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weekly departure from Nairobi visiting Amboseli, Lake
Nakuru, Masai Mara.
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Location
The Lamu Archipelago, is located north of Mombassa, on Kenya's
northern coastline near Somalia. It consists of the three islands
of Lamu, Manda and Pate, together with some smaller islands
such as Ndau and Kiwayuu.
Views and Vistas
 On Lamu Island the most important settlements to see are the
town of Lamu and the village of Shella. On Pate Island the largest
settlements are Pate, Siyu and Faza. As for Manda Island, by
the beginning of the 19th century it was uninhabited. Growth
in tourism has now seen several deluxe resorts come up on the
island giving a livelihood to the small population on the island.
Lamu is the most important island in the archipelago. It has
an excellent natural harbour and mangrove forests flank its
west, north and north-east sides. On the south of the island,
there is a sandy beach that rises to a height of about twenty
metres at the estuary of Lamu Bay. The village of Shela is located
here. The village site is probably over five hundred years old
and reached its zenith in the middle of the last century. The
village is a maze of winding, sandy lanes, traditional Swahili
houses, mosques and a couple of hotels. On the other side of
Lamu Island is Lamu Sea Front and the small village of Kipungani
from which a navigable channel runs parallel to the shore up
to the fishing village of Matondoni and continues in a southerly
direction towards Lamu town about two miles north of the open
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