Lamu is a town, an island and an archipelago on the Kenyan coast, located south of the equator near the Somalian border.

Lamu is well known for its unique swahili culture with roots from the Persian and Omani kingdoms, Arabia and India going back more than eight hundred years. Lamu has a character of its own, still keeping to its original charm.

Basecamp Lamu offers a variety of adventures from dhow sailing and activities at sea to hilarious donkey rides across the sand dunes and to night sea turtle patrols on pristine beaches. 

Sailing the Lamu archipelago, snorkeling with turtles and dolphins, visits to WWF turtle research station, Lamu town with its unique Swahili culture, black-veiled women decorated with henna paintings,  palm trees and sand dunes – this is a true gem!

Backround the traditional transport vessels and fishing boats of the East African coast owe its historical roots to the Oman-Persian-Arabic-Indian coastal communities and boatbuilding traditions....