A half-day loop round the mainland and city: a crocodile farm and gardens, a crafts workshop with a cause, and the giant tusks that are Mombasa's emblem.
Mamba Village in Nyali bills itself as East Africa's largest crocodile farm. Feeding time is around 5pm, and there is a botanical garden to wander before it.
Nearby, Bombolulu Workshops employs artisans with disabilities who make jewellery, carvings and textiles, sold in a shop with fixed, fair prices. A cultural centre with traditional homesteads sits alongside.
Back on the island, end on Moi Avenue under the four aluminium tusks. They were raised as an arch over the road for Princess Margaret's 1956 visit and have been the city's emblem ever since.
From there, the Old Town and Fort Jesus are a short walk away.
Start with crafts, finish under the Tusks.
Watch the artisans at work and shop for jewellery and carvings.
Traditional houses and, at times, dance performances.
A stroll through the botanical garden.
Watch the crocodiles at feeding time from the viewing decks.
A photo under the arches, then on to the Old Town.
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Hire a taxi for the afternoon, or hop by tuk-tuk; Nyali is 15 minutes from the island.
Mamba Village and the cultural centre charge entry; the shop at Bombolulu is free to browse.
Fixed prices at Bombolulu mean money goes straight to the artisans.
Mombasa practical notes →Photographs from Wikimedia Commons and Pexels under their licences.
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