Historic sites

Lamu Old Town

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Lamu Old Town
Photo: Ahmedshayo14, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The oldest continuously inhabited Swahili town in East Africa, a UNESCO site, with narrow streets, carved wooden doors, donkeys instead of cars, and dhows in the harbour.


Take a dhow sunset cruise. Check travel advice for the Lamu area.

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