Kenya (Mombasa) and the rainy season

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:35:38 -0600, KarenGreen
<KarenGreen.1hknop@no-mx.travelforums.org> wrote:

>Can anyone advise me whether visiting Kenya, specifically the Diani
>beach area, is a waste of time in the long rains season? I have seen a
>bargain trip in April, but on investigation, the reason it's so cheap is
>because of the time of year.
>
>We will want to do a couple of days safari and also hopefully swimming
>with dolphins - will the rain stop this kind of activity?
>
>Any advice would be useful

Karen,

Pat already gave you very good advice. Just wanted to give you a
second opinion.

I recommend against visiting Kenya in April. The risk that your
vacation is spoiled by long spells of rain is not 100%, but it
is considerable.

Try to avoid mid-March to mid-May.

Hans-Georg

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Is early Feb OK? What sort of temperatures can I expect?

"Hans-Georg Michna" <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> wrote in message
news:oebes016hmufomm2dr4ck0m4546mkjgt78@...
> On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:35:38 -0600, KarenGreen
> <KarenGreen.1hknop@no-mx.travelforums.org> wrote:
>
>>Can anyone advise me whether visiting Kenya, specifically the Diani
>>beach area, is a waste of time in the long rains season? I have seen a
>>bargain trip in April, but on investigation, the reason it's so cheap is
>>because of the time of year.
>>
>>We will want to do a couple of days safari and also hopefully swimming
>>with dolphins - will the rain stop this kind of activity?
>>
>>Any advice would be useful
>
> Karen,
>
> Pat already gave you very good advice. Just wanted to give you a
> second opinion.
>
> I recommend against visiting Kenya in April. The risk that your
> vacation is spoiled by long spells of rain is not 100%, but it
> is considerable.
>
> Try to avoid mid-March to mid-May.
>
> Hans-Georg
>
> --
> No mail, please.

In message <32orfoF3oog2mU1@>, Bobby <bobby@europe.com>
writes
>Is early Feb OK? What sort of temperatures can I expect?
>
>"Hans-Georg Michna" <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@michna.com> wrote in message
>news:oebes016hmufomm2dr4ck0m4546mkjgt78@.. .
>> On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:35:38 -0600, KarenGreen
>> <KarenGreen.1hknop@no-mx.travelforums.org> wrote:
>>
>>>Can anyone advise me whether visiting Kenya, specifically the Diani
>>>beach area, is a waste of time in the long rains season? I have seen a
>>>bargain trip in April, but on investigation, the reason it's so cheap is
>>>because of the time of year.
>>>
>>>We will want to do a couple of days safari and also hopefully swimming
>>>with dolphins - will the rain stop this kind of activity?
>>>
>>>Any advice would be useful
>>
>> Karen,
>>
>> Pat already gave you very good advice. Just wanted to give you a
>> second opinion.
>>
>> I recommend against visiting Kenya in April. The risk that your
>> vacation is spoiled by long spells of rain is not 100%, but it
>> is considerable.
>>
>> Try to avoid mid-March to mid-May.
>>
>> Hans-Georg
>>
>> --
>> No mail, please.
>
>
Bobby,
February is the Hot season. There shouldn`t be much rain at all and on
the coast it will be thirty degrees plus, with some humidity. Up
country, away from the coast it will be in the upper twenties. Where we
were, on the lower Tana river and up in the North East, it can be around
forty degrees plus! If you go up to Lake Turkana the temps. will be
similar.
Pat
--
Pat Anderson

Liz wrote:
> In message <32orfoF3oog2mU1@>
> "Bobby" <bobby@europe.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Is early Feb OK? What sort of temperatures can I expect?
>
>
> Isn't your tour company providing you with any of this information?
> *Should* be OK for rainfall, temperature varies from place to place.
>
> Safari njema
>
> Liz

you know Liz ..... believe it or not ... some people ...no never mind
.... well ok ... somc poeple actually go to Africa without a tour company
holding their hand. I know, it must sound preposturous to you (and many
others on this newsgroup).

I have seen it done - it is a horrible sight, you have to make your own
decisions and all kind of horrible things.

"Liz" <invalid@v-liz.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In message > > >
> (How extensive is the cellphone coverage in Kenya?
Doesnt it also depend which 'network' you use? I seem to recall when we
were in Tanzania in 2002 a vodaphone cellphone worked (close to Arusha) but
it didnt work in Nairobi.