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The Best Attractions In Mombasa

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Mombasa is a seaport city on the coast of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean. It is the country's oldest and second-largest city , with an estimated population of about 1.4 million people in 2016. Its metropolitan region is the second largest in the country and has a population of approximately 3 million people. Administratively, Mombasa is the county seat of Mombasa County. Mombasa is a regional cultural and economic hub; it has an extra-large port and an international airport, and is an important regional tourism centre. Located on the east coast of Kenya, it also is the home of one of the State House , and is considered by some as a second capital in all...
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The Best Attractions In Mombasa

  • 1. Haller Park Mombasa
    Haller Park is a nature park in Bamburi, Mombasa, on the Kenyan coast. It is the transformation of a quarry wasteland into an ecological area. Haller Park holds a variety of plant and animal species which serve as a recreation spot for tourists and locals. Up to March 2007 it held the attraction of Owen and Mzee – the friendship of a hippopotamus and a tortoise.
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  • 2. Fort Jesus Museum Mombasa
    Fort Jesus is a fort located on Mombasa Island. Designed by Italian Giovanni Battista Cairati, it was built between 1593 and 1596, by order of King Philip I of Portugal, to guard the Old Port of Mombasa. Fort Jesus was the only fort maintained by the Portuguese on the Swahili Coast, and is recognised as a testament to the first successful attempt by a Western power to establish influence over the Indian Ocean trade.Cairato, the designer of the fort, was inspired by Italian architect Pietro Cataneo, while the master builder was Gaspar Rodrigues. The fort was Cairato's last overseas work. Although the design of Fort Jesus is an example of Renaissance architecture, the masonry techniques, building materials and labour are believed to have been provided by the local Swahili people. The fort wa...
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  • 3. Bombolulu Workshops Mombasa
    Bombolulu is a suburb of Mombasa, Kenya. It is noted for its Bombolulu Workshops and Cultural Centre and school of promise, a charity project of the Association for the Physically Disabled of Kenya . Bombolulu is located in Mombasa, off the Mombasa-Malindi highway. Since 1968, the artisans have attempted to tackle poverty through the creation and trading in handicrafts.
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  • 5. Nyali Beach Mombasa
    Nyali is a residential area within Mombasa City, located on the mainland north of Mombasa County. It is connected to Mombasa Island by the New Nyali Bridge. Nyali is known for its many high-class hotels and residential houses, modern standards, and long white sand beaches making it a popular destination for both local and foreign tourists.
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  • 6. Bamburi Beach Mombasa
    Bamburi is a commercial, industrial and local electoral, administrative and a tourist and residential area on the Kenyan north-coast which extends from the coastline on the Indian ocean to the surrounding middle and low-income settlements on the mainland. Administratively, Bamburi is in the Kisauni sub-county of Mombasa and has tourist and beach-front facilities, which include international and local hotels and parks such as Serena International Beach Hotel, Sai Rock Hotel, Kahamas H otel, Haller Park and Butterfly Pavilion.
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  • 7. Mombasa Marine National Park Mombasa
    Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve is a marine park and national reserve in Mombasa, Kenya. The park is 10 km² while the reserve is 200 km² .It is located on the coast near tourist areas and is a popular beach because of the snorkeling and diving. It is the most heavily visited of Kenya's marine parks. It has coral reefs in its waters. It was established as a Marine Park in 1986, and encloses part of the lagoon, back reef and reef crest habitats of the Bamburi-Nyali fringing reef. The Marine park is characterized by warm tropical conditions varying at the surface between 25°C and 31°C during the year, stable salinity regimes and moderate nutrient levels.
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  • 10. Old Town Mombasa
    Old 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 , and is inhabited by a mix of local, 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.
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  • 14. Nyali Cinemax Mombasa
    Nyali is a residential area within Mombasa City, located on the mainland north of Mombasa County. It is connected to Mombasa Island by the New Nyali Bridge. Nyali is known for its many high-class hotels and residential houses, modern standards, and long white sand beaches making it a popular destination for both local and foreign tourists.
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  • 15. Jumba la Mtwana Mombasa
    Jumba la Mtwana is the site of historical structures and archeological relics on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, lying close to the Mtwapa Creek,at Malindi, in Kilifi county, north of Mombasa. It dates back to the fourteenth century. Its features include a Mosque by the Sea.
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