Lamu Old Town

Lamu County, north coast

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A UNESCO-listed Swahili stone town and the oldest continuously inhabited town in Kenya — no cars, just narrow coral-stone lanes, donkeys and dhows. Lamu rewards slow travel: rooftop dinners, dhow trips to Takwa ruins, and the annual Lamu Cultural Festival. Reach it by flight to Manda airstrip; the long road journey is not recommended for first-timers.

Country: Kenya
Area: Lamu County, north coast
Category: landmark · Premium
Location: -2.2717, 40.9020 — opens OpenStreetMap (needs signal)

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Lamu Old Town — photograph 2 — Gri4ke, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Lamu Old Town — photograph 3 — Collines Omondi, via Pexels

Lamu Old Town — photograph 4 — Mimi, via Pexels

Lamu Old Town — photograph 5 — ATHUMAN KOMORA GARISSE, via Pexels

Lamu Old Town — photograph 6 — Amaury Michaux, via Pexels

Lamu Old Town — photograph 7 — Frank van Dijk, via Pexels

Lamu Old Town — photograph 8 — Salim Kombo, via Pexels

Lamu Old Town — photograph 9 — Amaury Michaux, via Pexels

Lamu Old Town — photograph 10 — mg shotz, via Pexels