The plane will land at Manda Island and a short transfer by Dhow (5 minutes) takes you to the Island of Lamu. In the evening spend time to discover Lamu on either sightseeing or relax at your hotel.
This forgotten Swahili town (no cars on the Island). If there is time explore the beach and seafront.
Later return for dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Spend the day exploring the Lamu Island. Lamu Town is a World Heritage Site and UNESCO describes it as: “The oldest and best preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa, retaining its traditional functions.
Explore Lamu Fort, museums, Lamu Market, Germany post office ( The first post office in Lamu), Furniture stores and the Donkey Sanctuary.
Lamu’s narrow streets remain untouched, the markets the fort life moves at the same pace as it always has.
Discover the mangrove bushes and different types of birds from the dhow; see a clear view of Shela village and Lamu town from the Takwa channel. (Arrangements with the hotel)
Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Manda is a quiet lattice of dune and mangroves a short hop and jump across from Shela. The island has just started to feel the claws of development, and the appealing long beach facing Lamu is backed by a couple of places to stay and several huge private villas. Beyond the beach, traditional life continues unabated in a local fishing village, and a small Orma settlement looks after a Shela-based green turtle conservation project that visitors can take part in. And if you take a dhow or speedboat to the Takwa ruins, particularly atmospheric around sunset, you can visualise a once-great city that once dominated this peaceful backwater.
Breakfast and relax at the hotel, later in the afternoon you will be transferred to Lamu airstrip.
