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Lamu, Kenya

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Lamu

An island town where donkeys still outnumber cars.

Coordinates
02°16′S 40°54′E
Elevation
Sea level
Area
UNESCO Old Town
From Nairobi
1 h 30 min flight
Region
Swahili Coast
From
$1,180 pp

[A]Briefing

The oldest continuously inhabited Swahili town in East Africa. It has coral-stone lanes, carved doors and dhows under lateen sails. There are no roads to speak of, so you get around on foot, by donkey or by boat.

[B]What you’ll do

  1. 01Sunset dhow sail across the archipelago
  2. 02Lamu Old Town walk: carved doors, mosques and museums
  3. 03Shela beach and the dunes
  4. 04Lamu Cultural Festival each November

[C]Season curve

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Prime: Jan · Feb · Mar · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec

[D]Expeditions through Lamu

FT-04Coast

LAU → WTM → DIA

Swahili Tide Protocol

Nine days on the Indian Ocean: Lamu's coral-stone lanes, Watamu's turtle beaches, and Diani's reef at the end. Most of it you'll spend on dhows.

Days
9
Intensity
From
$2,840

Next destination →

Diani

Safari vehicle parked beneath a lone acacia on the Mara plains

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