Getting to Lamu island:
A member of our team will be at the arrivals at the Manda/Lamu airport with a sign.
He will escort you to our traditional boat and drive you to your Shela (15 minute boat ride).
Lamu island is located off the northeastern coast of Kenya. There are at least 3 daily flights from Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Wilson Airport) and from Malindi. The flight from Nairobi takes a little more than an hour and only 20 minutes from Malindi.
Companies departing from Nairobi:
- Safarilink departure in the afternoon from Wilson Airport
- Skyward morning flight departure from Wilson Airport
- JamboJet morning flight departure from Jomo Kenyatta international airport
From Malindi
- Skyward departure from Malindi in the morning
- Safarilink departure mid-afternoon from Malindi
From Mombasa
- Skyward departure from Mombasa around noon