På gång i Malindi, Kenya under året

Mest folk — Italian winter season, Festive season peak

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Pågår fortfarande: Italian winter season (1 dec – 15 apr (vanligtvis)), Festive season peak (18 dec – 5 jan)

Mest folk — Ramadan, Malindi Billfish Tournament

• Helg

  Ramadan

  17 feb – 19 marStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Malindi Billfish Tournament

  10–20 feb · vanligtvisTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Eid al-Fitr

  20–23 marRamadan & eidStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Italian winter season (1 dec – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helg

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Ramadan (17 feb – 19 mar), Eid al-Fitr (20–23 mar), Italian winter season (1 dec – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Easter long weekend, Italian winter season

• Stängt

  Long-rains low season

  15 apr – 30 jun · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Ramadan (17 feb – 19 mar), Eid al-Fitr (20–23 mar), Easter long weekend (3–6 apr), Italian winter season (1 dec – 15 apr (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Long-rains low season (15 apr – 30 jun (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i juni.

Pågår fortfarande: Long-rains low season (15 apr – 30 jun (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Natur

  Humpback whale season

  1 jul – 31 okt · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

Mellansäsong — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Humpback whale season (1 jul – 31 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Humpback whale season (1 jul – 31 okt (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Humpback whale season (1 jul – 31 okt (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Mest folk — Italian winter season, Festive season peak

• Säsong

  Italian winter season

  1 dec – 15 apr · vanligtvisVintersolsäsongTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Festive season peak

  18 dec – 5 janJul & nyårTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗