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A very interesting city especially during the busy work days. There is a lot of activity going round, it is interesting to experience the culture of the people. I visited the park in the city, the Karura forest and the national museum. There is much more you can do just within the city at very cheap rates.
getting around in mombasa was awesome with one tuktuk driver who was always ready to drive us around without charging alot of money. i have never liked the sea fish but at pirates club one of the guides took us to the beach front and we ordered fresh fish with orice it was good. the Mombasa show offered a learning opportunity for me and my kids had fun at the children's park. favorite spot was at the beachfront swimming despite the cold weather at dancing at the clubs around darajani hotel
The beach had very white sand and the water was very clear. We went to Forty Thieves Bar and Restaurant to swim and ear lunch and they were very nice and accommodating and it is easy to find and easy access to the beach. They also minimize the distance hawkers can come up to where you are. Getting around Diani Beach is very easy, just use google maps to find any restaurant or shopping area. We eat at a few restaurants all were good some just better than others. Our overall experience was very good.
Definitly go to osteria, rosada, pata pata at the oasis mall.. Use a tuk tuk to get around Malindi..you can usually get them on the roadside and they're quite reasonable People here are friendly and if you know Italian as a language, this will definitely be home for you :)
It's a wonderful place with one of the best protected marine parks. The snake park and exploring Gedi ruins is also a must do. Simply walking on the beautiful sandy beach is one the best pleasures- thankfully the beach operators are not as intrusive as they can be on other Kenyan beaches.
The area is too crowded with traffic jams caused by matatus which are a real nuisance. They stop anywhere and everywhere in the middle of the road. Mtwapa town is so congested with no parking spaces, it's lost the authenticity of mombasa and reminded me of ongata ringside in Nairobi. The county government needs to invest in road expansion urgently as the malindi mombasa highway is now a complete nightmare with trailers, trucks, cars, matatus, boda bods, all fighting to drive in endless traffic.😡😠😵😵 The insecurity at the public beach is at its peak so tourists be warned. I'd reccomend you visit the beach through any good hotel, if you're not a guest. We had no problems visiting Serena Beach hotel and Mombasa Continental. We had lunch at Mooring floating restaurant where there were shows which was nice. However, thought it was a bit too pricy and not really worth it, especially the food whose quantity per serving was a bit too stingy and the ice cream to small😖. We were stunned at the Water World slides with the fees as well, 1500 shillings per child even below 5 years!!!!I thought it was meant for the general public but it's unaffordable for many families. Pride Inn hotel was also charging 3000 shillings for their water slides😱😱 Overall, being the first time to Mtwapa most of the spots to visit were generally ok. Apart from the unjustified over pricing in local venues and the ridiculous traffic and road congestion, I can rate it 5.5/10.
