Lamu Old Town is a Unesco World Heritage site that is considered to be a living museum of Swahili culture and architecture. Photo Credit: javarman/Shutterstock.com Lamu Island, off the coast of ...

From left: The minaret of the mosque in Shela village, on Lamu Island; a dhow sailing off the coast of Lamu. Credit: From left: Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Getty Images; C1R/Shutterstock ...

Travel A New Life for Lamu: Why This Kenyan Island Paradise Is Embracing Responsible Tourism By Chris Schalkx May 7, 2024 ...

With its glorious old town, "spectacular" beaches and "laid-back" atmosphere, the Kenyan island of Lamu is one of the world's most bewitching places. I first visited as a "scruffy backpacker" in ...

I took a motorboat, not to Lamu town, but to Shela Island, a former fisherman’s village that only has about 1,500 inhabitants. The staff of where I was scheduled to stay awaited my arrival at ...