Det sker i Nairobi, Kenya året igennem

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Dry-season game viewing

  1. jan. – 28. feb.Tørsæson

  The short break between the two rainy seasons. Animals concentrate on what water is left in Nairobi National Park, and the tracks are firm enough to drive properly.

Stadig i gang: Migrant bird season (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Dry-season game viewing (1. jan. – 28. feb.), Migrant bird season (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Easter travel week

• Sæson

  The long rains

  15. mar. – 31. maj · normaltMonsunRisiko

  The heavier of the two wet seasons, arriving as afternoon storms and settling in through April. Roads flood, everything greens, and the safari camps drop their rates or close.

• Helligdag

  Easter travel week

  20. mar. – 25. apr. · normaltPåske & den stille ugeTætpakketLukninger

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are both public holidays and Nairobi empties towards the coast and the up-country homes. Flights to Mombasa and Diani go first; the city itself is easy that week. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Migrant bird season (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Easter travel week

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: The long rains (15. mar. – 31. maj (normalt)), Easter travel week (20. mar. – 25. apr. (normalt)), Migrant bird season (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: The long rains (15. mar. – 31. maj (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Madaraka Day

• Helligdag

  Madaraka Day

  1. jun.National helligdagLukninger

  The 1st of June, marking self-rule, with the national ceremony rotating between county stadiums. Offices and banks shut and the roads out of the city are heavy the evening before. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Safari high season

• Natur

  Mara migration season

  1. jul. – 31. okt. · normaltDyrelivssæsonBook tidligt

  The herds cross in from the Serengeti and the Mara River crossings run from late July into October. Nairobi is the way in and out, and the reason its flights are full. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Safari high season

  1. jul. – 15. okt.TørsæsonTætpakketBook tidligt

  Cool, dry and the busiest stretch of the year for the camps, while the city itself is quiet and comfortable. Book the Mara side of the trip a long way ahead.

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Safari high season

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Mara migration season (1. jul. – 31. okt. (normalt)), Safari high season (1. jul. – 15. okt.)

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Safari high season

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Mara migration season (1. jul. – 31. okt. (normalt)), Safari high season (1. jul. – 15. okt.)

Travlt — mellem toppene, Safari high season

• Natur

  Jacaranda on the old avenues

  1. okt. – 15. nov. · normalt

  The colonial-era streets around Upper Hill and Westlands go purple as the short rains start, and the petals end up thicker on the pavement than on the tree. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Nairobi Marathon

  25. okt.SportsbegivenhedTætpakketLukninger

  Thirty thousand runners on the Southern Bypass in late October, in the country that produces most of the world's distance champions. The road closures start early. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  The short rains

  20. okt. – 15. dec. · normaltMonsun

  Lighter and less reliable than the long rains, usually starting late in October. Low season for safaris, green everywhere, and the cheapest the camps get.

• Helligdag

  Mashujaa Day

  20. okt.National helligdagLukninger

  Heroes' Day on 20 October, a public holiday landing in the busiest safari month of the year. When it falls next to a weekend the Mara flights and the Naivasha road both fill up. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Mara migration season (1. jul. – 31. okt. (normalt)), Safari high season (1. jul. – 15. okt.)

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Migrant bird season

  1. nov. – 15. apr. · normaltFuglesæson

  Palearctic migrants arrive with the short rains and stay into April, which is when the national park, the Athi plains and the Rift lakes an hour away hold the most species. The residents are there all year. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Jacaranda on the old avenues (1. okt. – 15. nov. (normalt)), The short rains (20. okt. – 15. dec. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Jamhuri Day

• Helligdag

  Jamhuri Day

  12. dec.SkoleferieLukningerTætpakket

  Independence day, a public holiday with a stadium ceremony, and the start of the stretch when Kenyan families fill the parks and the coast for the holidays. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: The short rains (20. okt. – 15. dec. (normalt)), Migrant bird season (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt))