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Day Trips From Mombasa - Compare 14 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 national 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 Thrilling Tsavo East National Park Group Tour
$166 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 – 23 Reviews
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1-Day Tsavo East National Park Tour from Mombasa/Diani
$307 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Tsavo East NP, Mombasa (End)
Black Santa Safaris
5.0/5 – 63 Reviews
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1-Day Spotting the Big 5 in Tsavo East
$350 to $373 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Tsavo East NP, Mombasa (End)
Netherken Safaris & Tours
4.8/5 – 87 Reviews
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1-Day Tsavo East National Park from Malindi
$298 to $332 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Tsavo East NP, Mombasa (End)
Dando Tours Safari
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1-Day Private Mombasa City Tour & a Visit to Haller Park
$86 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Fort Jesus (Mombasa), Mombasa (End)
Summer Niche Adventures
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1-Day Shimba Hills National Reserve Safari from Mombasa
$194 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Shimba Hills NR, Mombasa (End)
Lorkulup Africa Legacy Safaris
5.0/5 – 1 Reviews
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1-Day Mombasa Excursion Tour
$92 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa
Black Santa Safaris
5.0/5 – 63 Reviews
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1-Day Full Day Mombasa Day Tour
$103 to $126 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Fort Jesus (Mombasa), Mombasa (End)
Dando Tours Safari
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1-Day Shimba Hills and Sheldrick Falls Safari
$177 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 – 23 Reviews
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1-Day Tsavo East Classic Safari from Mombasa
$323 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Tsavo East NP, Mombasa (End)
Lorkulup Africa Legacy Safaris
5.0/5 – 1 Reviews
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1-Day Tsavo East Wildlife Safari from Mombasa
$365 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Tsavo East NP, Mombasa (End)
Lorkulup Africa Legacy Safaris
5.0/5 – 1 Reviews
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1-Day Mombasa Heritage and Coastal Experience
$74 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa
Lorkulup Africa Legacy Safaris
5.0/5 – 1 Reviews
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1-Day Mambrui Sand Dunes & Hell's Kitchen Excursion
$98 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Mambrui (Beach), Mombasa (End)
Lorkulup Africa Legacy Safaris
5.0/5 – 1 Reviews
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1-Day Wasini Island Dolphin Tour
$157 pp (USD)
Kenya: Day tourPrivate tour
You Visit: Mombasa (Start), Wasini Island, Mombasa (End)
Lorkulup Africa Legacy Safaris
5.0/5 – 1 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 destination, 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 1 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 (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 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 September are usually the driest months.”
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