Day trip
Shimba Hills National Reserve Day Trip
A day in the coastal rain forest, 30 km south of Mombasa and 10 km from the Diani Beach resorts.
The Shimba Hills National Reserve is approximately 30 km South of Mombasa and only 10 km from the Diani Beach resorts.
The area around the Shimba Hills National Reserve is cooler than that at the beach with strong sea breeze and frequent mist and cloud in the early morning.
It holds one of the largest areas of the coastal rain forest in Kenya.
Tour collects from Mombasa and North coast beach hotels at 7:00am and at 7:30am at the Diani beach resorts.
The drives takes approximately 1 hour across the Likoni Ferry if starting from Mombasa.
Tour Highlights
Sheldricks Falls
Sable antelope
Coastal rainforest
Bird viewing
The day
Pick up from Mombasa, Mombasa Hotels, Mombasa Port and North coast beach hotels at 7:00am.
Pick up at the Diani beach resorts at 7:30am.
We shall be on the look out for the endangered Sable Antelope, Elephants, Giraffe, maybe Leopard, civet cat, monkeys, shrews.
for the bird watchers, more that 100 bird species have been recorded including Ostrich, Eagle, African Hawk and Honey Guide.
We shall further explore the Shimba hills on foot where accompanied by our guide, we shall walk on the Sheldrick Falls on a 1/2 hour hike as we marvel at the water cascade.
We shall later stop for lunch at the Shimba lodge where we may have an option to take a nature walk around the tree lodge or simply enjoy the surrounding views from the balconies of the lodge.
What you may see at Shimba Hills
- Elephants
- Sable Antelope
- African Hawk
- Leopard
- Ostrich
- Eagle
- Giraffe
- Civet Cat
- Guided Nature Walk at the Sheldrick Falls
- Monkeys
Tour price includes
- Tour in a customized pop up top safari minivan.
- Services of experienced English/other language speaking driver/ guide.
- Shimba hills National Park entrance fees.
- Game Viewing Drives.
- Breakfast.
- Bottled drinking water in the safari vehicle.
- Pick up / drop off at Mombasa Island, Mombasa port, Diani and Bamburi Beach
- Government taxes and local levies
Not included in the tour price
- All bottled drinks, items and services of a personal nature and tips & gratuities.
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