The old town of Lamu is a display of unique Swahili architecture: narrow streets, local homes, intricately carved wooden doors and grand mosques. Automobiles aren’t allowed here and all travel has to be on foot, bicycle, or donkey.

Lamu’s culture is on display at various museums. The Lamu Museum is known for its Swahili ethnography exhibits. The beautiful Swahili House Museum is a restored 18th century Lamu home. The German Post Office Museum is a historical record of postal operation in the late 19th-20th century.

Lamu has several heritage sites: the Manda Island (with the famous Takwa Ruins), the Pate Island (with the earliest known Swahili settlement of Shanga) and the Lamu Fort, built in 1814 by the Last Sultan of Lamu.

The Lamu Cultural Festival, celebrated in August, is a three-day celebration of Swahili culture. 

Dhow safaris, rides across the island on exotic local boats, are available as are snorkelling, diving and fishing facilities.

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