Manda Island
Good to know
- Best time to go
- November to March, in the calm season after the short rains
- Budget
- $$
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The quieter neighbor across the channel from Lamu town, home to the airstrip, the ruins of the ancient Swahili settlement of Takwa, and long stretches of sand at Manda Bay. Dhow trips through the mangrove channels connect it to the rest of the archipelago.
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