Kitesurf Location - Lamu Island / Kizingoni or Lamu ( ID KIZINGONI )
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Continent:
Africa
Country:
Kenya
Next Big City (Airport):
Nairobi
Next Town:
Lamu, Shella
Latitude:
-2.2974
Longitude:
40.9153
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner - Intermediate - Expert
Good for:
Features:
- Rooms - Rescue - Shower - Toilet - Food
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Type:
- Shallow - Flat - Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- Currents
Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent
No other users on the water. Miles of ocean to oneself.
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Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big
Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- None
Beach is soft. Unpolluted and very empty. Often you and friends are the only ones around. Long beach stretching for miles and miles to kite along.
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Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts
Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts
Warm all year round.
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Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
Best Months:
- January - June - July - August - December
Wind Type:
- Trade Winds
Best Direction:
No Information
Main Direction:
No Information
Kaskazi wind from December to January and Kuzi wind in the summer June to August. Constant wind.
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Transport:
- Boat
Access:
- No Walk
Get to Lamu and here to the southeast tip of the island.
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There are two bars on the stretch of beach and most guests that are there will meet at them. Always a social buzz of some kind. Peponi Bar in Shela village round the other side of the island is a winner. Very lively and interesting people always to be found.
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09-04-02 Unknown: great place