Malindi Travel Guide

 croisbeauty Says:  Unfortunatelly, there excist no written documents about Gedi and everything about this sights is pretty much unknown and mysteruous. Since there are remains of an big mosque the place was definately inhabited by the people who originally could have been Arabs or... 

 croisbeauty Says:  Gedi is the only historic sights of a type I have visit in all of Kenya, in fact was surprised not to found many more. It is situated in approach to Malindi town, somwhere in the mainland and is impressive collection of ruined palaces, mosques and houses. In the 13th century... 

 muguruki Says:  Love this place. Good service, great choice, including all my favourite swahili snacks such as Bhajia, Mkate kwa Morfa, Viazi, Samosa, Mahamri and loads of other stuff I havent a clue what they are called. Everything was fresh and it was all riculously cheap. 

 muguruki Says:  Boarding a tut-tuk is definitely the easiest way of getting around Malindi, especially if you have just arrived at the bus park as the bus park is not exactly in the centre of town.You won’t have to look for one as they are always on the look out for you; Malindi is... 

 call_me_rhia Says:  The handcraft cohoperative is the home of truly beautiful carved wooden objects. There are several cohoperatives in town - only one being state run. It's the one that sells carvings of much better quality than the others, and you can also see the artisans at work. The most... 

 croisbeauty Says:  Kenyans love to trade, selling everything whats possible and impossible to sell. Some of them will bring their shops right in front of your doorstep, if you give them the adress. Most of them sell goods for very small comission, serving some big boss who stands in behind.... 

 croisbeauty Says:  Market place is artery of every small place in Kenya and so it is in Malindi too. I like to stroll around of the markets, wherever I am going, but it is in particularly interesting place to visit when in Africa. Kenyan markets are very pitoresque, very vivid and always busy.... 

 croisbeauty Says:  This was my first encounter with the Kenyan school kids and it happened right at Gedi. I can't say who was more inquisitive regarding each other but it was mutual. All kids wearing school uniforms which is usually made of a very vivid colours. They were disciplined listening... 

 leffe3 Says:  Gedi is quite an extraordinary spot - now and historically. The extraordinary thing about this Swahili town, built and occupied between 14th-17th century, in spite of housing up to 2500 people, was unknown by the Portuguese garrison only 15kms away! Sited as it a few kms... 

 hmsbarman Says:  Paradise on earth! You don't have to worry about rainy season, following global warming no weeks of solid rain in April and May now days, perhaps we should expect heavy down pours in late June and July. You are most welcomed to Malindi. Malindi is my meeting point where I...