What I Think Of The Kenyan Coastal Town Of Mombasa

By Author: Amar Shah
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Mombasa is best known as a holiday destination and it falls nothing short of this description, with all it has to offer both the locals and more so foreigners looking for a humidity filled, totally relaxing holiday at the beach.

One of the most outstanding of the characteristics of Mombasa is the ancient history it holds with the presence of age old museums like the Fort Jesus among many other attractions that seem to get everybody headed there for a holiday.

The town of Mombasa possesses a pride that no other town in Kenya does and the main economic activity here is tourism. As a result, it is so alive especially at the peak of the tourism season usually in the winter season of the Western countries that sees a lot of their nationals flocking at the coastal town of Mombasa for a hot sunny getaway.

In addition to the sunny beaches of Mombasa, the town is life filled with so much activity going on. There are a host of business activities around the town and more so because of the tourism aspect, from banks to restaurants and of course the most booming of all the businesses being tourist hotels. Mombasa happens ...
... to be home to the largest number of these hotels in Kenya with more of them coming up. For the first time visitor to Mombasa, there is the convenience of Tourist agents to help you move around in regards to accommodation; touring the coast and transport availability. There are also the local tour guides and porters for a one on one interaction with the coastal people and their culture.

It is this booming business of the coastal town of Mombasa that has seen the Kenyan government ensure that it upholds its glory and in the recent past, a lot of improvement has been witnessed. Roads have been upgraded and the town has gone through a transformation with the beautification exercise, planting of trees, cleaning the town streets and ridding them of parking boys and twilight girls, in addition to putting up street lights in and around the town for improved safety and security for the locals as much as visitors.

In Mombasa, one gets to experience a whole new world because of the richness of the culture of the coastal people. The people greet you with a spirit of warmth and friendliness that will get you coming back and wait till you get to take some of the coastal delicacies that this town has to offer. The most outstanding being the mnazi drink, with which every visitor is welcomed, extracted directly from the coconut fruit before it fully matures. Mombasa also offers a chance for the real deal of the African culture because it is home to some of the best markets from which you can source a host of artifacts and locally made curios.

Mombasa happens to harbor one of the biggest ports in East and Central Africa making it a destination for investment and business opportunity. This facilitates faster and prompt running of businesses that depend on it for transportation. Traveling to and from the coast cannot get any more convenient too with the presence of the Moi International Airport. For the unforgettable holiday experience, it is nowhere else but at the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa.