Destination guide · Coast & islands
Paje & Jambiani
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Why come
What Paje & Jambiani is known for
Kitesurfing
A shallow lagoon and dependable cross-shore wind make Paje one of the Indian Ocean's centres.
The tide
Out for a kilometre, then back turquoise. Twice a day, and it changes the whole beach.
Jambiani
Next door, and still a fishing village that happens to have hotels in it.
The east coast, where the tide goes out for a kilometre and comes back turquoise. A shallow lagoon and dependable cross-shore wind have made Paje one of the Indian Ocean's kitesurfing centres; Jambiani next door stays a fishing village that happens to have beach hotels in it.
Best time: the Kusi months, June to October, for the strongest and steadiest wind. How long: four nights upward if you are here to kite, since lessons need consecutive days.
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