Lamu, Kenya Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Perhaps surprisingly for so laid-back a corner of Kenya, there's no shortage of things to do in Lamu. The town itself is unendingly fascinating to stroll through, with few monuments but hundreds of ancient houses, arresting street scenes and cool corners to sit and rest. And the museum outshines all others in Kenya bar the National Museum in Nairobi. Initially confusing, Lamu is not the random clutter of houses and alleys it appears. Very few towns in sub-Saharan Africa have kept their original town plan so intact (Timbuktu in West Africa is another), and Lamu's history is sufficiently documented, and … more »