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Quasar Tours and Safaris
Mombasa, Kenya
$50
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Overview
The Mombasa Walking Tour showcases the rich history and vibrant culture of this coastal city. Led by a knowledgeable local guide, this immersive experience takes you through iconic sites and hidden gems.
- 🏰 Fort Jesus Museum: Discover the fascinating history of this UNESCO World Heritage site, built in 1593. Explore 17 key features, including the captain's house, museum, and the stunning coral rock architecture by the Indian Ocean. Entrance fee of 1200 KES plus a 100 KES transaction fee applies.
- 🐘 Mombasa Tusks: Visit the iconic tusks, built in 1952 to commemorate Queen Elizabeth's visit. Capture memorable photos at this landmark, which symbolizes Mombasa, and enjoy the nearby Uhuru Garden, a historic site for locals.
- 🌊 Open Location in Google Maps: Experience the views of the Indian Ocean and the historic baobab garden, where you can taste local candies made from baobab. A tunnel here leads to Fort Jesus Museum.
- 🕌 Mbaraki Mosque and Pillar: Explore the mosque frequented by British governors and the historical Mbaraki pillar, along with war memorials from World War I and II. This area retains its rich history and charm.
- 🌶️ MacKinnon Market: Visit this historic market, operational since 1914, known for its spicy foods and local produce. Sample and purchase a variety of spices, vegetables, and appetizers popular among locals.
- 🏛️ Old Town Walking Tour: Stroll through the culturally diverse Old Town, home to Swahili, Arab, and British architecture. Marvel at attractions like the first post office and the historic Mombasa Club.
- 🍽️ Optional Cooking Class: Participate in a traditional cooking class for an extra cost of 50 euros per person, supporting local women employed at Quasar’s Kitchen.
- 🛺 Tuktuk Transport: Enjoy convenient transportation throughout your tour with provided tuktuks, enhancing your exploration of Mombasa.
- 🦮 Accessibility: The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels, and service animals are allowed, ensuring everyone can join the adventure.
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Quasar Tours and Safaris
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours
- Tour Guide Fee
- A tourist will have to pay an extra cost for his or her lunch package
- Fort Jesus Museum
- Tuktuk within the tour
- The entrance fee at fort Jesus is not included in the tour guide fee.The entrance fee is 7 USD each
Meeting point
Go to fort Jesus museum parking area
Return details
The tour will end at the elephant task in Moi avenue
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Fort Jesus MuseumThis is a historical site which includes the history of the Portuguese,arabs and British.This place has 17 places that the traveller will see which includes:captains house,passage of the arches,passage of the steps,escape root,watch tower,kitchen,museum,Portuguese chapel,barracks,mosque,Oman well,water tank,skeleton of a whale and human and Oman house.The entrance fee is 1200 Kenya shillings which the traveller will pay using M-pesa,this is an application which allows transfer of money but if the tourist does not have it he or she can give me the cash and I will pay for him or her.On top of entrance we have 100 Kenya shillings to be added because of transaction amount.This gives a total of 1300.This place is safe and the tourist will enjoy the history of this place.Fort Jesus was built on a coral rock beside the Indian ocean since Mombasa is an Island.It also has natural Air Condition at some point I mean nice breeze from the ocean.In this place we will just walk and enjoy the history.
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Mombasa TusksThe tasks were first built in 1952 to welcome queen Elizabeth for the first time she visited Mombasa. The first material was wood and later on the government of Kenya decided to change it and make it in aluminium for it to last for a longer period of time.The tasks are two bringing in letter M meaning Mombasa,so today this is the land mark of Mombasa.The tourists do come to this place and take pictures proving that they are in Mombasa.Here tourists will enjoy the history and take as many pictures as they want.Next to the elephant tasks there is a garden called Uhuru garden meaning freedom.Before Kenya got independence locals used to go in the garden and talk everything bad about the British but they could not be arrested.Immediately they step out of the garden and talk anything bad about the British they will be arrested so it is still a freedom area until today where people move freely.The place is also know for a lot of bats which are on top of the trees making them hang upside down.
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At this place the tourist will enjoy the history and the view of the Indian Ocean. This place was first under the Portuguese and it was called baobab garden as it used to have so many baobab trees. It still has some baobabs and the locals make some natural candies from this,the tourist will have a chance to see the candies and also taste if interested.This place has a tunnel that heads to Fort Jesus Museum.Here there was a governor appointed by the King Victoria by the British.His favourite place of worship the five daily prayers was Mbaraki mosque later on he established a pillar called Mbaraki pillar to date.Near Mbaraki pillar there are war memorial graveyard of first world war and second world war.Opposite the cemetery there is a Little Theatre where doctors were and it's where the casualties of the first world war and second world war were treated.To the modern day the current place where Mbaraki war graves are located still retains the name Mbaraki estate.Mombasa is Cosmopolitan.
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MombasaOpened in 1914, MacKinnon Market has passed through the test of time. Upon request at the market manager’s office located in the building, any visitor will be shown photographs taken by one Salim M Nasher of how the building looked when it was new. With its archaic walls and iron-rail windows, the finishing and outside look was done to make it stand out in a location that had Swahili form of finishing in most homes. A mast inside the building has a plaque that traces much of the building materials from Bristol, in the United Kingdom. According to a trader who has been operating at the market since 1960s, the building and its surroundings was more organized and beautiful than it is currently. This place today is well known for spices as the people of Mombasa like spicy foods.It has so many spices which the traveller will see and taste them and also buy if interested.This place has a lot of locals as they visit it for their shopping since they also sell some vegetables and appetisers .
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Old Town Walking TourOld Town is an area of Mombasa, Kenya. Situated on the south-east side of Mombasa Island, the Old Town covers an area of 72 hectares (180 acres), and is inhabited by a mix of Swahili, Arab, Asian, Portuguese and British settlers. In 1997, the Old Town and Fort Jesus were submitted by the National Museums of Kenya for selection in UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites. This place has some attractions which includes: Mombasa Club,which was the first club to be built in Kenya by the British since 1897 of which only men used to be allowed inside and women used to wait for their husbands in a library just beside the entrance and this is only for members. The first post office of Kenya which the locals used to receive letters from the boxes. Africa hotel which was the first hotel in Kenya and it stated with twelve rooms in 1901 but today it is a high school Mazuri graveyard since 1715 of which only mazuri family living in the old town can bury here. NB:Photography is prohibited in the port
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Quasar Tours and Safaris
Mombasa, Kenya
$50
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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