Mombasa Travel Information

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Mombasa Scene Mombasa, with a population of 900,000, is no sleepy seaside village. Its beachfront hotels appeal to travelers in search of sun, sand and surf, while its Arab, Indian and colonial European heritage makes for a wide variety of sights to see. Can't find a taxi? Travel by tuk-tuk, a three-wheeled auto rickshaw.

Things to do in Mombasa: Nyali Beach • Haller Park • Mombasa Tusks • Nguuni Nature Sanctuary • Bamburi Nature Trail

Highly rated hotels in Mombasa: Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge • Tijara Beach • Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa • The Shaza • Alliance Safari Beach Hotel • Nyali International Beach Resort & Spa



Kenya's electricity is 240V 50Hz and uses plug type G
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Great Circle Distance between Heathrow and Mombasa Moi International Airport is 4,500 miles, with a flight time of approx 9.5 hrs. Mombasa's IATA airport code is MBA.
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Climate: Kenya is an African country, bisected by the Equator, yet it has three types of climate: hot and humid along the coast, temperate in the west and south-west, where there are mountains and plateaus, and finally, hot and dry in the north and east. In general, the warmest period in Kenya is from February to March, while the coolest is from July to August, although the seasonal variations in temperature are small. Both temperature and rainfall vary according to the prevailing winds, which produce two seasons: from October to March, the hot and originally dry winds coming from Arabia (called kaskazi) prevail, while from April to September, the prevailing winds (called Kuzi) are cooler and wetter and blow from the Indian Ocean. At the beginning of the two periods, and in correspondence with the two zenith passages of the sun, there are the two rainy seasons: the Long Rains from March to May, and the less intense Short Rains from October to December. In the western highlands, it rains a lot even between June and September. The rains mainly occur in the form of downpours or thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening, and are pretty irregular: on the one hand, with global warming, the rainfall in some areas is declining; on the other hand, during El Niño years, the probability of heavy rains increases.






BA Tier Points Earned

Route 1LHR‑DOH
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DOH‑MBA
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TOTAL
(SGL)
TOTAL
(RTN)
Economy2020 4080
WTP2020 4080
Business140140 280560
First210210 420840
 
Route 2LHR‑HEL
(AY) ay
HEL‑DOH
(AY) ay
DOH‑MBA
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TOTAL
(SGL)
TOTAL
(RTN)
Economy102020 50100
WTP109020 120240
Business80140140 360720
First80140210 430860
 
Route 3LHR‑HEL
(BA) ba
HEL‑DOH
(AY) ay
DOH‑MBA
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TOTAL
(SGL)
TOTAL
(RTN)
Economy102020 50100
WTP109020 120240
Business80140140 360720
First80140210 430860
 
Route 4LHR‑MAN
(BA) ba
MAN‑HEL
(AY) ay
HEL‑DOH
(AY) ay
DOH‑MBA
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TOTAL
(SGL)
TOTAL
(RTN)
Economy510202055110
WTP5109020105210
Business4080140140400800
First4080140210470940
 

Economy Tier Points shown are based on fully flexible fares. 'Low' Economy earns 50% of the shown amount. 'Lowest' Economy fares earn 25% of shown amount.

When journey is booked in World Traveler Plus or First and those cabins don't exist on particular legs, the next cabin down will be used on those legs for points collection.

When booking with BA, tier points can be earned on the following Oneworld Oneworld Alliance ® airlines:
asAlaska Airlines, aaAmerican Airlines, baBritish Airways, cxCathay Pacific, fjFiji Airways, ayFinnair, ibIberia, jlJapan Airlines, mhMalaysia Airlines, qfQantas, qrQatar Airways, atRoyal Air Maroc, rjRoyal Jordanian, ulSriLankan Airlines



Avios Required (per leg) for BA Redemption Flight from London to Mombasa, (Zone 6, 4,001-5,500 miles)

Cabin Off Peak TravelPeak Travel
Economy16,25025,000
World Traveller Plus32,50050,000
Club62,50075,000
First85,000100,000


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