Information
Kite Trip Kenya
JANUARY 2025
Before you arrive
Visa: You require a travel authorization to enter Kenya ($35). Get it online (etakenya.go.ke). You need proof of flight and accommodation.
Contact details are as follows: Coconut Grove 1, Diani Beach Road, Galu Kinondo, Kwale (info@dianibeach.me). The invitation letter for a visa at the bottom (to be updated).
Passport: Your passport should be valid for 6 months from the date you arrive. More requirements: here.
Travel Insurance: Make sure you have valid travel insurance and check your insurance coverage.
Baggage: Check your baggage allowance and request sports equipment if need be.
Money: you can get money from the ATM at the airport or stopover on the way to the villas. Or get a Mpesa safaricom sim for mobile payments.
Credti Cards: supermarkets, most restaurants, and bars accept credit cards (Incl. Apple Pay).
Flights Mombasa
London to Mombasa (MBA) on Kenya Airways, Qatar Airways, Ethiopian, KLM, Lufthansa.
New York to Mombasa on Kenya Airways (NBO direct), Qatar Airways, Ethiopian, Emirates, KLM, Lufthansa.
Local Airport Diani Beach: Domestic airlines to Ukunda/ Diani Beach: dianibeach.me
Train: You can take a train (SGR) from Nairobi to Mombasa if you would like the experience.
FYI: you will be picked up by taxi. It is 50 minutes from Mombasa airport.
Please share your Itinerary.
Immunisation:
You will require immunisation/ jabs (please consult your doctor or travel clinic).
Recommended immunisation here.
Diani is officially a Malaria area but is up to you if you take anti-malarials.
FYI: anti-malaria pills are a lot cheaper in Kenya. The pharmacies sell them.
In Kenya/ Diani
Health:
It is safe to eat food in different establishments. The tap water won’t kill you, but tastes of salt so only good for brushing your teeth. Ice cubes are perfectly safe too.
Make sure you wash your hands before eating - it is easy to pick up a stomach bug.
If you have a stomach bug we can get you an antiseptic pill.
If you have diarrhea it is most likely a stomach bug - don’t wait it out.
Hospitals and pharmacies can be found on dianibeach.me
Safari
We will be picked up at 6.30am and spend a night and two days in the national park. There will be two game drives on the first day and an early morning drive on the second. It is about 4hrs drive to the game park
If you want you can go in your full “Out of Africa” outfit, but you will look a bit like a douche.
Normal Diani wear is good enough.
Bring: sunscreen, sunglasses, sweater (for early morning drive), mosquito repellent, camera, hat (optional), and binoculars (if you have them).
Security
Diani Beach is very safe, but don’t do anything you would not do in London or New York.
At night, It is better not to walk alone on the beach or on empty roads. Plenty of Tuk Tuks and motor bikes to take you home.
Walking back from the kite school to the villa compound in the dark is perfectly fine.
The villa compound has a day and night guard.
Getting Around
The Kite School is a 5 minutes walk from the villas (storage is included).
In Diani you go around by tuk tuk or motor bike (boda boda).
Tuk Tuks (day time): Ksh 100 shared/ Ksh 250-300 private.
Tuk Tuk (night time): approx. Ksh 350-400.
Boda Boda: Ksh 200
At the Main Villa
We will have breakfast (9:30am) and dinner (about 7:30pm) at the main villa (Villa Mashariki).
The chef will cook all the food and we will eat a mix of European, African and fish dishes (vegetarian too).
Please let me know if you have any dietary requirements.
You can have your clothes washed for Ksh 500 per load.
The masseuse can come to the villa - the massage is Ksh 2,500.
We will set-up camp at Diani Kite Club in Galu Diani Beach, the best kite spot in Diani. You will be hosted by Daniel and Stavroula (Stav). Stav is a London Kitesurfer who came on the London/ NYC Kite trip three years ago.
Kite storage: is included in the package and the beach service includes pumping, launching and landing your kite.
Let me know if you want to have coaching, lessons or gear rental - needs to be booked before arrival.
Bring: You do not need to bring a pump (a hose/ extension is enough).
Bring a water hat, (long sleeve) rash vests, sunscreen, zinc sticks, and if you need them leggings.
Kitesurfing
Booking confirmation for eVisa
(save and upload to eTA site)
Kite Trip 18th Jan till Sat 1st February
Warning and Limitation of Liability: Kitesurfing is an extreme sport and can be dangerous to you and bystanders if not undertaken carefully. We recommend learning from an accredited school/instructor (accredited by the British Kitesports Association if in the UK). You can check out other safety suggestions here.
NYC Kiteboarding is run by volunteers: by our members, for our members. To the maximum extent permitted by law the liability of the directors and officers of NYC Kiteboarding is excluded; however we do not seek to our liability where the law does not permit us to do so, for example for personal injury caused by our proven negligence.
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