call it “Mombasa Raha” – Swahili for “Mombasa Fun” or “Joy”), diverse cultures, great weather, fabulous beaches.

Mombasa is reknown for its remarkable pearly white sandy beaches, historical sites, ancient architecture, dolphin sporting trips, deep sea fishing, snorkeling and is also the largest port in Eastern and Central Africa.

It is said to be founded in 900 AD. For context, this is the same century when: Charlemagne the Great was crowned Emperor of the West by Pope Leo III; Algebra was invented; the Danish Vikings sacked London; and Viking chieftain, Rurik, led raids on Northern Russia and founded the first significant dynasty in Russian history called the Rurik Dynasty.

Mombasa is the oldest city (but the second largest city) in Kenya. It offers intrepid travelers a heady cocktail of fun, comprising of a cosmopolitan city, a major African port, ancient history, culinary delights, crazy party scene (locals call it “Mombasa Raha” – Swahili for “Mombasa Fun” or “Joy”), diverse cultures, great weather, fabulous beaches.

Mombasa is reknown for its remarkable pearly white sandy beaches, historical sites, ancient architecture, dolphin sporting trips, deep sea fishing, snorkeling and is also the largest port in Eastern and Central Africa.

It is said to be founded in 900 AD. For context, this is the same century when: Charlemagne the Great was crowned Emperor of the West by Pope Leo III; Algebra was invented; the Danish Vikings sacked London; and Viking chieftain, Rurik, led raids on Northern Russia and founded the first significant dynasty in Russian history called the Rurik Dynasty.

Itinerary

Day 1: Day 1: Nairobi

Stop At: African Heritage House, Mombasa Road, Nairobi Kenya
Our driver will meet you at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on your arrival and transfer you to your hotel in Nairobi for check-in, rest, dinner, and overnight.

Depending on the time you arrive in Nairobi and how jet-lagged you maybe, you may get an opportunity to visit the most beautiful building in Africa, the African Heritage House owned by Alan Donovan. The House is a mud brick building filled with exclusively with African tribal artefacts, artworks and many treasures from all corners of Africa. Enjoy the tranquil setting of the House with magnificent views overlooking the Nairobi National Park. Your itinerary at the African Heritage House will entail either lunch and tour; or sundowner dinner and tour.

Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Day 2: Nairobi to Mombasa

Stop At: Yatta Plateau, Kenya
Our tour representative will meet you at the hotel for introduction and briefing of the safari.

You will be transferred to Nairobi SGR Train Station at Syokimau for a 6 hours’ train ride to Mombasa 488km away which journey will take you through the mysterious Yatta Plateau (remnants of the world’s longest flow of lava, over 300 km in length and rising over 100m from its neighbouring lands) and the expansive Tsavo East National Park. Upon arrival, you will be picked up from the Mombasa SGR Train Station and transferred to your hotel for checking in and refreshments.

You can enjoy part of your evening relaxing by the pool or take a walk along the beach and sundowners.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel or resort.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Day 3: Haller Park

Stop At: Haller Park, North Coast of Mombasa along the Mombasa Malindi Road, Mombasa 80100 Kenya
After breakfast you will proceed to Haller Park.

This 165 sq/km Park hosts a variety of wildlife including: hippos, Rothschild giraffes, buffaloes, crocodiles, antelopes, water bucks, Vervet monkeys, monitor lizards, other smaller mammals and birds, numerous plant species, lily-covered ponds and a snake park. Its home to famous interspecies couple – the 130 years’ old tortoise named Mzee (“Old” or “Old Man”) who had adopted Owen, an orphaned baby hippo. The land on which the Park is situate was once barren wasteland, a quarry where Bamburi Cement Company, mined coral limestone as a raw material for manufacturing cement, which was painstakingly rehabilitated by Dr Rene Haller.

The Park delivers more of a zoo-like experience than free-range park, but based on rehabilitated land.

Return to the hotel for lunch. In the afternoon you may engage in several hotel activities such as, water sports, swimming, boat rides, and snorkeling.

Dinner and overnight at the resort.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 4: Day 4: Mombasa Marine National Park

Stop At: Mombasa Marine National Park, Nyali Rd, Mombasa 80100 Kenya
After breakfast, head to Mombasa Marine National Park for a boat ride on a glass bottomed boat whereupon you will be able to see a whole wide range of marine life and view the beautiful ocean life, as well as enjoy scuba diving or snorkeling. The Marine Park is popular due to its accessibility, abundant marine life, crystalline blue waters and spectacular coral reefs.

You will have lunch at Yul’s Aquadrom restaurant and thereafter, you can either: enjoy riding jet-skis, waterskiing, knee boarding or wake boarding. Yul’s Aquadrom restaurant are also known for their incredible Italian ice-cream selection.

Return to the resort for dinner and overnight or come back to Yul’s Club for the party of your life or any other nightclub that you fancy.

Overnight at the hotel.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 5: Day 5: Fort Jesus and Old Town

Stop At: Fort Jesus Museum, Ndia Kuu, Mombasa 00200 Kenya
After breakfast you will then proceed directly to Fort Jesus.

The Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was built by the Portuguese between 1593-1596 AD to protect the Mombasa harbor.

It is currently a national museum that displays the various artifacts from that era. Climb on its battlements and imagine you are a 15th Century Portuguese Musketeer or Gunner, admire the 56 Portuguese and British cannons which are beautifully restored and mounted in the courtyard, contemplate the thickness of its metre-thick walls, marvel at its frescoed interiors, and attempt to decipher the 600-500 years’ old European graffiti and Arabic inscriptions on its walls
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Old Town, Near Ndia Kuu Road, Mombasa 00200 Kenya
After the tour of the Fort, you will have lunch at Tarboush Restaurant and then proceed on a short, guided tour of Mombasa Old Town.

At the Old Town, enjoy the 15th-18th centuries architecture comprising of centuries’ old hand-carved wooden doors and beautiful old buildings, elegant balconies and coral walls whose designs were heavily influenced by local Swahilis, Indian, Portuguese and Arab traders.

Shop for souvenirs from the many curio shops there which offer interesting local antiques, trinkets, fabrics, unique ornaments, fruits and vegetables affordable prices. If you fancy, pass by Jahazi Coffee House and sample hot ‘Kahawa Tungu’ (a concentrated bitter black Swahili coffee drink said to be an aphrodisiac) or ‘Kahawa Tamu’ (light sweetened coffee) traditionally brewed over a charcoal stove in beautiful tall brass kettles. Drinking coffee is a revered culture at the Kenyan coast.

Afterwards you will have a chance to walk under the famous Moi Avenue Elephant Tusks used in the filming of adventure movies made about Africa. The tusks were constructed to commemorate Queen’s Elizabeth visit to Mombasa in 1952.

Return to the resort for dinner and overnight.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 6: Day 6: Bombolulu Workshop and Cultural Centre

Stop At: Bombolulu Workshops, Mombasa 80100 Kenya
After breakfast proceed to Bombolulu Workshop and Cultural Centre which a Project for the Association for the Physically Disabled in Kenya.

Guests can also purchase handcrafted souvenirs like wood carvings, textiles, jewelry, leather crafts, and tribal dance performances and explore traditional homesteads.

After visiting the Centre, lunch will be at The Moorings Restaurant, a little seafood restaurant, that floats on the ocean but is anchored on land. The Moorings specializes on seafood, that is, fish, lobster, crab and prawns.

It is situated at the Mtwapa Creek. It has a great waterfront setting and spectacular views and is a great place to watch the sun go down and sundowners.

Return to the resort for dinner and overnight.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 7: Day 7: Mombasa to Nairobi

Stop At: Mombasa, Mombasa, Coast Province
After breakfast, enjoy the last lazy stroll at the beach, that is, within the hotel environs as you prepare for your departure. You will be dropped off at the Mombasa SGR Train Station for your trip back to Nairobi SGR Train Station and thereafter to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, for your flight back home.
Duration: 5 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.