Kenya
Lamu Island
Swahili UNESCO town & dhows
About Lamu Island
Where time slows
Kenya’s far north coast, in the Lamu Archipelago
Lamu Island, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the oldest living Swahili town in East Africa — a car-free maze of coral-stone houses, carved doors and dhows, where donkeys still carry the loads.
Time slows here: sunset sails, rooftop dinners and the long, empty sands of Shela.
Safaris near Lamu Island
Journeys nearby
None of our set journeys stops at Lamu yet. These pass closest, and we can tailor any of them to include Lamu.
NearbyKenya Safari & Beach Bliss
Big game all week, the Indian Ocean to finish.
Amboseli’s elephants beneath Kilimanjaro, the Rift Valley lakes and three nights in the Maasai Mara, then a flight to the white sand of Diani Beach.
NearbyAmboseli Skies & Mara Plains
Kilimanjaro at dawn, big cats by sunset.
Kenya’s most iconic landscapes in one week, from Amboseli beneath Kilimanjaro to the Rift Valley lakes and the plains of the Maasai Mara.
Explore more of Kenya
Nearby wild places
Watamu & MalindiMarine parks, snorkelling and Swahili-Arabic coastal culture
MombasaHistoric coastal city — Fort Jesus and Old Town Swahili architecture
Tsavo East & WestVast wilderness, red-dust elephants, Mzima Springs, volcanic scenery
AmboseliIconic Mount Kilimanjaro backdrop and large elephant herds