Det sker i Lamu, Kenya året igennem

Tætpakket — Kaskazi, the calm season, Festive season peak

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Kaskazi, the calm season (1. dec. – 15. mar. (normalt)), Festive season peak (18. dec. – 5. jan.)

Tætpakket — Ramadan, Kaskazi, the calm season

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  17. feb. – 19. mar.Lukninger

  Lamu Town is almost entirely Muslim and keeps the fast seriously: daytime kitchens shut, hours move, and eating in the street is not done. Shela's hotels stay open for guests. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Kaskazi, the calm season (1. dec. – 15. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Ramadan, Kaskazi, the calm season

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (17. feb. – 19. mar.), Kaskazi, the calm season (1. dec. – 15. mar. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Sæson

  The long rains

  1. apr. – 15. jun. · normaltMonsunLukninger

  The kusi arrives with heavy rain and rough water in the channel, and a fair share of the guesthouses and restaurants in Shela close for it. What stays open is cheap and nearly empty.

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (17. feb. – 19. mar.)

Stille — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: The long rains (1. apr. – 15. jun. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Sæson

  Kusi, the cool monsoon

  15. jun. – 30. sep. · normaltVindsæson

  The southeast monsoon settles into a dry, steady wind. Cooler and far less humid than the turn of the year, and the best sailing months for the dhows working the channel.

Stadig i gang: The long rains (1. apr. – 15. jun. (normalt))

Travlt — Maulidi, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Maulidi

  15. jul. – 30. sep. · normaltReligiøs højtidTætpakket

  The biggest Maulidi on the Swahili coast: a week of recitation and poetry, donkey and dhow races, and a procession to the tomb of Habib Swaleh. It moves eleven days earlier each year, so check before you plan around it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Kusi, the cool monsoon (15. jun. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Maulidi, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Kusi, the cool monsoon (15. jun. – 30. sep. (normalt)), Maulidi (15. jul. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Stille — rejsende beskriver det som stille, Maulidi

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Kusi, the cool monsoon (15. jun. – 30. sep. (normalt)), Maulidi (15. jul. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Festival

  Lamu Yoga Festival

  4.–8. nov.Stor festivalBook tidligt

  Five days of classes on Shela's rooftops and beach as the short rains end, which quietly fills the good houses before the cultural festival does. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Lamu Cultural Festival, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Lamu Cultural Festival

  27. nov. – 4. dec. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  Three days at the end of November given over to dhow races, donkey races, bao, henna and Swahili poetry along the seafront. The one stretch when the island's rooms are genuinely tight. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Lamu Yoga Festival (4.–8. nov.)

Tætpakket — Lamu Cultural Festival, Kaskazi, the calm season

• Sæson

  Kaskazi, the calm season

  1. dec. – 15. mar. · normaltMonsunTætpakket

  The northeast monsoon: hot, still and humid, with flat water in the channel and a steady breeze for the dhows. The island's easiest stretch of weather and its busiest.

• Helligdag

  Festive season peak

  18. dec. – 5. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakketBook tidligt

  Christmas to New Year is the busiest fortnight on the coast: Kenyan families and holidaymakers from Nairobi arrive, hotels charge peak rates and book out months ahead, and beaches and restaurants are at their most crowded. New Year's Eve parties run late. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Lamu Cultural Festival (27. nov. – 4. dec. (normalt))