Maybe you will be lucky enough to spot the only vehicle on Lamu Island, if you do, be sure to wave as the district governor is sure to be inside!
- Travel around in traditional dhow vessels
- Catch the 'big one' on a deep sea fishing excursion
- Dive the enchanting coral reefs of the Indian Ocean
- Work on your Afri-tan before heading inland on safari
- Take a donkey back ride around Lamu Island
Lamu Island is the best known of a number of islands in the Lamu archipelago off the coast of northern Kenya. Lamu is Kenya’s oldest living settlement, having been a trading post between Arabia and India since the 1500s, buying and selling spices, mangrove poles, ivory and slaves until the slave trade was abolished in 1907.
Other islands in the Lamu archipelago include Manda, the smaller Manda Toto, Pate and Kiwayu. Surrounded by a rich marine life, many of these islands have Swahili ruins dating back to the 14th century, as well as some remote and exclusive ‘Robinson Crusoe’ style hideaway beach-lodges.
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