Duration
5 days / 4 nights
Days
5 days
From
$6,000
Places
Watamu, Lamu
Overview
What this journey is.
The marine park and the Swahili island are both on the Kenyan coast, a short flight apart. Watamu is the reef. Lamu is the town. Neither is treated as a day trip from the other. Children do well on the Watamu half. Lamu suits anyone happy to walk and take boats.
Highlights
Why travellers choose it.
01
Watamu Marine Park
02
Turtle conservation morning
03
Flight north to Lamu
04
Old Town walk
05
A dhow day
Day by day
How the days unfold.
Day 1
Fly to Watamu
From Nairobi to the north coast and a first swim.
- Meals
- Lunch, dinner
- Where you stay
- Watamu hotel
Day 2
The marine park / Turtles
A boat to the reef for snorkelling, timed with the tide. Morning with the turtle team, then a free afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Where you stay
- Watamu hotel
Day 3
Fly to Lamu / Lamu Town
North to Manda and the boat across to your house. Alleys, doors and the waterfront, with lunch in a courtyard.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Where you stay
- Lamu house
Day 4
Dhow
A day on the water and the sand at Shela.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Where you stay
- Lamu house
Day 5
Back to Nairobi
Flight from Lamu via the coast or direct, as the schedule allows, to Nairobi.
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch
- Where you stay
- Departure
Included and excluded
What the price covers.
Included
- Airport or hotel meet in Kenya on the first day
- Private vehicle and English-speaking guide on safari days
- Park, reserve and conservancy fees on this route
- Accommodation and meals named in the day plan
- Domestic flights or road transfers named in the day plan
- Bottled water in the safari vehicle
Not included
- International flights into Kenya
- Kenya visa and travel insurance
- Tips, laundry and premium drinks
- Activities that are not written into the day plan
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