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Mombasa Excursions
SASME
01 MOMBASA ISLAND 1/2 Day
Take a guided tour to visit principal landmarks
including Akamba Wood Carving Village, a Hindu Temple, Fort Jesus Museum,
Old Town, Vegetable Market and Biashara Street for souvenir shopping.
SASME 02 MIJI KENDA TOUR (NORTH COAST) 1/2 Day
Drive through cashew nut, sisal and coconut
plantations. View traditional dances in a typical Giriama Village and visit
Kaloleni Market.
SASME 03 SHIMBA HILLS RESERVE 1/2 Day
Situated 40 kms from Mombasa, drive past coconut,
cashew nut and other plantations to Shimba Hills to view, amongst other
animals, the rare Sable and Roan Antelope.
SASME 04 MALINDI AND GEDI TOUR Full 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. En route to Mombasa stop at a local
village to watch Giriama dancers.
SASME
05 DINNER CRUISE IN TAMARIND DHOW 3 hrs
Take an evening cruise around Tudor Creek aboard
the Tamarind Dhow, sipping cocktails in the tinted glow of a perfect African
sunset. Enjoy delicious seafood or succulent steaks and sway to the beat of
the band beneath a starlit sky.
SASME 06 LAMU ISLAND Full Day
Fly north from Mombasa or Malindi along the
coastline landing on Manda Island to transfer to Lamu by boat. Explore the
narrow streets of Lamu and visit the museum and the 17th Century Fort. After
lunch at a hotel, enjoy Lamu's idyllic sandy beaches and shells before
transferring back by boat to Manda for the return flight. Overnight
extension at Lamu can be arranged on request.
SASME 07 DHOW ADVENTURE Full Day
Sail by Arab dhow out to sea returning to the
mainland to watch demonstrations of local food preparations and visit the
Aquarium, Serpentarium and Makonde Wood Carvers. After a creek side barbeque
lunch enjoy fashion shows, fire eaters, Masaai and Limbo dancers before
sailing up Mtwapa creek.
SASME
08 WASINI AND KISITE DHOW (SOUTH COAST) Full Day
Board a traditional dhow from the south coast and
sail to Kisite Marine National Park to snorkel in the coral gardens, cruise
in a glass- bottomed boat or sunbathe on the tropical islands. Return under
full sail to an isolated restaurant for a magnificent seafood lunch. Then
visit the coral gardens or laze in the restaurant gardens by the water edge.
SASME 09 TSAVO EAST Full Day
Depart early to visit Kenya's largest game park
for lions and elephants. Visit Aruba dam, a watering hole popular with game.
Lunch at Voi Safari Lodge/Satao camp followed by another game drive and late
afternoon return to Mombasa.