Mombasa · With kids

A worked-out cement quarry rehabilitated into a wildlife park off the Mombasa–Malindi road, with giraffe feeding, hippos and a reptile section. Open daily 08:00–17:00 with last entry at 16:30. Adults are KSh1,000 for Kenyan citizens and KSh3,000 for non-residents; children aged 3–12 are KSh500–1,500.

Fifteen slides, a lazy river and a small children's zone, open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–18:00 and on Mondays during school and public holidays. KSh1,800 for residents and KSh2,000 for non-residents for anyone over 2 who wants to swim and slide; KSh400 if you are just watching.

Giraffe, oryx, eland, waterbuck and ostrich on open grassland in the Nguu Tatu hills, about ten minutes inland from Bamburi. Open 09:00–17:00 Monday to Saturday and from 10:00 on Sunday. Adults KSh500 resident and KSh1,200 non-resident, children KSh200 and KSh600. Pays M-Pesa or cash only.

An outdoor kart track 1.5 km past Whitesands, next to the Petrocity station. Children up to 12 get a speed-limited kart for KSh900 for ten minutes; an adult training session is KSh1,800. Open Tuesday to Friday 15:00–22:00, Saturday from 14:00 and Sunday from 13:00, closed Mondays — so it is an evening outing, not an afternoon one.

The Portuguese fort of 1593 on the island's eastern edge, run by the National Museums of Kenya and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011. Ramparts, cannon and an archaeology gallery keep older children occupied for an hour or two; tickets are booked through eCitizen and there are periodic evening sound-and-light shows.