Escape to paradise on your next vacation to the tropical island oasis of Lamu on Kenya's coast. Discover a hippie retreat preserved in time, infused with Swahili, Omani and British culture.

The wooden boats, whose triangular sails create a distinctive silhouette, are used up and down the East African coast. By Ginanne Brownell Reporting from Lamu, Kenya There’s just something about ...

What to do: Occupied since the 12th century and recognized as a United Nations World Heritage Site, Lamu is the place to chill out for a few days while you scrape the safari off your boots. On the ...

Walk through the streets of Lamu’s Old Town and you’d be hard pushed to find a taxi. In fact, cars are banned for the general public. The East African island, perched placidly off Kenya’s ...

LAMU, Kenya—Against the backdrop of untainted white beaches on the Indian Ocean and the regal beach houses here that mix Omani, Indian, and Swahili architecture, live mortars arched across the ...

Launched at the end of 2023 by Kenya-born conservationist Jeremy Bastard, this three-stateroom Omani dhow takes its guests on multi-night trips around the Lamu archipelago, far beyond the glitz of ...

Kenya invites bids to build berths at Lamu port Monday, July 30, 2012 — updated on December 24, 2020 - 1 min read ...

NAIROBI, June 25 (Reuters) - Five people were killed on Sunday when armed assailants attacked two villages in Lamu county in southeast Kenya, police said. The attackers also burnt houses and ...

In March this year, Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki officially launched the new Lamu Port project, a massive infrastructure project that is expected to cost a whopping $20 billion. The red-carpet ...

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and Kenya's Finance Minister Ukur Yatani look at the architectural model of the Chinese-funded Lamu port in Lamu, Kenya, May 20, 2021. Kenya already has a major ...

This is located at the southern corner of the Lamu Archipelago on Kenya’s coast. It’s a deep and sheltered bay with a wide, navigable entrance channel. The port’s construction began in 2012 ...

Not far from the coast of Kenya in the iridescent Indian Ocean lies an island called Lamu, very much the same as it was a thousand years ago. Since time out of mind, Lamu has been a bustling ...