10/17/2023 0 Comments Holiday island restaurants![]() Resolutely traditional and almost entirely Muslim, there’s nowhere more authentically Swahili along this stretch of Indian Ocean shoreline. The three largest are the sandy isthmus of Lamu itself, the coralline island of Manda and the biggest but least-known, mysterious Pate, which is only accessible at high tide. And they still attract curious travellers and soothsayers rather than flag-following sightseers, their remoteness a draw rather than a hindrance. ![]() The islands’ mix of Arab architecture, Chinese and Indian culture and superb artistry (silversmiths and wood carvers proliferate) has proved dreamy to travellers since hippies hailed Lamu as Africa’s Kathmandu in the 1960s. Above: A beach near the fort in Lamu’s north
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