Lamu Old Town Walking Tour
- 2–3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The tour will pass by the authentic narrow streets and corners of Lamu. You will be able to enjoy the Lamu sea front, the wood carvings of different doors, plenty of houses made with corals. You will get to learn about history, swahili culture and music, the art of wood carving, silversmithing, wave knitting, and plenty of other local products with a professional guide fluent in English. Immerse yourself in a city that has a mixed of cultures. The guide will also recommend local places to eat local food, swahili cuisine, and even places to stay. And also fun activities to complement your time in Lamu, like sailing tours, fishing tours, how to go to Takwa Ruins, etc. Some of the attractions visited are: Lamu Market, Lamu Town Square, Lamu Fort, Lamu Museum, Donkey Sanctuary, Lamu seafront, weaving, silversmithing and wood carving local working shops, and much more.
Inclusions
What's included
- Tour Guide for the time of the tour
What's not
- entrance fees inside the fort and the museum
Itinerary
Will meet you at your meeting point to take you around Lamu old town, where you will get a chance of seeing the Lamu Museum, Lamu Fort, Lamu market, wood carving shops, silver smith shops, German post office, Swahili house museum with unique architecture, Lamu market, and of course the Donkey sanctuary. Also you will be getting a chance to enjoy the traditional swahili music, Lamu sea front, and many lovely streets with coral and wood carvings.
You will have the chance to see the Museum which serves to colonies the first being the Oman King and at that time it was a palace for the King, then after during the time of British when British took over it was then used as their headquarter that is Imperial British East African Company and later it was converted to be a Museum. Outside of the Museum are canons which were used to bomb the Sultanet at Witu.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet the guide called Kassim. I always wear a beige hat. And I will be in the centre of the square waiting for you. Just in front of the fort.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Kassim Tours & Holiday Dreams
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Kenya, outside the cities
- Its from-price is 93% below the median of the 70 experiences we list in Kenya, outside the cities.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 70.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
