Local favourite fort · Kwale, Kenya
Tumbu
Tumbu is a fort in Kwale, Kenya.
Tumbu: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Tumbu
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Tumbu — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -4.46842, 39.49526. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Tumbu
- Diani Beach · beach · Kwale · ~25 km · Must-see
- Light House mosque · dargah · Mombasa County · ~59 km · Must-see
- Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse · attraction · North Pemba · ~62 km · Must-see
- Shri Cutch Satsang Swaminarayan · temple · Mombasa County · ~62 km · Must-see
- Fort Jesus · fort · Mombasa County · ~62 km · Must-see
- Mandhry Mosque · dargah · Mombasa County · ~62 km · Must-see
- Nyali beach · beach · Mombasa County · ~66 km · Must-see
- Mombasa Marine Reserve · sanctuary · ~69 km · Must-see
- Haller Park · sanctuary · Mombasa County · ~70 km · Must-see
- Msambweni · beach · Kwale · ~2 km
- Gazi beach · beach · Kwale · ~5 km
- Secret Beach · beach · Kwale · ~6 km
- Chale Island · river spot · Kwale · ~7 km
- Chale Beach · beach · Kwale · ~7 km
- Pintadera Beach · beach · Kwale · ~11 km
- Kaya Kinondo Sacred Forest · attraction · Kwale · ~13 km
- Kinondo Beach · beach · Kwale · ~13 km
- Masjid Kinondo · dargah · Kwale · ~14 km
Other forts & heritage near Tumbu
- Fort Jesus · fort · Mombasa County · ~62 km · Must-see
- Tanzania/Kenya Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~50 km
- Kenya Revenue Authority - Lungalunga Border Station · fort · Kwale · ~53 km
- Fort St Joseph · fort · Mombasa County · ~61 km
- Unfallort · fort · Mombasa County · ~61 km
- Mombasa Tusks · fort · Mombasa County · ~61 km
- Duga/Sigaya Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~62 km
- Old town · fort · Mombasa County · ~62 km
- Aussicht auf Fort Jesus · fort · Mombasa County · ~62 km
- Rebmann & Krapf monument · fort · Mombasa County · ~63 km
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Frequently asked
Is Tumbu open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Tumbu yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Tumbu?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Tumbu?
Nearby: Diani Beach (beach, 25 km), Light House mosque (dargah, 59 km), Ras Kigomasha Lighthouse (attraction, 62 km), Shri Cutch Satsang Swaminarayan (temple, 62 km), Fort Jesus (fort, 62 km), Mandhry Mosque (dargah, 62 km).