He would pass as the poster boy for life in Lamu complete with a boat and moat making skills. The 48-year-old Skanda comes from a family of carpenters and dhow builders in Lamu. Now, he wants to ...

A trip into Lamu is more of a spiritual journey ... as the boat rock against the smooth waves while sailing from one island to another. The dhow’s front deck is also fitted with more cushions ...

Kenya's tourism marketers have ... Swahili poetry, donkey races, dhow races, henna painting, and musical performances, the Lamu Cultural Festival reveals an important part of Swahili culture ...

When you land at the miniature airport in Lamu ... coast of Kenya, the first thing you do is walk down a long pier to a waiting dhow. You step aboard. You smell the old wood of the sailing ...