Malindi Museum Day Tour

Our Malindi Museum Day tour combines a visit to the Malindi Museum, a stroll through Malindi’s old town, a visit to Vasco da Gama’s pillar, and the Portuguese chapel.

The Museum is located east of Malindi town, next to Uhuru Gardens, along the seafront, and a few meters from Malindi jetty and Fish Market.

The museum also serves as an information center, where visitors can find more information about attractions and events in Malindi. You also get to visit the famous Vasco da Gama Pillar, which was erected by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama as a navigational aid in 1498.

The coral column, topped with a cross of Lisbon stone, is one of the most popular landmarks on the Kenyan Coast.

The other attraction you will visit, the Portuguese Chapel, was also built by Vasco da Gama and is the first Christian place of worship in East Africa.

Malindi Museum Day Tour Itinerary

Morning: Historical Circuit

0900 Hours – Malindi Museum (House of Columns): Start at this 19th-century double-story building. Key exhibits include the Malindi Coelacanth (a 400-million-year-old “living fossil”) and artifacts related to Vasco da Gama’s visit.

1030 Hours – Portuguese Chapel: Visit one of the oldest Christian churches in East Africa, built by Portuguese settlers in the 15th century. It features original walls, an altar, and a cemetery for early European settlers.

1115 Hours – Vasco da Gama Pillar: Head to the seafront to see the white coral pillar erected by the explorer in 1498. It offers panoramic views of the Indian Ocean and serves as a navigational landmark for ships traveling to India.

Lunch & Culture
12:30 PM – Lunch: Popular options include local seafood at The Crab Shack (Mida Creek) or Italian-influenced coastal dishes at I Love Pizza or Old Man and the Sea in Malindi town.

1400 Hours – Malindi Old Town & Market: Take a guided walk through narrow alleys to see Swahili-style houses with carved wooden doors. Visit the Malindi Maasai Market to shop for traditional wood carvings, jewelry, and handmade souvenirs

Afternoon Extensions (Optional) visit 

✓ Gede Ruins
✓Hell’s Kitchen
✓ Falconry Of Kenya Ltd

Malindi Museum Day Tour combines a visit to the Malindi Museum, a stroll through Malindi’s old town, a visit to Vasco da Gama’s pillar, and the Portuguese chapel built before St. Francis Xavier visited Malindi in 1542.

Malindi Museum is located east of Malindi town, next to Uhuru Gardens on Uhuru Road, along the seafront, and a few meters from Malindi jetty and Fish Market. The museum doubles as an information center where visitors are able to find more information on attractions and happenings in Malindi.

The Malindi Museum building is dubbed as “House of Columns” and is believed to have been built by local traders and acted as a hospital until 1952 and then as the Malindi Fisheries Office.

Sir Richard Leakey then handed over the building to the National Museums of Kenya in 1999. With life-size models of humans, houses, musical instruments as well and household instruments, the Malindi Museum is indeed a reservoir of Swahili history.

There are also lots of written historical facts which are framed on the walls within the building. Many exhibits in the museum tell the story of Malindi especially the cast of a coelacanth fish which was caught off the coast of Malindi in 2001.

The earliest coelacanth fossils date back 400 million years ago. Enjoy our Malindi Museum Tour.

Malindi Museum Rates Include

✓ A stroll through Malindi’s old town
✓ Entrance fees to Malindi Museum
✓ A visit to Vasco da Gama’s pillar and the Portuguese chapel

Notes
* Malindi Museum opens from 8 am – 5 pm daily and is located along Silversand Road, near the Malindi jetty and fish market

Malindi Museum Rates Do Not Include

* International Airfare
* Accommodations in Malindi
* Cost of obtaining a passport and visas
* Personal expenses such as traveling insurance, excess baggage fee, communication charges that include laundry, emails, faxes, and phone calls, beverages including luxury champagne, luxury spirits, beer, and wines during meals or meals not indicated in the itinerary

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