Mombasa

Mombasa County · Kenya

Mombasa, Kenya
Photo: Victor Ochieng, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
August to October and January to March, avoiding the long rains
Budget
$$
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Kenya's main port city spreads across an island linked to beach suburbs on the Indian Ocean, with a Swahili old town of carved doors and spice stalls. Centuries of Arab, Portuguese, and British influence show in its architecture, food, and coastal culture.

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