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Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve is a marine park and national reserve in Mombasa, Kenya. The park is 10 km 2 (2,500 acres) while the reserve is 200 km 2 (49,400 acres). [ 1 ]
Nyali is a residential area and Sub-County within Mombasa City, located on the mainland north of Mombasa County. It is connected to Mombasa Island by the New Nyali Bridge. Nyali is known for its many high-class hotels and residential houses, modern standards, and long white sand beaches making it a popular destination for both local and foreign ...
Wasini Island is south of the village of Shimoni Seaside view from Wasini. Wasini Island lies off the coast of southeast Kenya 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) in the Indian Ocean, 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of Mombasa, and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) opposite the harbour of the village of Shimoni. [1]
Families on the beach. 'Bamburi / ˌ b æ m ˈ b ɜːr iː / (Swahili: [ɓɑ'ᵐburi]), from the local bantu words "Ba" (People) and "Mburi" (), is a commercial, industrial and local electoral, administrative and a tourist and residential area on the Kenyan north-coast which extends from the coastline on the Indian Ocean to the surrounding middle and low-income settlements on the mainland.
Mombasa (/ m ɒ m ˈ b æ s ə / mom-BASS-ə; also US: /-ˈ b ɑː s ə /- BAH-sə) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean.It was the first capital of British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital status in 1907.
Taita-Taveta county covers an area of 17,083.9 km 2, of which 62% or 11,100 km 2 is within Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks.The remaining 5,876 km 2 consists of small scale farms, ranches, sisal estates, water bodies (such as Lakes Chala and Jipe in Taveta and Mzima springs), and the hilltop forests.
Fresh water tank vehicle (2020) Copacabana beach at Mtwapa. Mtwapa is a town located in Kenya's Kilifi County. It is situated 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Mombasa on the Mombasa-Malindi road. [1] It is close to the Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve and Jumba la Mtwana. [2]
Fort Jesus (Portuguese: Forte Jesus de Mombaça) is a fort located on Mombasa Island. Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Cairati, [1] it was built between 1593 and 1596 by order of King Felipe II of Spain, who also reigned as King Filipe I of Portugal and the Algarves, to guard the Old Port of Mombasa.