EXPLORE MOMBASA
BON VOYAGE!
Based on Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa (4.5*)
Garden Facing room: Per couple – US$2720
Garden Facing room: Per person in a Single room – US$1,650
Sea Facing room: Per couple – US$2980
Sea Facing room: Per person in a Single room – $1890
The above costs cover:
* 05 nights accommodation in Mombasa on Halfboard basis
* Airport transfers in Mombasa
* Road transportation during excursions
* Excursions per the itinerary, including entrance fees
* An experienced English-speaking driver guide
* Provision of Hand Sanitizer in the tour vehicle
* Provision of bottled water in the tour vehicle during excursions
* Kenya Visa
* Valentine’s Dinner Supplement on 14 Feb 2022
Above costs do not cover:
* All flights
* Any items of a personal nature
* Any extra sightseeing trips not covered in the program as above
* Medical / travel insurance
ITINERARY
Day 01 – Nairobi / Mombasa
Met upon arrival at Moi International Airport Mombasa and transfer to Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa (5*), where you are booked on Halfboard basis. Rest of the day at leisure at the Resort (you may opt for water sports activities and other animation events at the Resort – some of them at an extra cost).
Day 02 – Mombasa
Full day at leisure at Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa (5*), where you are booked on Halfboard basis. You will spend this day on Beach Leisure or enjoying the myriad of recreational facilities available at the Resort.
Day 03 – Mombasa (with Half Day Marine Park Snorkelling tour)
Breakfast and at 0900 hrs, board glass bottomed boats for a 02-hour Mombasa Marine Park tour. The depths for snorkelling are around 30 feet. The reefs are of different types; there are multi-coloured hanging reefs and large corals, which complement the soft smooth sandy bottoms. Snorkelling in shallow depths will display the coral reefs close to the surface, providing sustenance to small marine life which otherwise would be unable to survive. The Marine life at the Mombasa Marine and National Reserve is incredible. Plenty of diverse fish life can be seen by snorkels, divers, or from the "glass bottom boat". The snorkels get an awe of the brightly coloured tropical fishes like snappers, both yellow and red camouflaging with similarly coloured corals; sometimes even completing the white coral which present an unrepresented beauty well-deserving of picture taking.
Rest of the day at leisure at the Resort enjoying the enormous swimming pools together with pool and beach games lead by the Resorts animation team.
Dinner and overnight at Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa (5*), where you are booked on Halfboard basis.
Day 04 – Mombasa
Full day at leisure at Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa (5*), where you are booked on Halfboard basis. You will spend this day on Beach Leisure or enjoying the myriad of recreational facilities available at the Resort.
Day 05 – Mombasa (with Half Day Mombasa City tour & Tamarind Dhow Dinner Cruise)
Breakfast followed by a morning at leisure at the Resort.
Lunch at the Resort and at 1400, proceed to Mombasa for a Mombasa City Tour. The colourful island town of Mombasa with its blend of ancient and modern buildings on the Indian Ocean is Kenya principal port and the country's second's largest city. A comprehensive tour of the islands includes the Arab Old Town, with its maze of narrow twisting alleys displaying the beautiful carved doors and Arab verandas, bazaars with curio and antique shops, the Dhow Harbour (still in use), a Hindu temple, a visit to the Akamba wood carvers and a drive to the bazaar fir a short shopping expedition. The highlight of the tour is probably the visit to Fort Jesus. Built in 1593 by the Portuguese to guard the entrance to the Old Dhow Harbour, it is the Island's Landmark. Four hundred years old, the fort still stands and serves as a historical museum.
At 1700 hrs, check in to the Tamarind restaurant for a romantic Dinner Cruise on the Tamarind Dhow. As soon as you step off the gangplank you are greeted by a traditionally dressed waiter who shows you to your table and serves you with a "Dawa"- the house cocktail made from vodka, lime, honey, sugar and crushed ice. As the dhow slips gently away from the jetty, the resident band starts to play and you quickly fall under the spell of the magical Tamarind atmosphere. After a cruise around Tudor Creek with fine views of Mombasa's Old Town and Fort Jesus, your dhow moors in a sheltered bay at the head of the creek. Here, the fine aroma of grilled lobster and steak start to fill the air as the chefs pull out the charcoal grills and prepare a gourmet four course meal. With attentive service to match the cuisine, your meal draws to a close as the waiters serve coffee from a traditional Arab brass coffee service. By now the band is in full swing, playing a variety of popular rhythms which soon have the majority of guests dancing on the main deck.
After the Cruise, drop off at Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa (5*), where you are booked on Halfboard basis.
Day 06 – Departure
Breakfast followed by leisure (check out time is 1000 hrs) till time for transfer to Moi International Airport Mombasa for flight back home.