What comes to mind when you hear of Lamu? Today, many would say insecurity with the number of attacks by Al Shabaab in the area in mind. Before the insecurity tag reared its head though, Lamu was ...

Heading to the celebrity-loved Swahili island, Kate Wickers discovers the ideal stay for those seeking laidback luxury ...

THE VOYAGE TO LAMU, an exotic island off the east coast of Africa, unfolds like an opium dream. After flying to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, I took a propeller plane to a tiny airstrip set among ...

A sleepy African beach town offers calm to European expats and Arab locals. Sept. 23, 2008— -- Just south of the equator, tucked along Kenya's lush, tropical coast, a tiny island called Lamu has ...

Lamu Old Town is a Unesco World Heritage site that is considered to be a living museum of Swahili culture and architecture. Photo Credit: javarman/Shutterstock.com Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Guests can still watch dhows, brought to East Africa by Persian sailors in the 14th century, from Shela's shores at the Peponi Hotel.

Following the joint UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to the property in March 2004 the State Party was requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) (Decision 28 COM 15A.39) to ...

March 2004: Joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS monitoring mission; February 2005: World Heritage Centre Advisory mission on water and sanitation assessments; May 2010 and February 2015: Joint World ...