Lamu Cultural Immersion — 5 Days

Overview

Lamu rewards the traveller who slows down. Five days inside the archipelago — Old Town lanes and the museum, a Swahili cooking class, the dhow-building yards of Matondoni, the Takwa ruins on Manda Island, and long evenings on Shela Beach.

Trip highlights

• ✓ UNESCO Old Town in depth
• ✓ Swahili cooking class
• ✓ Matondoni dhow-building village
• ✓ Takwa ruins on Manda Island

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1
   Arrive Lamu
   Fly to Manda airstrip, boat transfer across the channel to your Old Town or Shela guesthouse.
2. Day 2
   Old Town
   Guided walking tour of the lanes, carved doors and Lamu Museum, sunset from the seafront.
3. Day 3
   Swahili kitchen & dhow yards
   Morning Swahili cooking class, afternoon boat to Matondoni village to watch dhows built by hand.
4. Day 4
   Takwa ruins & Shela
   Dhow across to the 15th-century Takwa ruins on Manda Island, late afternoon on Shela Beach.
5. Day 5
   Departure
   Morning at leisure, boat to the airstrip and fly back to Nairobi.

What's included & excluded