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Shimba Hills Full Day Tour

Shimba Hills National Reserve

Explore Shimba Hills: wildlife, culture, and stunning scenery. Join our full-day tour from Mombasa with a pro guide. Book now for an unforgettable adventure.

Duration: 7 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Shimba Hills National Reserve - The day begins well with a complimentary pickup from your Mombasa hotel. After a brief introduction, you set off for shimba hills with great views of the country side off the beach. The area is inhabitated by the Digo community. Take an hour-long nature and culture tour with Shimba Hills Forest Guide Association: visit a Digo village to learn about local butterfly breeding practices. You Continue deeper into the park, where you’ll leave the car behind for a hike to Sheldrick Falls, which tumbles 82 feet (25 meters) into cool, clear pool that’s ideal for an afternoon swim. Those preferring not to hike can explore the park on a short game drive, then meet up with the hikers for a more extensive wildlife-viewing drive. In addition to being important habitat for the endangered sable antelope, the Shimba Hills are home to leopard, waterbuck, bushbaby, and the nocturnal civet cat. Watch for the elephants that live in pockets of lush rain forest, then scan the trees for ostrich eagles, cuckoos, and African hawks. Enjoy your hot lunch at Shimba Hills Green Safari Camp, where you’ll spend an easy-going afternoon with views of the Usambara Mountains and Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary, a community-based conservation project. After lunch, you will depart for mombasa with a drop at your respective hotel.

What's Included

Local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bottled water
Tour escort/host
Driver/guide
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

Enjoy a complimentary hotel pick-up from your beach hotel to Shimba Hills National Reserve. Discover the wildlife, culture, and scenery of Shimba Hills National Reserve on a full-day tour from Mombasa with a professional tour guide. The forest is an important bird area and is endowed with forest bird life while the grasslands hold localized species such as red-necked Spur fowl, Croaking Cisticola, and Zanzibar Red Bishop. The scenic Sheldrick Falls and the dense Mwaluganje Forest are also found here along with four campsites.