City Tour with Ghalib
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 4 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This is the best tour that you will get to visit historical sites on the island of Mombasa learning the history of the Swahili people on the Kenyan coast together with the Mijikenda tribe which comprises of 9other subtribes. You will get to learn about the Indian Ocean trade in which locals traded with different people around the world for spice, gold and silver, giving back in return ivory, and other animal parts
Inclusions
What's included
- Tuktuk ride
- Service of a tour guide
What's not
- Entrance fee to Fort Jesus
- Lunch
Itinerary
Fort jesus is an historical fortress built by Portuguese on 15 century to guard and protect the indian ocean trade together with the old port of Mombasa. Here you will get to learn about the history and culture of the swahili civilisation as well as influences left by the traders who came from different parts of the world on the coastvof Kenya.
An history town which has been existing since the 9th century with alot of influences from the Arabs, Portuguese, British and the Indians. This is one of the many arabic settlements on the Kenyan coast which flourished from the 13th century.
Here is to commemorate the last steps of Queen Elizabeth when she was in Kenya in 1952 and when she was also pronounced as the Queen of England by the steel built elephant tusks. The tusks are also to mark the gateway to the city of Mombasa. Opposite tusks you will also get a chance to visit a public garden where local spend their free time relaxing their mind in the garden.
An Indian temple built on the 18th century by the Indian community who came for trade and for the construction of the railway line connecting Mombasa with Uganda. You will learn here about the Indians and Hinduism in Kenya.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Travellers should get my contact after reservation so that we can communicate on the exact location
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 11 travellers
- Operated by
- Ghalib Zahran
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Mombasa
- Its from-price is 34% below the median of the 15 city tours we list in Mombasa.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 11 of 15.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Mombasa
Mombasa is Kenya's main port, an old Swahili island city on the Indian Ocean with a Portuguese fort, a narrow old town and palm-lined beaches.
Mombasa stands on an island joined to the mainland by bridges and a causeway, and it has been a trading port for many centuries, visited by Arab, Persian, Portuguese and Indian merchants. Fort Jesus, a coral-stone fort built by the Portuguese in the 1590s, is listed by UNESCO and stands above the entrance to the old harbour. Behind it, the Old Town has narrow lanes, balconies and carved wooden doors.
Top-ranked sights in Mombasa: Fort Jesus, Haller Park.
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