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At Self drive cars hire we understand our clients ‘rental needs and the importance of convenience, reliability and comfort and therefore ensure that we provide you with the right vehicles to suit your Mombasa safari rental budget and requirements.
Reserve one of the vehicles in our Mombasa rental fleet and embark on a safari to the historic Mombasa coastal Island the 2nd largest town in Kenya after Nairobi. This metropolitan city is blessed with a perfect blend of ancient historic and modern architectural buildings depicting Swahili culture and 16th century Portuguese rule. Mombasa serves as a major regional, cultural, economic and tourism centre to the approximately 2 Million people who reside in this town that is strategically located on the Indian Coast, East Coast of Kenya.
Mombasa is a safari destination famous for its beautiful coastal sandy beaches and for its remarkable and outstanding historic ancient tourist attractions located North of Mombasa and South of Mombasa respectively.
MOMBASA MOI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 4X4 CAR HIRE, MOMBASA KENYA.
For your Mombasa Moi International transfers to your Mombasa hotel or Mombasa city attractions, you can reserve our near brand new, well maintained and excellently serviced Toyota RAV 4 a Front or All Wheel drive fuel efficient, 4 doors, 5 passengers seating capacity 4wd vehicle with 6 speed shiftable automatic CVT transmission, power cargo Access and steering wheel control, requires approximately, 176hp, 172lb-ft to run and will reliable transfer you to Mombasa city.
The Rav 4 has audio and cruise control on steering wheel, air conditioning, leather steering wheel, front driving lights, 2.5 Liter 4 cylinder Engine, 15.9 gallons fuel capacity and it offers comfortable and dependable transfers to and from Mombasa’s Moi International Airport for your Mombasa business or safari holiday.
Fly from Nairobi into Moi International Airport via Wilson Airport using a charter flight of 45 minutes connecting Nairobi to Mombasa. Pre-book your Mombasa Airport rental online with Self drive Cars Hire rovided at the cheapest and most reasonable rental quotes. Rent a vehicle and it will be delivered to you at Moi International Airport situated 10kms West of Mombasa. Reserve your Mombasa Airport rental with us offered at affordable and economical rates and quotes.
Moi International Airport, Mombasa; Named after Kenya’s former president Daniel Arap Moi and spread over an area of 539hectares, the Airport is Kenya’s 2nd largest and busiest airport after Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi, its operated by Kenya Airport Authority and it serves Mombasa city and neighboring communities.
With passenger traffic of over 2 Million annually, the Airport offers regional and international flights to Nairobi, Middle East, African and European destinations with airlines such as Fly50 Offering flights to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport, Air Italy- Milan, Ethiopian Airlines- Addis Ababa, Rwanda Air providing flights to Rwanda and Dubai, Bravo Airways, Condor offers flights to Frankfurt and Turkish Airlines offers flights to Istanbul with stops in Kilimanjaro.
Moi International Airport provides a number of facilities and services with passenger services including business and 1st class lounges, canteens, banks, post office, other facilities include; freight terminal, 2 hangars, and control tower, service buildings for water and power supply. The Airport has 2 runways, 4 operational terminals, 2 passenger terminals; terminal 1 is for domestic and international arrivals and departures stations, Terminal 2 handles only international departures whereas the other 2 terminals include a cargo terminal; for cargo exports and imports and the last terminal is a General Aviation terminal for local departures to tourist destinations; local airports and airstrips).
You may opt to fly into Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and in the comfort of your selfdrive or chauffeur driven rental travel to Mombasa by road; a highway connects Mombasa to Nairobi. Contact us at Self drive cars hire to reserve one of our well maintained, unlimited mileage, air-conditioned and competitively priced, budget rental vehicles for your Kenya rental to beautiful Mombasa island tourist destinations.
20 minutes drive North of Mombasa Island is Magongo town that links Mombasa and Moi International Airport and this town is home to the Akamba Handicraft Cooperative, in the comfort of your rental vehicle visit the Mombasa suburb town of Port Reitz that has a beach and is home to Moi International Airport and Port Reitz International Hospital.
Kenya’s largest seaport and East Africa’s largest sea port managed by the Kenya Ports Authority Kilindini Harbour is found in Mombasa. Kilindini is a Swahili term meaning “deep” because of the depth of the channel. This harbor is a 55 m deep phenomenal natural water inlet extending inland from Mombasa mostly used for cargo handling of imports and exports and it’s frequented by holiday tourist cruise ships.
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RENT A 4X4 SELF DRIVE CAR MOMBASA; DELIVERED TO YOUR MOMBASA HOTEL.
Reserve a vehicle with us and it can be delivered to you at your Mombasa hotel in accordance to your vehicle delivery preferences. We will reliably drop off your self-drive safari rental car to you at your Mombasa hotel or if you prefer the chauffeur rental option, our experienced and professional English driver and tour guide will pick you up from your Mombasa hotel.
Mombasa Island has a variety of accommodation options ranging from cheap, budget and luxury boutique hotel, Resort Hotel, family, business and leisure accommodation, quality home style accommodation, private hotel accommodation and beach hotel accommodation overlooking the panoramic, idyllic and beautiful Indian ocean and the hotels are strategically located for your drive to the Airport and for your safari to the different Mombasa tourist attractions.
Mombasa Island accommodation facilities offered at different guesthouses and hotels include:- conference and meeting room facilities, bed and breakfast, self catering, Braai/Barbeque, pet friendly, swimming pool, restaurants, free parking, free WIFI and tropical gardens and a peaceful, quiet and tranquil atmosphere.
Accommodation in Nyali and around other Mombasa tourist destinations include:-New Palm Tree Hotel situated in the centre of Mombasa city, Voyager Beach Resort; a popular hotel resort overlooking the beautiful white sandy beach of Nyali and located next to Voyager beach is City Blue Creekside Hotel & Suites, Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa, Bliss resort, Kenya Bay Beach, Mombasa Continental Resort, Hotel Radiance, Pavilion Holiday Resort, Bahari Beach Hotel, Nyali Beach Holiday Resort, Nyali Sun Africa Beach Hotel & Spa.
The Reef Hotel Mombasa found on the popular Nyali Beach is famous for its spacious and beautiful tropical gardens, Bamburi Beach Hotel is conveniently located on the Kenya North coast, Indiana Beach Hotel & Apartments; located on North of Mombasa and its a 30 minutes drive away from Moi International Airport, Maweni House overlooking the idyllic Indian Ocean, Hill Park Hotel with 26 beautiful cottages is located at the clean unspoilt Tiwi beach town, PrideInn Paradise Beach Resort, PrideInn Hotel Mombasa, Severin Sea lodge, Hotel English Point & Spa, Flamingo Beach Resort & Spa, Neptune Beach Resort and Royal Court Hotel.
Tijara Beach Hotel; is a private home hotel accommodation, Sunrise Resort Apartments & Spa; situated 4kms from Mombasa city and 14kms from Mombasa Moi International Airport, 20minutes drive from Mombasa city centre is Milele Beach Hotel Mombasa and last but not least are Baobab Sea Lodge and Kilifi Bay Beach Resort in Kilifi situated midway Mombasa and Malindi town.
We will deliver your self- drive safari rental or our driver will pick you up from your hotel and in the comfort of a reliable and dependable 4x4 safari vehicle you can embark on your Mombasa safari to popular Mombasa North Coast and South coast tourist attractions.
4X4 CAR HIRE TO MOMBASA NORTH COAST TOURIST DESTINATIONS.
Rent our affordably priced and reasonably quoted Landrover Discovery TDi a full size luxury crossover SUV with a powerful 51KW 2.5litre turbo diesel engine that is fuel efficient and has mechanical gearboxes and brakes reliability, interior upgrades, cameras in the front bumper, door mirrors and rear tail gate handle to improve visibility, improved efficiency, comfort and safety.
Our Landrover Discovery TDi’s have permanent 4wd that enable them to cruise comfortably at highly speeds, handle heavy loads speedily while still being economical, have 2 speed transfer gear box, lockable centre differential, modernized interior and taller one-piece widescreen. This vehicle has 5 speed automatic transmission, Air-conditioning, longer 4 wheelbase, enough cargo space, 5 doors, maximum fuel economy, fold into floor seats and offers excellent handling capacity, ride comfort and great off-road 4wd ability performance.
Pre-book this safari vehicle online with self drive car hire and embark on a memorable safari to Mombasa North coast tourist attractions and destinations.
Traveling North from Mombasa Town, the most popular starting point tourist destination is usually Nyali town that has Nyali Bridge connecting tourists to Northern Mombasa Island blessed with tourist attractions including: - the famous North Coast beaches of Nyali Beach; located 5kms from Mombasa, Bamburi Beach situated about 10kms from Mombasa city centre. Further North you can visit Shanzu beach located approximately 30kms from Mombasa, off Mombasa- Malindi Highway, Kikambala beach, Vipingo beach, Mijikenda public beach in Bamburi and Copacabana beach in Mtwapa a town located about 16kms North East of Mombasa, Mombasa to Malindi road in Kilifi country.
Mombasa North Coast beaches are lined with beautiful tropical mangrove swaying palm trees and offer beach sport activities such as windsurfing, kite surfing, scuba diving, para-sailing, biking and cycling tours, snorkeling, jet skiing, sunbathing on the coastal sandy beaches, camel rides on the beach shores and golfing at Nyali Golf club; Mombasa Golf club every August hosts the Coast Open annually.
Drive through to Nyali’s Mamba village centre home to the largest crocodile farm in East Africa and here you can learn about the crocodiles’ lifecycle, watch the crocodiles while they feed, enjoy horse riding or take a guided walk in the centre’s beautiful botanical garden that has an aquarium of orchids and colorful aquatic plants and apart from crocodiles, this centre also harbours Zebras and ostriches.
From the Mamba Village centre, drive your self- drive 4x4 rental vehicle and continue on to Mombasa Marine National Park; lying between Mtwapa and Tudor Creeks, this park is one of Kenya’s offshore reserves famous for its allure warm blue azure ocean waters and its home to mangrove swaying coconut palm trees and vegetation, white sandy beaches, marine algae and coral reefs with coral reef species such as Porites, Acropora and Turbinaria. The park is blessed with a variety of marine life species that can be viewed from a glass- bottom boat and these species include: - sea horses, stone fish corals, crabs, cucumber sea urchins, sea grass beds, stingrays, eels, sea stars, turtles and sea birds including migratory birds of crab plovers and roseate tern can be seen nestling on the beach shores.
Mombasa Marine park offers exhilarating land and water sport activities including:- wind surfing, water skiing, snorkeling, sunbathing, swimming, diving opportunities are offered at MV Dania a Mombasa wreck dive located at Mtwapa creek, South to the Likoni entrance.
Haller Park is the largest animal sanctuary in Mombasa and it’s famous for wildlife viewing safaris and for the friendship between a hippotamus (Owen) and tortoise (Mzee). Formerly referred to as Bamburi Nature Trail, in 1971 Haller park was renamed after Dr.Rene Haller after she transformed the abandoned limestone quarries into the thriving nature reserve wildlife park it is today. The park is blessed with a reptile park (crocodile pens), flourishing flora (botanical gardens and tall palm trees) known as the casuarinas groves that are home to the beautiful butterfly pavilion that offer nature walks and cycling opportunities and there is also a fish farm with a variety of fish species. The park has over 160 bird species including: - pelicans, cranes, storks and weaver birds and hence offers bird watching opportunities and wildlife viewing safaris of animals such as waterbucks, zebras, giraffes, cape buffalo, giraffes and hippotamuses.
Close by you can visit Bamburi Nature Trail, a quarry rehabilitation centre teeming with fauna species including Oryx, Aldabra, birds, crocodiles, African buffaloes, elands, monkeys, tortoises, porcupine and water bucks and also has numerous flora species such as figs, casuarina, Neem, Conocarpus and has various indigenous flora species. The centre also has a cement factory and beautiful botanical gardens.
15 minutes drive away from Haller Park is Nguni Wildlife Sanctuary offering bird watching, family picnics and wildlife viewing opportunities of animals such as ostriches, Oryx and giraffes among other animals. Visit the 4 sheltered workshops of Bombolulu a project of the Kenyan Association for the Physically Disabled that operates a cultural centre that makes cultural artefacts, you can purchase souvenirs from different workshop centres with items such as beautiful wood carvings, unique African jewellery, leather crafts and African print textiles, this centre is sustained by sales from the items sold. Visit traditional Kenya homesteads at this centre, Watch tribal dance performances and enjoy a meal at one of the Swahili restaurants here.
Further North of Mombasa is Kilifi a small beach resort on the banks of Kilifi Creek blessed with extensive sisal plantations, a huge baobab tree said to be the largest on the Kenyan Coast and yachts swinging due to the sea breeze. Previously only accessed by use of a ferry but currently can be accessed by use of a car, Kilifi has tourist highlights including Mnarani Ruins an ancient Swahili coastal settlement dating far back as the 14th century, Kilifi Creek and Mtwapa creek (an Indian ocean inlet in Kilifi county located about 16kms North East of Mombasa and its ideal for deep sea fishing and is a residential area occupied by many Europeans) together with Vipingo beach located near Kilifi offer scuba diving opportunities, snorkeling and sailing opportunities.
From Kilifi, visit Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve; East Africa’s largest remaining indigenous coastal National Forest home to rare flora and fauna species including plants, more than 260 bird species with endangered species such as Clarke’s weaver and ground thrust), amphibians and mammals such as Ader’s duiker, golden-rumped elephant shrew, bushy-tailed mongoose and it’s a favorite picnic spot for tourists and residents.
From here, checkout the remarkable and historic Gedi Ruins dating as far back as the 1400s, rebuilt in the 15th & 16th centuries this ancient Arab-African attraction was preserved as a National museum and its blessed with various tourist highlights including:- the stunning Gedi’s Great Mosque, unearthed pillar tombs, Gedi’s dated tomb, Gedi’s Annexe, Geda House of Cowries, Geda Museum; displays Swahili cultural artefacts, and depicting a Swahili traditional style are the remarkable and beautiful Gedi Houses such as House of the paneled walls, Sunken court, house of the wall, Ivory Box, house of the dhow and house of the Double court that have ancient Swahili drawings on their plaster walls and inside the houses have glazed earthen ware from Asia and Ming Chinese porcelain and Spanish scissors.
Further North of Mombasa is the beautiful Watamu island town offering a variety of tourist attractions including the Watamu fishing village located approximately 112kms from Mombasa that has blossomed into a small beach resort known as Watamu beach. The resort is home to 3 idyllic cloves separated by rocky headlands that offer a variety of tourist activities including: - wind surfing opportunities, sunbathing, dolphin watching, snorkeling, diving opportunities and at the reef through the glass bottomed boats you can enjoy panoramic views of different coral species and fish. Watamu also acts as a turtle breeding ground with primary species of green and hawksbill turtles.
South of Watamu is Malindi Marine National Reserve blessed with over 600 fish species and its home to seasonal mammals of whales, manta rays and sharks. In the evening you can watch traditional cultural performances at the Digo and Giriama villages, buy beautiful art pieces at Makonde and visit the orphans and you can please give them books, pens, clothes and any other help you can give them.
Tudor a subdivision of Mombasa in the North East is a middle class residential area with Tudor creek offering diving and snorkeling opportunities and Port Tudor the oldest harbor guarded by Fort Jesus and Tudor Creek. Port Tudor and Tudor creek were named by a Royal navy captain Owen Tudor who first surveyed the area centuries ago.
4X4 SELFDRIVE OR WITH DRIVER CAR HIRE TO MOMBASA SOUTH COAST TOURIST DESTINATIONS.
The Toyota Land cruiser V8 is a full time 4wd vehicle offering comfort and convenience, ideal for remote off-road terrain safari travels and hence ideal for visiting the Mombasa North or South coast tourist attractions. The Land cruiser v8 has a 4 doors SUV body, 8 passengers seating capacity, front seatback storage, proportional power steering, 381-hp or , 265-hp, 5.7 liters V8 or 4.7 liter V-8 Regular unleaded gas engines, 8 or 5 Speed automatic W/OD and auto manual, audio and cruise control on steering wheel and 25.4/24.6 gallons fuel tank capacity.
This full time 4wd vehicle has adaptive cruise control, front and rear air-conditioning, leather seats, adjustable drivers seats, navigation, 6500lbs maximum towing capacity, 90.8 cu.ft maximum cargo capacity, 401 lb-ft Torque, 381 HP- Horse power, EPA mileage estimates of 13 in the city and 18 Highway, automatic high beam LED headlamps, offers better visibility because it has excellent ground clearance, and excellent mileage making it the best vehicle option for your safari to Mombasa South Coast tourist destinations.
Southern Mombasa mainly inhabited by non Swahili tribes and people can be accessed by flying into the South Coast airstrip with flights served by Ukunda Airport; situated in Ukunda town; a small town with a population of about 100, 000 people, using domestic airlines like Air Kenya and tourists can fly from here directly to Nairobi. The South coast Mombasa attractions can also be accessed by use of the Likoni ferry operated by the Kenya Ferry Service from Kilindini and Mtongwe.
South Mombasa coastline beaches offer natural beauty and scenery, turquoise clear blue waters and waves overlap on the beautiful idyllic stretch of the sandy beaches filled with panoramic swaying palm trees and protecting the area from offshore swells are the idyllic coral reefs that offer a variety of exciting, adrenaline land and water tourist opportunities similar to those offered at the Mombasa North Coast beaches.
Shelly Beach is the closest first stop beach among the Mombasa South coast beaches, Tiwi beach is 17kms South of the Likoni ferry; its situated North of Diani beach and it’s a popular beach holiday option for snorkelers and sunbathing.
Located 36kms South of Mombasa in Kwale County, Diani beach the most developed among the South Coast beaches is 10kms long and it runs from North (Kongo River) to Galu Beach. It’s a major beach resort on the Kenya Indian Ocean flooded by many European tourists because of the various water sport activities it offers, the stunning Mwachema River whose water flows into the sea is another attraction at Diani beach. Diani beach has a small airstrip situated between the beach area and Mombasa-Lunga road.
From the beaches, visit the famous and popular Mombasa tourist attraction of Fort Jesus a renaissance 16th century Portuguese historic monument architecture piece built in the shape of a man, given the name Jesus as a clear religious reference. This beautiful ancient fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (2011) and National Park (1958) designed by an Italian architecture Giovanni Battista Cairati and built between 1953-1956 and its one of the finest examples of the Portuguese architecture.
This fort has a passage of arches and it was built to guard the entrance to the old Dhow harbour port of Mombasa and to access the sea and it’s partially in ruins with many outstanding battlements and ruined buildings. Fort Jesus is blessed with tourist highlights such as: - the beautiful Omani house built in the late 18th century, home to the Sultan at the time, it has exquisite Omani Jewellery and cultural displays depicting the Swahili lifestyle, Fort Jesus Museum built for the garrison over the former barracks has a vast collection of ceramics and pottery exhibits portraying the different cultures that formerly used to trade along the coast. Checkout the 76 foot deep well dug by the Arabs, it had salty waters and it was only used for washing.
Close by Fort Jesus is the ancient Old Town covering about 180 acres and the town is inhabited by a mix of African locals, Arabs, Asians and Europeans reflected in the culture and architecture of their homes. Old Town is a historic town with many ancient buildings and attractions reminiscent of the Portuguese reign era.
You can enjoy strolls in the narrow twisting Old Town alleys filled with aroma fragrant spices wafting from the local market, the alleys display beautifully crafted carved doors a symbol of Swahili art, dhow harbor, Akamba wood carvers, verandahs and you can enjoy Kenyan coffee at Jahazi coffee house and at other various coffee shops, buy souvenirs such as antiques, fragrant oils and spices.
Old Town has a number of remarkable tourist highlights including: - Coffe pot and cup at the entrance of this town a gift to Mombasa by Burhan Ali Taher in 1988, the Sanaa Gallery; previously a main office of the Arab merchant Alidini Visram, checkout the African Hotel a traditional Mombasa House opened in 1901 and it has 12 bedrooms with beautiful balconies and offers panoramic views of the Indian Ocean.
The Old Town White House built around the end of the 18th century by Esmailji Jecvanjee a Bohran Indian, was the first American consulate in Kenya from 1915 to 1918 and its windows and doors are carved in Zanzibar style, also visit Alidina Visram a traditional building house with beautiful carved brackets and wooden exterior, offering picnicking and nature walks is Old Town Mombasa Butterfly House home to a variety of colorful tropical butterflies, Mombasa House is still occupied by Jadewi Dewi descendants.
Also checkout the Mandhry Mosque the oldest mosque in Kenya built in 1507 and later expanded in 1988, it has a minaret that contains a specific regional ogee arch, nearby is the Mandhry Mosque Well, the Old Town bridge, the ruins near the Old Town Old Habour, and the Old Town Postal Office that was temporarily used as an immigration office during World War 1. Last but not least checkout the Old Town Government Square a favorite public square adjacent the Old Port that previously served as a business centre and it’s surrounded by historic buildings previously owned by the Old Town merchants.
Shimba Hills National Reserve located approximately 33kms south of Mombasa is an amazing peaceful and tranquil reserve overlooking the beautiful Indian Ocean and it’s a perfect gateway from the congested Mombasa beaches. This reserve has a variety of flora and fauna with flora comprising of woodland, savanna rain forests, beautiful ponds with lily flowers, plant species at this reserve include orchids and cycads, and animal species include:- leopards, about 100 sable elephants and its home to the highest elephant concentration in Kenya. This park has spectacular waterfalls and offers guided forest walks, bird watching opportunities, picnicking and swimming opportunities offered at Sheldrick Falls located on the Machenwana River flowing into the sea at Diani beach.
Available for rent at the most competitive car hire quotes either on selfdrive or with driver is our Toyota Land cruiser Prado an advanced Midsized 4wd vehicle with a 2.8 Liter V8 turbo diesel engine, array of electronic gadgets comprising of, rear beam axles, 2 speed transfer gear boxes, 5 speed automatic transmission, has a150 liters fuel tank capacity, power steering, fold into floor seats, air conditioned, 7 to 8 seating capacity and offers superior performance on off road terrain for all your Mombasa off road safaris to nearby islands and towns.
Wasini; a 5sq.km island is a popular day trip tourist attraction from Mombasa and this island is accessed by use of dhows. Tourist highlights at this island include; - Wasini village home to Swahili ruins, beautiful coral gardens, fresh sea food and the Shimoni villages previously used as headquarters to IBEACO blessed with Shimoni channel home to huge dolphin populations and humpback whales mainly seen from August to October and the remarkable Shimoni caves previously used as slave hideouts.
Located south of Wasini Island is the amazing Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park harboring marine animals including snappers, eels, angelfish, green sea turtles and grouper. The park also provides dolphin watching, snorkeling and diving opportunities from its traditional dhow decks. Pemba channel located nearby offers deep sea fishing opportunities among other water sport tourist activities.
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