The Coast

Needing a break from Nairobi, Faith Kanja heads off to the coast for a relaxing weekend filled with yoga, sunset cruises at Mida Creek, Thai massages, healthy food and an…

While staying at Turtle Bay Beach Resort, Faith Kanja heads off on a fruitful bottlenose dolphin watching excursion at Watamu Marine Park. Photographs: Brian Siambi While in Watamu, a visit…

A stylish Haven in Kilifi The former coastal home of one of Kenya’s earliest female bush pilots, Heather Stewart, this stylish high-end holiday home south of Kilifi Creek has the…

The perfect phrase to describe the feeling you get when kitesurfing is ‘letting go’. Coupled with some adrenaline, the excitement of being one with some of nature’s most elusive elements;…

Joe Wahome shares his candid moments at Manda Bay, a barefoot heaven with a myriad of water-sports to engage in. From chasing sunsets to taking up a mini safari, Manda…

The Cabanas at Kizingoni Beach in Lamu: this is the kind of secluded paradise that ignites the romance without much effort, and as long as you’re with a partner, you’re…

Original article appears in the East African. Photos: Kenya Tourism Board The Mama Ngina Waterfront Park is a  26-acre waterfront space recently redeveloped into a modern public recreational area with…

Lamu has it all: stunning seafront hotels, untouched beaches, palm trees, traditional dhows, friendly people, exotic birds and more. We revisit this Kenyan favourite through the iconic Peponi Hotel. Photographs:…

We suggest some of our favourite properties in Lamu to consider on your next trip to the island. Photography: Brian Siambi and Respective Properties KILIMAWINGU HOUSE A Parisian couple fell…

While staying at Subira House in Lamu Old Town, Wendy Watta delves into traditional Swahili architecture and, faced with a slowly evolving island, muses that some places should perhaps be…