Kenya
A 7-day trip to Lamu
Car-free Swahili coral stone alleys, dhow sails, and slow Indian Ocean tides
Lamu Island sits in an archipelago off Kenya's northern coast, operating at the tempo of tides, calls to prayer, and passing donkeys. As the oldest continually inhabited Swahili settlement in East Africa, its lack of motor vehicles preserves a living 14th-century architectural heritage of coral rag houses, intricately carved wooden doors, and narrow shaded lanes, bordered by wide, uncrowded sands.
Trip length
7 days
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- A day-by-day itinerary with neighborhoods clustered so you spend less time in transit.
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