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• Great street food tour with Hindu – authentic, delicious and full of exciting impressions! 🍛🌶️🍰

  Christian B,

  Oct 13, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We had a great street food tour with Hindu as a guide 🇰🇪! She led us with a lot of heart, knowledge and enthusiasm to the best places in Mombasa – from typical lunch dishes 🍛 to spicy snacks 🌶️ to sweet treats 🍰 everything was there. Thanks to their sympathetic nature and exciting explanations, we were able to experience not only the food, but also the culture and everyday life up close. All in all a great tour that we can recommend without restriction! 🙌✨

• Just perfect!

  Dani E,

  Jul 19, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We had a wonderful day with lots of delicious food and background info on Mombasa us his story. We were traveling with Aysha (hopefully spelled correctly). She showed us great food and drinks in typical local and great spots. We also visited the market. In the end we even got a few delicacies as a surprise as a gift. We loved it! Highly recommended.

• Mombasa food and history from a locals perspective

  GlendaB833,

  Feb 27, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Our tour included a very enlightening walk around the old town part of Mobasa with our informative and cheerful guide, Kahrim, providing details of the history and culture of the town in excellent English, including the details of the architecture of the town, both new and old. We enjoyed the varied foods provided to us from authentic local restaurants and cafes - the same as the locals were eating, and then visited the main fresh food market in central Mombasa. Here we sampled excellent local fruits and a sweet. The trip ended in a tuktuk ride to a coastal viewpoint where we enjoyed a fresh coconut water drink overlooking the sea. What made this trip even more memorable for us occurred when Kahrim shared his contact details with our tuktuk driver who was to take us back to the cruise ship, just in case any issues arose. This level of care even after the tour had ended showed us how compassionate and thoughful our guide was. We have not experienced this before and really appreciate this extra effort to ensure our tour of Mobasa would be a memorable and enjoyable one. Kahrim also told us that 30% of the profits from these tours was given back to struggling small businesses around the town, also something seldom seen with other tours.

• New Appreciation for Mombasa's Foodie Charms

  karensO8493WI,

  Feb 12, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  I chose the breakfast tour to avoid the mid-day heat, and it was an excellent choice. My guide, Hindu, is clearly a food lover, and could describe the key ingredients as well as the cooking methods. The portions were generous, and the locations seemed authentic. We visited a café, a sweet shop, the market, a personal storefront, a gift shop, a cold house and ended with a relaxing view of the Indian Ocean. Mixed in was a bit of city history which helped to explain the culinary history and TukTuk rides to feel a bit like a local!

• Good bites and a nice into to Mombasa

  Y6121IGjoel,

  Feb 7, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  A solid, laid-back tour around Mombasa island. Karim was my guide and he took me around to all the major sights, pointing out interesting bits of architecture, dropping knowledge about the history of Mombasa and Swahili culture, and answering any/all of my questions. We stopped at five places for food/drinks that I *never* would have had the courage to go to on my own, and I got a wide sample of foods and flavors that I think I otherwise would have missed out on. Great overall experience!

• Amazing street food tour!

  Charonne M,

  Nov 12, 2024

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  Amazing experience of street food tasting in Old Town Mombasa! Hawa was fantastic and so knowledgeable about the history of Mombasa and the culture of the area, the architecture and the foods. Very worth it!!

• Authentic food tour with warm accompaniment and special insights

  alhaeu,

  Oct 25, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We have experienced many food tours around the world, but this one is definitely one of the best! The booking went straight through the website, and shortly afterwards we were contacted via SMS/WhatsApp to find a meeting point that was best for us. The next day we met with our guide Hawa at 12:30 pm, and already in the first meters with the TukTuk to the first stop we felt we were in good hands. Hawa immediately inspired us with her open, friendly and eloquent manner and guided us through the culinary and cultural diversity of the city full of passion and knowledge. At the first stop she asked us if it was okay for us if a young colleague who is still in training accompanied us. This additional accompaniment has enriched the experience in a pleasant way. In addition to fantastic insights into the cuisine of the region, there were many stories and details about the city and its culture. Eventually it felt less like a tour and more like a relaxing day with friends. We deliberately keep the individual stops and the delicious food to ourselves to keep the surprise for the next visitors. We were particularly pleased that we were able to try something new at some street stalls flexibly, which probably wasn’t originally planned on the tour. My wife and I can recommend this tour to anyone who is open to new things and wants to get to know the city in an authentic way. Overall, 4.5-5h were on the way.

  

  

  

  

• A Taste of Mombasa

  sheena c,

  Sep 9, 2024

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  This half-day food tour was an absolute culinary adventure! Our guide, Havah was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the local cuisine. From the aromatic spices in the bustling markets to the mouthwatering street food, we experienced the best of Mombasa's flavors. The highlight was definitely the seafood feast at the local restaurant. Highly recommended for anyone looking to delve deeper into the heart of Mombasa's culture and cuisine.

• Great Food Tour. Lots of Tasty Treats!

  Kxtz,

  Jul 6, 2024

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Absolutely loved this tour. Not only was it a food tour but an exploration also of the city sites and their background and history. I met my guide, Marwa at Fort Jesus where she covered the background and history of this very important UNESCO site. From there, we walked the streets of Old Town, stopping first at an open coffee place along the waters looking onto the Indian Ocean. Here we mingled with the locals, indulging in some African coffee infused with ginger and cinnamon, enjoying the open views and fresh breeze of the ocean. Our walk took us past the first police station, the first hotel, the old spice port, an ancient mosque dating back to the 16th century, and many other interesting sites. In a small alleyway we had our next food tasting. Bajias or falafels and deep fried potatoes with chilli sauce, cooked over an open wooden fire. This was so tasty and perhaps my favourite of the food tour. Despite knowing there would be plenty more food along the tour, I really did indulge myself in this first food tasting. A tuk tuk ride took us to the spice markets and then Makadara Rd, in Old Town. A popular street with many cafes and restaurants and street food stalls. Here I indulged myself in some wonderful sugar cane juice freshly squeezed by the vendor and laced with a touch of mint, chilli and lemon. Across the street we entered a little hut and had some chicken shawarma filled with various gorgeous sauces, and a small walk further there was some barbecued makashki waiting for us to sample, very moist and infused with a lovely smoky aroma. Makadara Rd is certainly one of the best areas to try local African cuisine. The popular Barka restaurant and Amorino Cafe and Restaurant also reside along this street. My guide, Marwa, really did make this a memorable food tour. Her knowledge of the city and it's sites, the culture and their history, and the local people whom all knew her well, made for a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Overall, a great tour and one that I can highly recommend and should be on everyone's itinerary.