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;…
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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…
Said to be Zanzibar’s most-popular beach, Nungwi is always abuzz, understandably so. In between its beach strip which stretches into Kendwa, amidst the array of hotels both grand and cheerfully…
While on a return trip to Watamu, Katie G Nelson can’t help but reflect on her first blissful visit to this charming vibrant town with her long lost first love.…
Wendy Watta goes deep sea fishing in Watamu and recounts the much anticipated humpback whale sighting that doesn’t go quite as planned. Photos: Brian Siambi Imagine sitting in a catamaran…
With my luggage left in Nairobi (thanks KQ!), my welcome to Zanzibar was quite interesting. I spent my first day in Stone town, staying at the beautiful Werere House, five…
Attracted by yoga for its physical benefits, Wendy Watta was less convinced of its mental powers. But in Lamu, she found herself drawn into the annual yoga festival, and changed…
Katy Fentress is looking for a healthy, relaxing weekend on the beach. But it’s party time in Diani, and she just can’t unwind. Perhaps it’s time to get away from…
