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Ngomongo Villages is more than a theme park—it’s a story of incredible transformation. In 1991, this site was a sun-baked, exhausted limestone quarry, a barren eyesore that was nearly turned into a garbage dump. A visionary local medical doctor began a single-handed mission to reclaim this land, planting a forest of thousands of indigenous trees.
Once the forest matured, the real magic began. We invited people from ten diverse Kenyan communities to build their traditional homesteads in clearings within the new forest. They didn’t just build exhibits; they created new homes, moving in with their animals, their crops, and their traditions in 1998. Today, they live here as they would in their ancestral lands, offering a genuine and living cultural experience.
As you walk the 1.5km shaded path, you’ll journey from the crocodile ponds of the El Molo community to the cattle-skull-adorned paths leading to a Maasai manyatta, and past the beehives of the Akamba people. It’s a walk that makes you forget this was ever a desolate quarry; it feels more like a “Garden of Eden,” a peaceful haven where you can experience the entire tapestry of rural Kenya in just a couple of hours.
This excursion starts in the early morning when you are picked up from your Mombasa hotel. You will then drive to the South coast, crossing the Likoni ferry enroute and heading to the South coast of Mombasa. On arrival at the Shimoni Jetty, at approximately 0800 hrs, you will board a traditional Arabic dhow and ride into the Wasini Channel. Highlights include snorkeling in Kisite Marine Park to spot dolphins (and probably take a swim with them), and possibly turtles. Take time looking at marine-life from a glass-bottomed boat, enjoy an excellent seafood lunch, and then a historical tour around Wasini fishing village and the Shimoni Slave Caves where slaves were "stored" before being shipped off to Arabia in the early 18th century. Depart Shimoni in the late afternoon to arrive back in Mombasa in the early evening where you will be dropped at your respective Mombasa hotel, A dhow ride along side Dolphins.
Enjoy a full day of game drives at the Tsavo East National Park, home to a vast number of red elephants. Tsavo East is also one of the oldest and largest parks in Kenya. Attractions here include the Luggard falls, Yatta platue and the Galana River among others. The park also is also home to a great variety of bird life such as the black kite, crowned crane, lovebird and the sacred ibis. Early morning pick up from your Mombasa or Malindi hotel for Tsavo East National Park. Drive to Aruba lodge for Lunch with game drive enroute. After lunch proceed for another game drive to arrive back to your hotel in time for Dinner. The red elephants of Tsavo east
The reserve is one of the last remaining habitats of the rare Sable antelope in East Africa a treat you will not want to miss. The reserve is rich in flora and fauna and hosts the highest density of African elephant in Kenya. Other animal species found in the area are Sable antelope, black and rufous elephant shrew, bushy tailed mongoose and other small mammals like fruit bat. On a clear day one can see the outline of Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. Early Morning pick up from your Mombasa or Diani hotel for Shimba hills national reserve. You will cross the ferry and drive towards Kwale and into the park with game drive enroute. For the physically fit, you can choose to do a 45 minutes walk which will lead you to the spectacular shedrick falls, where one cam have a swim at the falls. Proceed for lunch after which you do another game drive before exiting the reserve. At around 4 o’clock you start driving back to your hotel. The Rare sable antelope at Shimba National Park
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