Affordable Getaway Malindi Package | 3 Days 2 Nights
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African House Resort or similar
Fly In Weekend Getaway on Kenya's North Coast
The Affordable Getaway Malindi Package is the cheapest way we know to put two people on the Kenyan coast without taking a week off work.
There does not have to be an anniversary attached. Sometimes the year has simply been long, nobody has cooked a proper meal in a fortnight, and what the two of you need is 3 days somewhere the phone reception is patchy enough to be an excuse.
You fly from JKIA to Malindi in a little over an hour, land ten minutes from your hotel gate and stay at African House Resort, a small colonial villa off Casuarina Road with seven rooms, a pool in a tropical garden and a kitchen that cooks to order rather than to a buffet clock. Nothing else is booked. No excursion you feel obliged to enjoy, no dinner sitting on the calendar.
Malindi Beach is 300 metres away and the marine park is a ten minute walk, so the coast is there when you want it. Gede Ruins are twenty minutes inland and Marafa Hell's Kitchen makes a full day if you decide on the Saturday morning that you feel like moving. If you decide instead to stay by the pool for three days, nobody will ask you to account for it.
Details
Summary information about this package
African House Resort or similar
Malindi
Couples
Included
Flying
For Adults only (18+)
Half-board
Included
All year round
Costs
Kenyan Citizen
Ksh. 79800 per person sharing
Non-resident
$ 730 per person sharing
Transport
Options: Flying
Duration and Timing
No
3 Days 2 Nights
About Package
More information about this package
Return flights from Nairobi: JKIA to Malindi Airport, nonstop and a little over an hour, with the airport only ten minutes from the hotel gate at the Malindi end. The flying is what makes three days work, since driving the same route costs you most of two of them.
A seven room villa rather than a resort: African House Resort holds fewer than twenty guests when full, so the pool is usually quiet and the staff know your names by the second morning. Guests consistently rate it among the strongest stays in Malindi.
Rooms built for two: Each room is individually decorated and air conditioned, with a four poster bed, a large bathroom and a private veranda looking over the garden. Afternoon tea, coffee and pastries are laid out daily.
A kitchen that cooks to order: Breakfast and dinner are a la carte, with Italian and Swahili dishes, and much of the produce comes from the resort farm. Dinner can be served on your own veranda if you would rather not sit in the restaurant.
Nothing built in that you have to do: Half board covers the meals that matter and the rest of the trip is unscheduled on purpose. Excursions, boat trips and dinners are all available, and all optional.
The whole coast within reach: The beach is a short walk, Malindi Marine National Park is ten minutes on foot, and Gede Ruins, Arabuko Sokoke Forest, Mambrui and Marafa are all short drives when you want a change from the sand.
Package Itinerary
The package itinerary is as follows
Affordable Getaway Malindi Package Itinerary, 3 Days 2 Nights, with Baecation Adventures from Nairobi
Day 1: Arrival, and the End of the Week.
Morning: Your pickup is arranged for JKIA and the flight lifts off for the coast. A little over an hour later you land at Malindi Airport, where a driver is waiting. The drive to Casuarina Road takes about ten minutes.
Afternoon: Check in and get in the water. The pool sits in the middle of the garden with loungers under the palms, and lunch can be ordered at the bar rather than sat down for properly.
Evening: Dinner at the resort, cooked to order and served whenever you are ready for it. The beach is 300 metres away if you feel like walking before the light goes.
Day 2: An Entirely Free Day.
Morning: Breakfast is a la carte and unhurried. Ask at reception for the week's tide table, because these bays change completely between high and low water. A low tide falling mid morning gives you sandbanks you can walk out to and the best light of the day.
Afternoon: Whatever you decide over breakfast. Stay by the pool, snorkel inside the marine park, walk into town for lunch at one of the Swahili kitchens on the Malindi Garsen road, or take the twenty minute drive inland to Gede Ruins, a Swahili town abandoned centuries ago and now standing in forest.
Evening: Dinner at the resort again, or in town if you want to see what Malindi does after dark. Ask us and we will point you at the right place for the night you are having.
Day 3: One Last Morning.
Morning: Sleep in properly. Breakfast runs late, the pool is at its best before the heat arrives, and checkout is not something to rush toward.
Afternoon: Your transfer collects you for the short run to Malindi Airport and the flight back to Nairobi, landing you home the same day and back at work on Monday like nothing happened.
Add Ons
Make a Day of It:
(Booked through our Malindi partners or arranged with a private vehicle and driver. Full pricing is on our add ons page).
Mambrui and Marafa Hell's Kitchen full day, from KES 12,000 per couple
Mambrui quad biking, from KES 7,500 per person
Malindi Marine National Park boat trip or snorkelling
Sunset dhow for two
Gede Ruins and Kipepeo Butterfly Project half day
Add Something Extra:
(Arranged with the property before you arrive).
Private dinner for two, set on the beach or on your own veranda
Wine or champagne greeting, chilled and waiting in the room
Couples massage, taken by the pool or in your room
Personal photographer for a morning or an evening
Upgrade Your Stay:
(Prices are per couple for the full stay, on top of the package price).
Mid-range upgrade, Diamonds Malindi on half board, from KES 46,400.
Mid-range upgrade, Diamonds Malindi all-inclusive with meals and drinks, from KES 69,000.
Luxury upgrade, Lion in the Sun, from KES 70,000.
Luxury upgrade, Kilili Baharini Resort and Spa, from KES 95,000.
+ Inclusions
Return flights, Nairobi (JKIA) to Malindi
Return airport transfers, Malindi Airport to the resort and back
Two nights accommodation, half board, at African House Resort or similar
All government taxes and levies
Dedicated Baecation support for the duration of your trip
- Exclusions
Transport to and from JKIA in Nairobi, available as an add on
Lunches, drinks and anything not listed as included
All excursions and activities, available as add ons
Marine park fees, boat trips, snorkelling and diving
Private dinners and romantic extras, available as add ons
Personal spending, tips and gratuities
Checked baggage fees, if applicable
Travel insurance
Any costs arising from flight delays, cancellations or schedule changes
What To Carry
Light, breathable clothing and two swimsuits each
Reef safe sunscreen and a wide brim hat
Reef shoes, as the walk out to the sandbanks crosses coral rubble in places
A light cover up for town, where beachwear is best left at the beach
Insect repellent for the garden in the evenings
A book, since this trip has nothing else in it
A valid ID or passport for domestic air travel
Any personal medication
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Reach out:
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