If you are planning to spend your holiday in Kenyan, let your entry be through Mombasa Airport (MBA), which brings you to the vibrant Kenyan coast and the center of attraction for most of the tourists. Moi International Airport as it is generally known handles a significant amount of traffic, because it receives over eighteen direct airlines from Europe, as well as connecting other major airlines to the cities in the region. This airport is located in Kenya’s second largest city, which is a significant port city.
Mombasa Airport offers tourists and business travelers the chance to travel to this destination comfortable, because they can also connect flights from the main Kenyan airport in the capital of Nairobi. The distance between the two cities is almost 425 kilometers and hence it is a short flight to the coast of Mombasa.
The Amenities
As a modern airport, Mombasa Airport has amenities that you would expect in an international airport. When it comes to washrooms, the airport has clean and well-located rooms. Other services for instance financial are catered for by the ATMs that accept international credit cards, the forex bureaus will change your hard cash if you have any with you, and the bank outlets are there to assist you with any transaction you would need. The best thing is that financial service providers here have integrated international financial services such as MoneyGram, Western Union and Virgin Money, and hence you will not have a hard time availing your money. You can still buy a local mobile line that offer financial services, which is a great way to do transactions while in Kenya.
Moving Out of the Airport
Travelling in and out of Mombasa Airport is hustle free because there are numerous means of transport to use. You can opt to use the shuttle buses, taxis or car hire services. The buses are very affordable but will not deliver you to your destination as the taxis will do, because they terminate at a designated point. You will need to move around and visit various attraction sites such as the Fort Jesus, head to the beach or go to the national parks. In that case, you will need to hire a car from the car rental booths at the arrivals.
You can still hire a car in the city, but the best arrangement is to tell the management of your hotel to organize a rental car that you can use throughout your vacation. Discounted rate of the package the hotel will offer you will be very affordable for your vacation.
Rent-a-car and tour Tsavo National Park and if you can you can even drive your hired car to Nairobi why you will find more attraction sites.