?Visitors from all walks of life have flocked to Lamu town for the annual Lamu Cultural Festival that kicks off today (Thursday). Several activities, including Swahili poetry, Henna painting and ...

He said Lamu is a World Heritage site and the cultural festival offers an insight into how life in the old days was in terms of architecture and lifestyle.

Nairobi — Scheduled flights landing at Manda airstrip in Lamu are in full capacity as visitors throng the region ahead of this year's Lamu Cultural Festival slated for November 21 to 24.

The owner of Bush Gardens - who’s known across the island as “Bush” – also happens to be the main organiser of the much-acclaimed annual Lamu Cultural Festival. Despite the bad times ...

Since its inscription as a World Heritage Site in 2001, the annual Lamu Cultural Festival has been a celebration of the unique Swahili heritage of the Lamu Archipelago. Organized by the Lamu ...

Preparations for the Lamu annual cultural festival are underway for this year's event which will start on Thursday to Sunday. The festival, expected to attract close to 100,000 to 150,000 guests ...

Kenya's tourism marketers have vowed to capitalize on the Lamu Cultural Festival, set to begin on Thursday in the coastal town of Lamu, to boost tourism. June Chepkemei, chief executive officer of ...

Speaking in Lamu yesterday, the festival's chairman Ghalib Alawy said ... "This will help promote the cultural heritage of Lamu making the historic town a tourism centre. We are now starting ...

The Lamu Cultural Festival, held each November, is a vibrant celebration featuring traditional Swahili dances, taarab music performances and poetry recitations. There are also exhibitions ...

Ouidah has some of the most bustling markets filled with local crafts and textiles. You can explore stalls offering handmade ...

The tourism industry is counting on the Lamu Cultural Festival to lift some gloom from the poor occupancy rates and withdrawal of charter flights from the Coast circuit. The Coast, one of the ...