Small B&B (only two double rooms) run by British/Kenyan couple. Close to Nyali beach and cinema complex. Smart apartment, very comfortable and secure. Local knowledge, private parking.

e-mail: umoja_bb@yahoo.co.uk
tel:+254.733890423 (mobile)
+254.202073721

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Many of the travel companies booking the resorts south of Mombasa will offer you a couple of nights in a 'Treehouse'.

Mostly tiny, with two or three individual cabins scattered on a hillside, butler service, river-water jacuzzis heated by sustainable wood fires, roving elephants nearby, and four-poster-beds that can be wheeled out to sleep under the stars (with mosquito nets, of course), these are worth looking at if you're going on honeymoon, or celebrating a birthday or anniversary. Or just feeling a bit decadent.

The Sable Treehouses in the Shimba Range of Hills were particularly lovely.

www.africa-renaissance.com/sable.htm

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Remembering enough foreign currency to get in to the country is important.

Arriving at Mombasa after an 11-hour flight and then realising you've neglected to bring enough cash (70USD, or about £40) to get past immigration can be a slightly fraught beginning to a holiday, particularly on a Sunday, and when the cash machines in the airport are broken.

Trust me, make sure you know what the tourist immigration fee will be and that you have enough spare cash on you for this.

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As an alternative to bumping around in a dusty van pointing at distant dik-dik, Pinewood Village is a very very quiet, friendly hotel at Galu Beach, down a bumpy road south of the much busier Diani Resorts.

One of the main attractions (apart from the lack of forced activities, relaxation and friendliness of the atmosphere) is the stretch of beach stretching away from the hotel, pure white and, apparently unusual for the area, somewhere you won't get harassed by beach boys - who'll simply introduce themselves on the first day, point out where their shop is and ask you how long you're staying.

Found it through Trip Advisor where it was highly recommended for a very quiet, peaceful break.

www.pinewood-village.com

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Excellent restaurant (locals claim it is the best fish restaurant in Africa), mainly fish and seafood and delightful setting overlooking the sea.

All local hotels and taxi drivers know it - you do need to book.

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About an hour south of Mombasa is Diani beach, with the usual white sand, clear water and palm trees.

Forty Thieves bar/restaurant is a popular haunt that opens right on to the beach and at night is an amazing place to sit and watch the ocean.

Food is good, particularly the crab. There is music later in the evenings and a pool table but there are quiet corners and comfy sofas to sit back on and enjoy where you are. Locals and tourists alike go there which tells you something.

www.dianibeachbar.com/beach_bar.htm

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About an hour from Mombasa, this community- owned sanctuary has one of the largest concentrations of elephants in Africa.

Tourism is still developing here so you won't meet hordes of vehicles on your game drives. At the main gate you can also make and buy elephant dung paper. Traveller's Camp has just been refurbished and affords some spectacular views. A truly beautiful place.

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