Hva som skjer i Malindi, Kenya gjennom året

Toppsesong — Italian winter season, Festive season peak

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Italian winter season (1. des – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Festive season peak (18. des – 5. jan)

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Malindi Billfish Tournament

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  17. feb – 19. marStengninger

  Malindi's old town has a long Swahili Muslim history and keeps the fast seriously: daytime kitchens close and hours shift there, even as the resort strip along the beach carries on for the winter charter crowd. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Malindi Billfish Tournament

  10.–20. feb · vanligvisMye folk

  The Malindi International Billfish Tournament gathers boats from along the coast in mid-February, timed to the marlin and sailfish season that runs roughly October to March. It is East Africa's qualifying leg for the world championships. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20.–23. marRamadan og eidStengninger

  Three days of celebration end the fast, with the old town's streets and the beachfront full of families in new clothes. Transport and the popular restaurants book up locally. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Italian winter season (1. des – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helligdag

  Easter long weekend

  3.–6. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folk

  Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays, and many Kenyans head for the coast for the four-day weekend. Beach hotels fill and raise rates, and roads and the Mombasa train are busy, even though Easter often falls in the long rains. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (17. feb – 19. mar), Eid al-Fitr (20.–23. mar), Italian winter season (1. des – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Easter long weekend, Italian winter season

• Stengt

  Long-rains low season

  15. apr – 30. jun · vanligvis

  With the long rains and the Italian winter crowd gone, many smaller hotels and beach restaurants close until July; those that stay open cut their rates. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (17. feb – 19. mar), Eid al-Fitr (20.–23. mar), Easter long weekend (3.–6. apr), Italian winter season (1. des – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Rolig — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Long-rains low season (15. apr – 30. jun (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i juni.

Fortsatt på gang: Long-rains low season (15. apr – 30. jun (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Natur

  Humpback whale season

  1. jul – 31. okt · vanligvis

  Humpbacks pass along the Malindi-Watamu coast to calve and mate, most often in August. Boat trips run from Watamu, just south, under the Watamu Marine Association's whale-watching guidelines. Kilde ↗

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Humpback whale season (1. jul – 31. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Humpback whale season (1. jul – 31. okt (vanligvis))

Rolig — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Humpback whale season (1. jul – 31. okt (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Toppsesong — Italian winter season, Festive season peak

• Sesong

  Italian winter season

  1. des – 15. apr · vanligvisVintersolsesongMye folk

  Malindi's high season is driven by Italian charter flights and long-staying visitors escaping Europe's cold, running from early December through Easter. Restaurants along the seafront still post their menus in Italian first. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Festive season peak

  18. des – 5. janJul og nyttårMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗