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Day Trips From Mombasa - Compare 13 Tours
Mombasa is both a destination in its own right and the starting point for many wonderful adventures. For a break from city life, there’s a whole coastline waiting to be explored, as well as an excellent selection of safari parks where you can look for animals not far inland from the city. All of this means that you’re spoiled for choice, so make sure that you plan carefully to ensure that you really make the most of your day. Mombasa’s tour operators are experienced at organizing everything from city tours to beach excursions or day safaris, so shop around and find the right package for you.
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1-Day Tsavo East National Park Tour from Mombasa/Diani
$300 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Tsavo East NP, Mombasa (End)
Black Santa Safaris
5.0/5 – 34 Reviews
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1-Day Shimba Hills and Sheldrick Falls Safari
$174 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourShared tour (max 7 people per vehicle)
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Shimba Hills NR, Mombasa (End)
Buffalo Steps Adventures
5.0/5 – 19 Reviews
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1-Day Epic Safari Adventure from Mombasa to Tsavo East
$302 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Tsavo East NP, Mombasa (End)
Mackos Wanderlust Safaris
5.0/5 – 24 Reviews
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1-Day Taste of Tsavo East Day-Trip
$280 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Tsavo East NP, Mombasa (End)
Safari Talk Tours
4.8/5 – 19 Reviews
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1-Day Spotting the Big 5 in Tsavo East
$311 to $334 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Tsavo East NP, Mombasa (End)
Netherken Safaris & Tours
4.9/5 – 82 Reviews
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1-Day Wasini Snorkelling Tour
$134 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourShared tour (max 10 people per group)
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Wasini Island, Mombasa (End)
African Mosaic Tours
5.0/5 – 116 Reviews
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1-Day Tsavo East National Park Safari Trail
$305 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tourResort
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Tsavo East NP, Mombasa (End)
Grey Impala Safaris
4.9/5 – 18 Reviews
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1-Day Wasini Island Dolphin & Snorkeling Tour
$101 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourShared tour (max 30 people per group)
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Wasini Island, Mombasa (End)
Tedio Tours and Travels
4.9/5 – 11 Reviews
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1-Day Mombasa Excursion Tour
$90 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa
Black Santa Safaris
5.0/5 – 34 Reviews
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1-Day Thrilling Tsavo East National Park Group Tour
$162 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourShared tour (max 7 people per vehicle)
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Tsavo East NP, Mombasa (End)
Buffalo Steps Adventures
5.0/5 – 19 Reviews
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1-Day Day Ngutuni Sanctuary Safari from Diani/Mombasa
$291 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Ngutuni Sanctuary, Mombasa (End)
Mackos Wanderlust Safaris
5.0/5 – 24 Reviews
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1-Day Tsavo East National Park Lunatic Safari
$314 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Tsavo East NP, Mombasa (End)
African Mosaic Tours
5.0/5 – 116 Reviews
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1-Day Snorkeling at Kisite Marine Park, Shimoni
$269 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourShared tour (max 6 people per vehicle)
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Kisite-Mpunguti Marine NP (Beach), Mombasa (End)
Netherken Safaris & Tours
4.9/5 – 82 Reviews
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5 Questions About Day Trips From Mombasa
Answered by
Anthony Ham
Anthony has written numerous Lonely Planet guidebooks, including ‘Kenya’ and ‘East Africa’. He covers Kenya for SafariBookings.com and writes about Kenya and the wider region for magazines and newspapers worldwide. He is also the author of ‘The Last Lions of Africa’, part of which is set in Kenya.› More about Anthony
5 Questions About Day Trips From Mombasa
Anthony Ham
Which parks can I visit on a day trip from Mombasa?
“There are three main possibilities when it comes to visiting parks on a day trip from Mombasa: Tsavo East National Park, Shimba Hills National Reserve and Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary. Tsavo East is a world-class safari park, and it can be reached in two hours by road from Mombasa. It’s easily the best choice when it comes to wildlife, but it does mean that you’ll spend four hours of your day traveling to and from the park. Shimba Hills and Mwaluganje are considerably closer, but how long it takes to get to either of these may depend on how quickly you’re able to cross on the Likoni Ferry close to Mombasa. Once you’re there, both have good wildlife, though Shimba Hills has a wider range of animals.”
1Is it worth doing a day trip from Mombasa?
“Yes, a day trip from Mombasa is definitely worth it. It would always be nice to have longer to spend on safari, but it’s better to have one day on safari than no days at all. The main downside of a 1-day safari from Mombasa is that you’ll spend a considerable amount of time traveling to and from the park you’re visiting. At the same time, this enables you to see more of the country, and will help you get a more rounded experience of the country and its people. If you leave early and return late, you can still spend a number of hours – perhaps even up to eight hours – inside the park looking for animals.”
2What wildlife can I see on such a day trip?
“If you’re visiting Tsavo East, you can expect to see lots of elephants (with some covered in the famous red dust of Tsavo), as well as giraffe, zebra and buffalo. Tsavo East is also excellent for seeing lions and cheetahs, although you’ll have to be very lucky to see one or both of these on a day trip. The lions of Tsavo are renowned for having scruffy manes, so hopefully you’ll see a Tsavo male while you’re there. If you visit Shimba Hills, you’ll be looking for elephant, giraffe, buffalo and the much-sought-after Roosevelt’s sable antelope. Shimba Hills is also a good place to see monkeys and other primates, among them yellow baboon, blue monkey, vervet monkey and Angola colobus. In Mwaluganje, which is relatively cheap when compared to the other excursions and parks, elephants are the main attraction.”
3Is it possible to go on a marine safari from Mombasa?
“Yes, in fact a marine safari may well be the best use of your time on a day trip from Mombasa. Lots of Mombasa tour operators can take you out onto the water for a day of diving or (more affordable) snorkeling. The advantage of this kind of safari is that it generally takes place much closer to Mombasa. This means that you’ll be spending less time on the road and more time looking for animals. The marine life all along Kenya’s Indian Ocean coastline is spectacular, and going out to look for the fish and other marine life can often be combined with a trip aboard a traditional dhow sailboat, with a picnic lunch on board. On some of these excursions, you’ll dive off the back of the boat and down to reefs filled with life.”
4What is the best time of year for a trip from Mombasa?
“Mombasa is a good place to visit at any time of the year, although its tropical location along the East African seaboard means that rains are possible year-round. For most of the year, this may just mean an afternoon thunderstorm, which is easy to plan your day around. Monsoonal rains, which tend to be heavier and last longer, are more likely in April and May. These are also the months with the highest humidity, which means that conditions can become a little uncomfortable. July to October are usually the driest months.”
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