Mombasa Reviews

We recently booked a last-minute holiday through Olympic Holidays, to Shelly Beach Hotel near Mombasa. We thought it was a good deal for one week all-inclusive, in a location that would guarantee the sun we were craving. Then the warnings started - 'what about the terrorist attacks in 2001, what about the begging and the poverty, ...  Read the complete review

My worst memory of Mombassa was the day we hired a boat to take us to the reef. A respectable looking guy approached us on the beach and offered to take us on a tour of the reef. I was keen on doing some snorkelling so we arranged to go that afternoon. We had mistakenly thought he was the official hotel boat operator but when we eventually found ...  Read the complete review

And now for part two of my Kenyan experience – Mombassa! Mombassa is a port town – newly designated as a city (the President’s New Year present) – on the Indian Ocean coast. It is a bustling, vibrant place, sadly lacking in anything resembling the levels of cleanliness we are familiar with in our major cities. The Town ...  Read the complete review

Born in kenya and lived there for 20 years is a great pleasure. mombasa is a paradise of kenya. Mombasa is Kenya's largest town exception of Nairobi which is a city. Mombasa has the only deepwater port. In many ways, it is the country's lifeline to the world. Once a scarcely developed island in a mangrove lined bay with dhows ...  Read the complete review

Jambo, Massa, jambo…. These words are engraved onto the back of my hand carved native tribal mask, which was purchased from a market stall, on a dusty street in Mombassa. Of all the country’s I have visited, (over 70 if you include islands), this is the one I would most like to take Sherry, my wife to. Lets take a ...  Read the complete review

If you have thought of trying somewhere different to the more usual Spanish or Greek resorts then l can recommend the hotels on Bamburi Beach which is situated about eight miles away from Mombasa. For those of you who have not visited a tourist resort located in a poor country before, it can be a bit of a shock. The moment that you step ...  Read the complete review

Having recently returned from Kenya and travelled with an experienced traveller to this country I would say that the best advice is to totally ignore the guide books when it comes to booking safaris or other trips. All of my excursions were booked through the beach boys who act as agents (on commission only) for the various locally ...  Read the complete review

Mombasa is a hot city. A hot and very dirty city. It rarely rains - but when I went there, for the second time, it rained one - and boy that was a lot of rain! It was like up to your knees! But then the sun came out and less than four hours later, all the water had evaporated and the ground looked like it had not been raining for a ...  Read the complete review

I went to Mombassa last year, and after getting off the plane and getting over the initial culture shock (This is a third world country), I had the holiday of a lifetime. The country is beautiful, the people are friendley (you do get a lot of begging, but what do you expect, these people are poor). It is impossible to properly decribe the ...  Read the complete review

About 4 years ago, whilst working as a manager in catering, I need to get away purely to relax, and the chance of a last minute deal to Mombassa sound just like what I needed. The worst part was the flight, bu this is because I am tall and need lots of leg room, and it was a charter flight that had to stop off in Greece to refuel, but we werent ...  Read the complete review

I went to Kenya for my honeymoon, and I'd reccommend it to anyone. The hotel we stayed in, the Travellers Beach Hotel, was the best I have stayed in. It had a brilliant restaurant, an Italian restaurant out front, an Indian restaurant downstairs and a couple of grill bars. The people are very friendly, and can't do enough to help you. We ...  Read the complete review

if your looking to visit Mombasa,Kenya.Then I would highly recommendit!! Never have I visited a country where however poor the people are they are so friendly and fun loving. Its a beautiful place, hot sandy beaches with a serene coastline in aqua marine!! Good food,entertainment and is extremely cheap!! Bewarey of street and beach ...  Read the complete review