Mombasa

This tour is ideal for immersing yourself into the fascinating Christian, Muslim, and Hindu legacy of Mombasa, one of the largest and oldest cities on...

Shimba Hills National Reserve is one of the largest coastal forests in East Africa and it offers stunning landscapes and a refreshing waterfall to cool down. The reserve consists of rainforest as well as wood­ and grasslands. This trip is the perfect way to break away from the monotony of safaris and stop to enjoy more of the flora and landscapes that African nature has to offer.

Built by the Portuguese at the end of the 16th century (1593-1596) at the southern edge of the town of Mombasa, over a spur of coral rock, Fort Jesus' design with its proportions, its imposing walls and five bastions, reflects the military architectural theory of the Renaissance. Fort Jesus, Mombasa, bears physical witness, in its structures and subsequent transformations, also to the interchange of cultural values and influences between and among peoples of African, Arab, Turkish, Persian and European origin that fought to gain and maintain their control over this strategic port.