Lamu Island Activities

Guests can take relaxation to a whole new level on Lamu Island, with most lodges offering massages and beauty therapies. To get out and about, guests will be thrilled by sunset cruises on traditional dhows, or visits to surrounding islands. Enjoy a variety of water sports including wind surfing, kitesurfing, bodysurfing, sailing and water-skiing. Take long walks along deserted beaches with sightings of dolphins offshore. Discover the islands history at the Lamu Museum or old fort.

The pristine beaches are not the only attraction to Lamu. Lamu Town is a delightful anachronism carrying on its daily life as it has done for centuries. Electricity only arrived a few decades ago, and there are still almost no motor vehicles. Life moves at a pace of a donkey or a dhow.

Shela is the other main town on Lamu Island, and is a 10 minute boat ride from Lamu. Although it lacks the vibrancy of Lamu Town, it is smaller, quieter and more elegant than Lamu - distinctively more upmarket. Manda Island itself is also fascinating. The huge baobab trees dominate the skyline and the ruins of Takwa can be found after negotiating through thick mangrove swamps. Price is bound to change depending with the season, please get intouch for a precise quote.