kitesurfing on Nyali

 

General Info:
The location and the Village

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Nyali is a district found to the north of Mombasa and is a reasonably affluent area where hotels, villas, a golf complex and tourist related ventures could be found. Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. It has a major port and an international airport. The city is the centre of the coastal tourism industry.

The seasons and Hotel info

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The best and windiest months in this part of Kenya are season dependent. From mid-December to mid-March the Kaskazi monsoon blows and from the beginning of june to mid-September the Kuzi monsoon blows.

In nyali you will find all kind of accomodation, from rental houses and wooden appartments to luxurary hotels. An avarage hotel will cost you KES 3130-4700 (1euro = KES103).


Possibilities besides kiting

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Besides kiting you can:
-Play golf
-Go (scuba)Diving (with whale sharks)

-Go Deep sea fishing
-Go the the Safari parks (by plain)
-Visit the Haller national park
-Explore the city Mombasa
-Trek through the Shimba Hills rainforest


Climate

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The nayali district has a warm, tropical climate. The amount of rainfall depends essentially on season. The rainiest months are April and May, while in January to February the rainfall is minimal.

Spot conditions:
The beach

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The beach is large, wide and generally uncrowded, except on Sundays when it can get quite busy. The beach is from white powder sand.
The water conditions

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The reef that lies 1km offshore creates a shallow lagoon inside and produces nice waves. The avarage water temperature is all year around 27C and is beautifull turquoise.


The depth on launching at the beach at a neap tide is approximately less than 1 meter and gets progressively deeper, where at about 500 meters from the shore the depth is about 3–4 meters. It then gets shallow again and at approx 750 meters from the shore is back up to about 2–1 meters, depending on the tides.


The wind conditions

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The wind on Nyali beach is always sideshore or side-onshore. There are two different wind seasons:

The Kaskazi monsoon
The wind blows from the north-east and is between 15-30 knots. This wind season is from mid-December to Mid-March.

The Kuzi monsoon
This wind blows from the south-east and is between 20-35 knots. This wind season is from the beginning of June to mid-September.

Facilities

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On Nayali beach you can find some schools. These schools offer you all kind of facilities (food, toilets, showers, gear rental etc.)


Downwinder and trip possibilites

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Possible downwinders or trips can be discussed with the kite schools.

Links

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Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mombasa


Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xTHb7dnrzM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDiTImPdFLk


Schools:
http://www.prosurfkenya.com


Info:
http://www.nyali.org.uk

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