Jumba La Mtwana — Attraction in Shimo La Tewa ward

So I gave this place in Mtwapa a 4 star because it's a really cool place. It's environment is mostly green with beautiful ruins all around telling a great deal of history.

The entrance fee is very cheap; 100 shilling for Citizens. This gives you access to the ruins and the beach.

Jumba Ruins is a beachfront location offering a beautiful beach that is not crowded at all.

I went there for a swimsuit photoshoot and my photographer and I were the only people at the Beach which made it very easy for us to shoot.

Also at the entrance they sell some refreshments, that is soda and water. So you can be assured that if it gets too hot you can always get something to drink.

However, the reason I didn't give a 5 star is because we didn't get someone to tell us all about the ruins history but probably it's because we said we were there to access the beach 🤔🤔

The road leading up to the beach is well pathed with rocks and as you go down you get to see the ruins which are also very great for a historic photoshoot if you are interested in that kind of a shoot.

The palm trees also really stand out. The beach is mostly clean with the white waves crashing on it and the blue waters glistening in the sun tempting you to dive and swim a little.

Near the shores the ocean floor is covered by many Shells that you get to...

Jumba ruins or jumba la mtwana, located in mtwapa and accessible via self drive, on foot( a 20 to 30 minutes walk) , by motorbike(bodaboda) or by tuk tuk). The village lies about 15 kilometers from the Mombasa malindi highway. The name jumba la mtwana translates to 'the large house of slaves'. One might have across on the internet when a huge humpback whale(dead) washed up on its shores/beach which is around 300 meters long, reason why it was chosen as slave terminal. It is most likely the site’s strategic position was selected because of the presence of fresh water, exposure to the North East and South East breezes which would keep the people cool and its safe location from external attacks by sea since it had no harbor, thus larger vessels had to anchor along way offshore, or move probably in Mtwapa creek. One can only therefore guess reasons for its eventual desertion, namely trade interruption, hostile invasion or a failure in water supply. Clearance and excavation of the ruins were first carried out in 1972 by James Kirkman with a view of dating the buildings, its period of occupation and consolidating buildings which were in danger of collapse. Ten years later Jumba la Mtwana was gazetted on 04/06/82 Gazette Notice Number 1515 as a National Monument under...

I had never heard of this place before 😆😆😆 so, after it was mentioned to me, I decided to visit so that I could stop being the only one in Mombasa who had never been there ....lol 😂

The reception was lovely though the payment process was long. You have to pay for you to enter the place, it's affordable 😉. There is a guide person who will be taking you round the place and giving you more information about things at the place.

It's a good place to have a picnic because there is also a beach which you can access once you've paid the entrance fee. Good and amazing place to take pictures if you have a camera or a good phone 🤣🤣. The place is big with just remains of houses where others are labelled while others aren't. The place is historical because even the trees at that place look way older than I am or will be in the next 20 years 😁. There are dustbins around places so that the place can always be clean at all times, like no disposing of dirt around.

Next time I'll be visiting the place with a lot of my friends and show them around and take cool pictures .

N/B - The beach should be cleaned though, it was very dirty when...