Kenya Safari Adventures - The Coast

Kenya

The Coast 

Safari Adventures

7 nights/8 days

 

 

 

 

Day 1- Mombasa (Via Nairobi)
Day 2- Mombasa (Diani Beach
Day 3- Mombasa (Diani Beach)
Day 4- Mombasa – With Excursion to Shimba hills
Day 5- Malindi/Watamu
Day 6- Malindi/Watamu
Day 7- Mombasa North Coast – Day Excursion
Day 8 – Return Home

 

Day 1:Mombasa*

Arrive In Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Airport. Transfer to domestic terminal for transfer flight to Mombasa. Upon Mombasa arrival you will be met by your tour guide for the remainder of your holiday. After being dropped at hotel, he will give you a brief overview of the rest of your holiday. Take a rest and enjoy hotel facilities.

Day 2: Mombasa*

Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area, soak up the sun. The day is all yours.

Day 3:Mombasa*

Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area, soak up the sun or take advantage of the diversity of water sports such as wreck diving, snorkelling, sailing, paragliding or even glass-bottom-boat safaris. The warm clear Indian Ocean waters also allow for superb year-round endless exploration of one of the most beautiful coral barrier reefs in the world.

Day 4: Mombasa- Shimba Hills**

Take a quick break from the beach to the nearest safari experience at Shimba Hills National Park. After a day’s game drive head back to hotel and prepare for the next days activities.

Day 5: Malindi/Watamu*

Leave Mombasa on a 2 hour drive to eitherMalindi or nearby Watamu (Depending on hotel availability) Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area.

Day 6: Malindi/Watamu*

Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area, soak up the sun, the day is all yours.

                                                           

Day 7: Mombasa**

Head back to Mombasa, but the other side of the island city, the north coast. After arriving at hotel, head out for a day excursion of Mombasa. Learn about the city’s culture and history. This comprises a visit to historical and cultural places like the Fort Jesus, Mwembe Tayari Open air market, the local Bazaars, handicraft carvers, walk through the famous curvy alley-roads of old town and the business district. Dinner and sunset cruise on Tamarind Dhow is one of the highlights of your Mombasa holiday, the finest seafood is served to perfection.The Dhow, a piece of living history and are the oldest sea going ships to remain under sail. They are a living museum to the ancient art of ship building. As to cargo, the apes and peacocks beloved of King Solomon and the frankincense and myrrh offered by the three kings were all shipped by dhow

Day 8: Depart home from Mombasa Via Nairobi.

(* Half board/** Full board. Entire stay is on a half board basis with Shimba as the exception)

 

Extra info:

Local community:

 The local community relies on trade generated by travellers to Lamu and Mombasa, our excursions to open air markets and craft shops helps to keep the local economy buoyant and securing their way of life and lively hood. All our guides are locally employed not only to give you the best experience and local knowledge but to keep employment within the country of origin.

We are mindful of coastal culture and remind all visitors to never take pictures of the local people or their home without asking their permission and to always dress with decorum.

Our excursions help to support traditional coastal livelihoods we tell our travellers not give money to children on the beach, as this can encourage them to stay away from school.

For every booking made through African Eden a donation goes towards The Born Free Foundations community based project aimed towards solving this ongoing conflict between wild life and residential areas that boarder Kenya’s national parks.  If requested we are happy to send you updates informing you of how we have helped to fund a community based project.

African Eden encourages and promote active safari holidays created to inspire and encourage cultural awareness and support the community.

Environment:

All our guides share our goal to limit the damage caused by travellers by increasing their awareness such as not to damage or remove coral, shells, starfish or any other sea – flora or fauna. Removal is illegal, seriously disrupts the eco-system and some marine life is dangerous. The areas outside the parks and reserves are threatened by excessive shell collection. Empty shells provide homes for hermit crabs and some fish.  We remind our guests to never dispose of litter on the beach or in the sea. It is illegal and environmentally unfriendly. Marine turtles can confuse clear plastic waste with jelly fish and will die if they eat it. Hand – feeding of fish is discouraged. It disrupts normal feeding patterns. Environmentally friendly activities such as snorkeling and diving are encouraged, under the supervision of our excursion providers, who work closely with us to ensure strict adherence to this code of practice.

African Eden uses Climate Care’s calculator to work out how many tonnes of CO₂ our safari activities produce and we pay Climate Care to reduce the equivalent amount of CO₂ in another part of the world by investing that money into emission reduction projects. So when a client buys our safari holiday we buy a tonne of carbon from Climate Care’s emission reduction portfolio and in turn a tonne will be reduced through their projects. The money is used to replace fuel-hungry inefficient technologies with low carbon efficient technologies in developing countries. It helps spread the adoption of low carbon technologies (many of which are award-winning) and improves the quality of life for communities and individuals alike.

You will receive a Climate Care certificate showing their emission reduction, as well as reduction tips to help you to continue reducing where possible at home.

 

The Coast

Safari Adventures

10 Nights/11 Days

 

 

 

 

 

Day 1- Mombasa*
Day 2- Mombasa/Diani*
Day 3- Mombasa/Diani*
Day 4- Shimba Hills**
Day 5- Mombasa/Diani*
Day 6- Mombasa/Old Town*
Day 7- Malindi/Watamu*
Day 8- Malindi/Watamu*
Day 9 – Gedi*
Day 10- Mombasa- North Coast*
Day 11- Depart To Home Country*

*Half Board (Breakfast & dinner)

** Full Board (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)

 

 

Day 1: Mombasa

Arrive In Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Airport. Transfer to domestic terminal for transfer flight to Mombasa. Upon Mombasa arrival you will be met by your tour guide for the remainder of your holiday. After being dropped at hotel, he will give you a brief overview of the rest of your holiday. Take a rest and enjoy hotel facilities.

 

 

Day 2: Mombasa

Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area, soak up the sun. The day is all yours.

Day 3: Mombasa

Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area, soak up the sun or take advantage of the diversity of water sports such as wreck diving, snorkelling, sailing, paragliding or even glass-bottom-boat safaris. The warm clear Indian Ocean waters also allow for superb year-round endless exploration of one of the most beautiful coral barrier reefs in the world.

Day 4: Shimba Hills

Take a quick break from the beach to the nearest safari experience at Shimba Hills National Park. A relaxing retreat where you can spot wildlife and the majestic elephant.

Day 5: Mombasa

Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area, soak up the sun.The day is all yours.

Day 6: Mombasa North Coast

Discover more of Mombasa by travelling to the other side of the island city, the north coast. Depart hotel after breakfast and head out for a day excursion of Mombasa. Learn about the city’s culture and history. This comprises a visit to historical and cultural places like the Fort Jesus, Mwembe Tayari  open air market, the local Bazaars, handicraft carvers, walk through the famous curvy alley-roads of old town and the business district.

Day 7:Malindi/Watamu

Leave Mombasa on a 2 hour drive to eitherMalindi or nearby Watamu (Depending on hotel availability) Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area.

Day 8:Malindi/Watamu

Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area, soak up the sun.The day is all yours.

 

Day 9: Gedi

Take tour of local area including Vasco Da Gama point and Gedi Ruins. Spend day at beach, hotel and local area.

 

Day 10: Mombasa North Coast

Head back to Mombasa North Coast. Spend day at beach, local area or go shopping for arts, crafts and gifts at nearby open air market. Dinner and sunset cruise on Tamarind Dhow is one of the highlights of your Mombasa holiday; the finest seafood is served to perfection.The Dhow, a piece of living history and are the oldest sea going ships to remain under sail. They are a living museum to the ancient art of ship building. As to cargo, the apes and peacocks beloved of King Solomon and the frankincense and myrrh offered by the three kings were all shipped by dhow.

Day 11: Depart home from Mombasa Via Nairobi.

 

 

Extra info:

Local community:

The local community relies on trade generated by travellers to Mombasa, our excursions to open air markets and craft shops helps to keep the local economy buoyant and securing their way of life and lively hood. All our guides are locally employed not only to give you the best experience and local knowledge but to keep employment within the country of origin.

 We are mindful of coastal culture and remind all visitors to never take pictures of the local people or their home without asking their permission and to always dress with decorum.

Our excursions help to support traditional coastal livelihoods we tell our travellers not give money to children on the beach, as this can encourage them to stay away from school.

For every booking made through African Eden a donation goes towards The Born Free Foundations community based project aimed towards solving this ongoing conflict between wild life and residential areas that boarder Kenya’s national parks.  If requested we are happy to send you updates informing you of how we have helped to fund a community based project.

African Eden encourages and promote active safari holidays created to inspire and encourage cultural awareness and support the community.

Environment:

All our guides share our goal to limit the damage caused by travellers by increasing their awareness such as not to damage or remove coral, shells, starfish or any other sea – flora or fauna. Removal is illegal, seriously disrupts the eco-system and some marine life is dangerous. The areas outside the parks and reserves are threatened by excessive shell collection. Empty shells provide homes for hermit crabs and some fish.  We remind our guests to never dispose of litter on the beach or in the sea. It is illegal and environmentally unfriendly. Marine turtles can confuse clear plastic waste with jelly fish and will die if they eat it. Hand – feeding of fish is discouraged. It disrupts normal feeding patterns. Environmentally friendly activities such as snorkelling and diving are encouraged, under the supervision of our excursion providers, who work closely with us to ensure strict adherence to this code of practice.

African Eden uses Climate Care’s calculator to work out how many tonnes of CO₂ our safari activities produce and we pay Climate Care to reduce the equivalent amount of CO₂ in another part of the world by investing that money into emission reduction projects. So when a client buys our safari holiday we buy a tonne of carbon from Climate Care’s emission reduction portfolio and in turn a tonne will be reduced through their projects. The money is used to replace fuel-hungry inefficient technologies with low carbon efficient technologies in developing countries. It helps spread the adoption of low carbon technologies (many of which are award-winning) and improves the quality of life for communities and individuals alike.

You will receive a Climate Care certificate showing their emission reduction, as well as reduction tips to help you to continue reducing where possible at home.

 

The Coast

Safari Adventures

14 nights/15 days

 

 

 

 

 

Day 1: Mombasa

Day 2: Mombasa/Diani Beach

Day 3: Mombasa/Diani Beach

Day 4: Mombasa/Shimba Hills

Day 5: Mombasa/Diani

Day 6: Mombasa Old Town

Day 7: Malindi/Watamu

Day 8: Malindi/Watamu

Day 9: Gedi

Day 10: Malindi/Watamu

Day 11:Lamu

Day 12: Lamu

Day 13: Mombasa North Coast

Day 14: Mombasa North Coast

Day 15: Depart for home country

 

 

Day 1- Mombasa (Via Nairobi)*   

Arrive In Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Airport. Transfer to domestic terminal for transfer flight to Mombasa. Upon Mombasa arrival you will be met by your tour guide for the remainder of your holiday. After being dropped at hotel, he will give you a brief overview of the rest of your holiday. Take a rest and enjoy hotel facilities.

Day 2- Mombasa (Diani Beach)*

Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area, soak up the sun or take advantage of the diversity of water sports such as wreck diving, snorkelling, sailing, paragliding or even glass-bottom-boat safaris. The warm clear Indian Ocean waters also allow for superb year-round endless exploration of one of the most beautiful coral barrier reefs in the world.

 

Day 3- Mombasa (Diani Beach)*

Relax. Enjoy the tranquil beaches in the south coast, hotel and local area; Soak up the sun the day is all yours.

Day 4- Mombasa – Shimba Hills Excursion**                                                   

Take a quick break from the beach to the nearest safari experience at Shimba Hills National Park a relaxing retreat where you can spot wildlife and the majestic elephant.

Day 5- Mombasa - (Diani Beach)*

Relax. Enjoy the tranquil beaches in the south coast, hotel and local area; Soak up the sun the day is all yours.

Day 6- Mombasa - Town Excursion*

Discover more of Mombasa by travelling to the other side of the island city, the north coast. Depart hotel after breakfast and head out for a day excursion of Mombasa. Learn about the city’s culture and history. This comprises a visit to historical and cultural places like the Fort Jesus, Mwembe Tayari  open air market, the local Bazaars, handicraft carvers, walk through the famous curvy alley-roads of old town and the business district.

 

Day 7- Malindi/Watamu*

Leave Mombasa on a 2 hour drive to either Malindi or nearby Watamu (Depending on hotel availability) Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area.

Day 8- Malindi/Watamu*                        

Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area; soak up the sun, the day is all yours.

Day 9 – Malindi/Watamu – Day Excursion*

Take tour of local area including Vasco Da Gama point and Gedi Ruins. Spend day at beach, hotel and local area.

Day 10- Malindi/Watamu*

Relax. Enjoy the beach, hotel and local area; soak up the sun, the day is all yours.

Day 11: Lamu*

Take a quick flight to the Lamu archipelago of islands. Spend the day exploring the world heritage site and its unique way of life.

Day 12: Lamu*

Take a dhow trip around the archipelago, look out for dolphins and stop at a neighbouring island to see the ancient craft of dhow making and the local way of life.

Day 13- Mombasa (North Coast)*             

Head back to Mombasa North Coast. Spend day at beach, local area or go shopping for arts, crafts and gifts at nearby open air market filled with colourful local fruit, spices and vegetables. Talk to local traders and barter your way to a good deal.

Day 14- Mombasa(North Coast)*        

Spend day at beach, local area or go shopping for arts, crafts and gifts at nearby open air market. Dinner and sunset cruise on Tamarind Dhow is one of the highlights of your Mombasa holiday; the finest seafood is served to perfection. The Dhow, a piece of living history and are the oldest sea going ships to remain under sail. They are a living museum to the ancient art of ship building. As to cargo, the apes and peacocks beloved of King Solomon and the frankincense and myrrh offered by the three kings were all shipped by dhow.

Day 15- Depart To Home Country

 

**Full board (Breakfast, lunch and dinner)

* Half board (Breakfast and dinner)

 

Extra Info:

Local community:

 

The local community relies on trade generated by travellers to Lamu and Mombasa, our excursions to open air markets and craft shops helps to keep the local economy buoyant and securing their way of life and lively hood. All our guides are locally employed not only to give you the best experience and local knowledge but to keep employment within the country of origin.

 

We are mindful of coastal culture and remind all visitors to never take pictures of the local people or their home without asking their permission and to always dress with decorum.

Our excursions help to support traditional coastal livelihoods we tell our travellers not give money to children on the beach, as this can encourage them to stay away from school.

For every booking made through African Eden a donation goes towards The Born Free Foundations community based project aimed towards solving this ongoing conflict between wild life and residential areas that boarder Kenya’s national parks.  If requested we are happy to send you updates informing you of how we have helped to fund a community based project.

African Eden encourages and promote active safari holidays created to inspire and encourage cultural awareness and support the community.

Environment:

All our guides share our goal to limit the damage caused by travellers by increasing their awareness such as not to damage or remove coral, shells, starfish or any other sea – flora or fauna. Removal is illegal, seriously disrupts the eco-system and some marine life is dangerous. The areas outside the parks and reserves are threatened by excessive shell collection. Empty shells provide homes for hermit crabs and some fish.  We remind our guests to never dispose of litter on the beach or in the sea. It is illegal and environmentally unfriendly. Marine turtles can confuse clear plastic waste with jelly fish and will die if they eat it. Hand – feeding of fish is discouraged. It disrupts normal feeding patterns. Environmentally friendly activities such as snorkeling and diving are encouraged, under the supervision of our excursion providers, who work closely with us to ensure strict adherence to this code of practice.

African Eden uses Climate Care’s calculator to work out how many tonnes of CO₂ our safari activities produce and we pay Climate Care to reduce the equivalent amount of CO₂ in another part of the world by investing that money into emission reduction projects. So when a client buys our safari holiday we buy a tonne of carbon from Climate Care’s emission reduction portfolio and in turn a tonne will be reduced through their projects. The money is used to replace fuel-hungry inefficient technologies with low carbon efficient technologies in developing countries. It helps spread the adoption of low carbon technologies (many of which are award-winning) and improves the quality of life for communities and individuals alike.

You will receive a Climate Care certificate showing their emission reduction, as well as reduction tips to help you to continue reducing where possible at home.