Lamu

Lamu is a town in Coastal Kenya. Its old town is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Wikivoyage

Population 18,382 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Kenya

• 112PolicePolice
• 112AmbulanceAmbulance
• 112FireFire
• 999PolicePolice
• 999AmbulanceAmbulance
• 999FireFire

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Kenya

Getting there

Where are you starting from?

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Still gathering the markets around Lamu. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Msafini Hotel Guest house · 260 m
• Stop Over Guest house · 330 m
• Baitil Aman Guest house · 420 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Seafood 1

All 3 places to eat

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