Bye to Lamu Island

10th June 202221st May 2026

Well, what a place, It appears it’s one of the secrets of the rich and famous, from UK’s real royalty to Hollywoods fake royalty, Monoco’s royalty have villas and the rich come and hide.

No roads, only boats, and Donkeys, so serene and relaxing.

But tomorrow we move on to collect Dogger from Mombasa…and the journey really starts

Shela in Lamu Kenya fantastic small streets , really nice tiny restaurants and friendly people

Farid our captain for the trips around Lamu — Farid the best captain in Lamu, a knowledgeable guy and very freindly

the main street in Sheel lamu — the main road to Lamu, really the road from Shela to Lamu is the beach

Mosque ruins around Lamu — Milly feels like praying in the abandoned mosque near Lamu

Shela Lamu Kenya paradise (5) — It’s a tree !!!

Many Dows make a good boat in Lamu — Many beautiful houses along the perfect seashore and they use these dows to get to town

the boardwalk across the mangrove swamps of Lamu — Milly wasn’t happy with this rickety bridge over the Mangrove swamps

The pathway to the Swahili ruins

Whitewashed Lamu street with flowering bougainvillea — The whole town is like this, tiny passageways everywhere, only by foot or donkey can it be traversed

Fishing boats moored at Lamu Island waterfront — Digging up the coral to make bricks to build houses for the rich Europeans !!

Kenya to South Africa trip: what to read next

Previous stop: Images of Lamu town.
Next stop: Dogger comes out of his shell.
Trip section: Kenya.
Trip section: Uganda.

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