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** MALINDI, KENYA **
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Malindi is a Lovely – little beach town that’s great for a scenic getaway. I flew in from Nairobi, Kenya for a destination wedding and truly enjoyed it. The food is amazingly fresh and abundant. The people are quiet and kind willing to be hospitable in any way. The beaches are wonderful – go for a dip, take a glass bottom boat trip, sail on a dhow, get a massage, or fly your kite near the water. The Sun is Bright and HOT! So stay shaded and wear sunscreen. You’ll need to take a small regional plane to get here from Nairobi or Mombasa.
The highlight of my trip was the Airbnb experience. For a fraction of the cost that you see or get anywhere else bookings in Malindi tend to be a large house including a Chef, House Manager/Cleaner whereas you can simply buy groceries and they will prepare the meals for you and wash your clothes. Large houses tend to come with an Askare or Security Guard – they tend to be a bit of a distance from the main road so make an arrangement with a driver by hiring them for the length of your stay or grab a TukTuk, small go-cart-like vehicles that can zip you around town for errands, shopping or whatever.
Malindi has a lot of East-Africa charm for a quaint beach town. This is great for a timeless enjoyable family, couple, or even solo getaway. Culturally this location is perfect for Traveling While Black it’s comprised mainly of Islamic Black Africans but you’ll easily see Europeans from Italy, Spain, France, and the Dutch vacationing here *they tend to keep to themselves so this is nice.