Destinations: Where to go in Lamu Island

The Sand Dunes of Shela Beach

The white sands that line the 12km-long Shela beach and its breathtaking sand dunes make-up the ideal setting for a morning, afternoon or sunset walk or run. The pools of warm water and sandbanks that surface during low tide are a sight to soothe and relax.

Pate Island

For those who are ready to put aside comfort there is a great experience to be had on Pate Island. Just far enough away from Lamu town to be secluded from tourism, Pate is a hidden treasure tucked away behind Manda. Walking through Pate, one can get a chance to walk through magnificent ruins of settlements of coral buildings that date back to the 8th century. Out of the wild-growing mangroves rise majestic old houses and if you make it all the way to Siyu there is an abandoned Portuguese fort with the canons still in place awaiting. It is very hot and the walks are long, but the rewards are incredible as you feel like stepping out of this world and into another world in another time. The now-abandoned villages used to house grand civilizations and cities of 20,000+ inhabitants only a few hundred years ago.

Matondoni

A small dhow making village. A place to get a unique insight into the century-old tradition of dhow making in Lamu.

Kinyika Rock and Tinewe Island

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A few kilometres off the coast, south of Lamu Island, this outcrop of a lonely rock offers a rare and untouched paradise of marine life. In February-April this is one of the best places to go snorkelling on the entire coast and probably one of the best places in the world to watch dolphins.

Pazarli Rock

This twenty-metre rock off Pate Island offers plenty of shelters, a superb reef and plenty of birdlife.

Pate Town

One of the old towns from the golden ages of the Swahili culture. This traditional town on Pate Island offers a wealth of history. In this historical town that used to house sultans and princes, you will find a sleepy village in the midst of century-old ruins.

For Dhow Trips and Safaris in the Lamu archipelago, you may also contact Tranquil Zanzibar for further information.