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Walking Tour Through Old Town Mombasa and Fort Jesus

Name: Walking Tour Through Old Town Mombasa and Fort Jesus
Brand: Humphrey Ndungu Tours
SKU: 280925P1
Price: 50.00 USD
Rating: 5.0 (335 reviews)

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2 to 4 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Tour Old Town Mombasa and Fort Jesus with a local Kenyan guide who will show you sights that you’d never find on your own. You’ll make several stops along the way, including the spice market, Moi Avenue’s elephant tusks, the fish market, and more. Feel free to go at your own pace, since this tour is just for you and your group.

Easy to find departure point
Go at your own pace on this private tour
Learn from your local Kenyan guide
Tour for 2-4 hours, then the rest of the day is free

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Alcoholic Beverages
Lunch
Coffee and/or Tea
Private transportation
Entrance to Fort Jesus

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Fort Jesus Museum
Fort Jesus, Nkurumah Rd, Mombasa, Kenya
We will meet at the yellow Coffee Pot outside of Fort Mombasa.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Mombasa Tusks

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mombasa

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Town

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Fort Jesus Museum

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Operated by Humphrey Ndungu Tours

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

335 reviews

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Excellent tour

KOHKI_H, Mar 2024

He is very knowledgeable about city walking and Fort Jesus and takes some very beautiful pictures. He was also very friendly and I was very pleased with his service. In Fort Jesus he explained the history of the city with some of the highlights. In Old Town, he explained the streets to us and introduced us to a very conscientious jeweler. The spice market was very fascinating as he taught us about the various spices!

Unforgettable

Veronica_M, Mar 2024

My tour guide awesome, patient,knowledgeable and completely. I would definitely recommend him on any Mombasa tour.

Superb!

Brittney_P, Mar 2024

The entire trip was great! Humphrey was amazing and very knowledgeable! He even paid for my ride home!

Interesting

clivecase, Jan 2024

An interesting visit with a knowledgeable guide but two different tours were combined resulting in a large group and much waiting around.

Irresponsible and Inconsiderate Tour Company

Jorge_V, Jan 2024

The Tour guide never showed up for the tour. He told me he was going to pick me up at the Cruise Port Terminal but he never did. I texted several times and he never bothered to answer me or give me any explanation. I lost my whole day in Mombasa because of his irresponsibility and inconsiderate behavior. Don't use Humphrey Ngudu.s company.

We could not praise Mohammed highly enough

Barry_J, Jan 2024

Enjoyed the food and spice market, cathedral and slave market information, but the whole tour was excellent. Very well presented by Mohammed, a very knowledgeable, courteous young man with exceptional English.

Amazing Tour

Chandlor_L, Jan 2024

Humphrey is so nice and very attentive! He was early and very communicative before and after the tour! He made sure all was organized and everyone on the tour needs were met! He is very knowledgeable about the history of Mombasa and goes above and beyond for all of his clients!! The price is super reasonable especially if you come from a place where your currency is higher - your support goes a long way and it won’t starve anyone to pay the price it is listed as! You get your exercise in which I love because I am a very active person and great photos with a great deal of history! An amazing day conversing with Humphrey and others I met along the way! Highly recommend!!!

Interesting tour, but definitely not worth the price

Yadavan_M, Jan 2024

The Fort Jesus and Old Town tour was interesting, and Humphrey definitely knows his material. However, for the price charged I was pretty underwhelmed by the experience offered. I assumed the $50 price tag was because it was low season and so it was basically booking a private tour. I still thought it was high but thought I'd give it a shot since it had such good reviews (and I went to check his website to see if there was a way to book directly for cheaper, but his website actually directs people back there). Once getting to the tour, I was surprised there was actually someone else there as well. On top of that, the tour was about 2, maybe 2.5 hours and I had to pay an entry fee of 1200 KSH. I remember being surprised that so many people paid this fee for what was a group tour that was quite short and didn't include entry - then I found out that this tour is _also_ posted on a different platform as a "pay what you wish" type free walking tour, which is where I think more bookings come from. If I booked that, I think I would have felt differently and probably given $15-20 as my tip to him on top of the entry fee for the fort, but I did not feel the tour was worth anything near $50, and I think it's a little bit deceptive to offer this paid experience and club it together with that. It's also not unintentional because Humphrey's personal website only directs people back to this booking rather than both platforms. Three stars because he was a good guide, but definitely would not pay this much for it, not worth the cost.

Good Tour - Somewhat abbreviated

Dwight_E, Dec 2023

The tour was good for me. Humphrey covered the key features of the Fort Jesus site, and shared a great bit of details about the Portuguese, Omani, and British incursions in this area. We did not cover everything on the itinerary because Humphrey arrived 40 minutes late. To add insult to injury, when he arrived he didn’t come straight to where we were, he went to a kiosk to purchase something. It was the other tour guides in the area who identified him for us. Toward the end of the tour, we felt a little rushed because he had to meet another group. I was displeased about this because I don’t think that we got what we paid for. More generally, I did not get a sense of the native African perspective of that history that exists outside of the European or Arab gaze.

Great tour!

sandra_p, Dec 2023

Humphrey was great! He was on time (early even), knew a lot about Fort Jesus and Old town. We had an easy pace, he indicated places to stop for local shopping. He was flexible with my schedule and made sure I had to taxi to go back to my hotel before leaving!

Fantastic time for all ages

Adana_L, Oct 2023

Our party of 5 enjoyed our time with Humphrey learning the history of Mombasa at Fort Jesus. The walking tour was a perfect excursion for all ages and Humphrey is so knowledgeable and fun! We all had a fantastic time walking through Old Town. Highly recommend!

Amazing tour!!!!

Caitlin_M, Aug 2023

Humphrey was the best! He’s very thoughtful and tailored the experience to my needs. I did this tour by myself, and he made sure to take lots of photos for my social media! Even got expert angles! I 100% recommend this tour to anyone visiting Mombasa. A lot of the things we did I don’t think I could’ve done alone.

A personalized introduction to Mombasa

Enlai_C, Jul 2023

Humphrey is very passionate about his city’s history. His tour is a great introduction to the history of Mombasa. He listens to you and is flexible to meet your needs.

Excellent Guide

Muhangi_G, Jun 2023

Humphrey was excellent. He took his time to explain to us the history of fort jesus. He has many stories to tell. Took us around the city as well.

Very good!

Hamza_E, Apr 2023

It was a very interesting tour with Humphrey. He makes the history of Mombasa and the Coast looks easy. I will definitely take the tour again once I am back to Mombasa. I enjoyed it even though it was raining. We went to fort Jesus, old town, marikiti and of course the tusks! I highly recommend Humphrey, he's the best ! Asante na tutuonane baadaye.

Best Mombasa Tour with Humphrey

Martina_K, Mar 2023

I had the best city walking tour with Humphrey. He is very knowledgeable and explained so many interesting things about Mombasa city and its history. I felt safe all the time and would book this tour again, can highly recommend!

Great way to spend a few hours in Mombasa!

flyydiva, Jan 2023

This was a great way to learn about the history city of Mombasa and a great way to take some time away from the resort if you’re staying at one. Humphrey was an excellent tour guide, full of knowledge, and he takes great pictures!

Fantastic tour

Laurent_B, Nov 2022

Humphrey is a really good guide. I had to postpone at last minute my initial tour but he managed to arrange a tour later. I saw all the most points of Mombasa with all the explanations about the city's history. I will definitely recommend Humphrey as a guide

Walking with Humphrey

Pamela_W, Apr 2022

I had a knowledgeable, professional, and polite guide. He knew the history of Fort Jesus and old Town in detail.

AMAZING BEYOND WORDS!

Onlyluvu, Mar 2022

Humphrey was AMAZING!! He truly went ABOVE AND BEYOND my expectations and never stopped exceeding it until the end of the tour! As it was a solo tour, he ended up taking me to other sites around which I TRULY appreciated! He was knowledgable, professional and patient throughout it all. Truly recommend this tour for every and anyone. So informative and eye opening and great fun!!