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Welcome to Mombasa

The insider's travel guide to Mombasa

Mombasa is Kenya’s largest port and has been a gateway into the country for centuries. You can explore Portuguese, Arab and Indian influences, but it is the city’s Swahili history in its Old Town and Fort Jesus that is the main attraction.

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Decolonising African travel—and travel writing
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Decolonising African travel—and travel writing

Mazuba Kapambwe
Mazuba Kapambwe

Travel writing in Africa has always been an overwhelmingly white affair. Early accounts from 19th century explorers like Henry Morton Stanley and fiction writers like Joseph Conrad depicted Africa as uncivilised, mysterious and barbaric, reflecting the racist attitudes that underpinned European empire building.
The best safaris in Kenya
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The best safaris in Kenya

Stuart Butler
Stuart Butler

Meru, the country’s forgotten national park, is easily one of my favourite of all Kenya’s safari parks.
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