Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- Manda Airport, then a five-minute boat ride to LamuLamu (Wikivoyage)
- GPS coordinates
- -2.26944, 40.90222Lamu (Wikipedia)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
Donkeys are the island’s main form of heavy transport: watch your step in the streets.
Lamu (Wikivoyage)The archipelago can be explored by dhow, a traditional lateen-sailed vessel.
Lamu (Wikivoyage)The Lamu Museum holds the island’s ceremonial horn, the siwa.
Lamu (Wikipedia)
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Sources · 2 pages consulted, with the exact sentence used
- Lamu (Wikipedia)
Believed to have been established in 1370, Lamu Town on Lamu Island is Kenya's oldest continually inhabited town […] The town was founded in the fourteenth century and it contains many fine examples of Swahili architecture. The old city is inscribed on the World Heritage List as "the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa". There are several museums, including the Lamu Museum, home to the island's ceremonial horn (called siwa) […] (coordinates -2.26944, 40.90222)
- Lamu (Wikivoyage)
Lamu town on Lamu island is most easily reached by air at Manda Airport […] The airport is on Manda Island opposite the main village necessitating a five-minute boat ride. […] Donkeys create an unfortunate mess on the main streets as they are the primary form of heavy transport on the island […] You can explore the Lamu archipelago by dhow, a traditional Arab sailing vessel with one or more lateen sails.
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