What's on YOUR Mombasa Packing List?

Your Mombasa packing list should feature the following (besides yourself:-) if you be staying in a hotel or beach cottage:

• Passport
• Money and credit and debit cards
• Toiletries. When you are surreally gazing over the magnificent Indian Ocean the morning after your arrival, it isn't very pleasant to suddenly be jolted into reality because you forgot your toothbrush, or your toothpaste or deodorant
• A sunscreen lotion

• A digital camera (preferably with a zoom) to enable you to immortalize your Mombasa safari. If your camera voltage isn’t 240v or doesn’t have English plugs, please remember to carry a converter
• Lots of memory cards for your digital camera as these are rare and pricey here
• A pair of binoculars
• Plenty of summer clothes – shorts, short-sleeved and sleeveless cotton tops, t-shirts and dresses
• Formal wear if you plan on dining out
• A light jacket
• A swimsuit. Even though you can get one at the swim shop opposite the Nakumatt supermarket in Nyali, it will be quite costly
• Sunglasses

• Jeans!
• A Straw hat or cap to keep the sun at bay
• A rucksack for your day trips
• Sandals
• Flip flops

It is advisable to use soft suitcases rather than the hard ones as the former are better able to withstand the rather rough handling at the airport.

If you will be staying in cheaper accommodation such as bandas, ask your host what other items (such as towel or bed sheets) you will need to carry.

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