Kenya
Lamu Old Town
Lamu County, north coast
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A UNESCO-listed Swahili stone town and the oldest continuously inhabited town in Kenya — no cars, just narrow coral-stone lanes, donkeys and dhows. Lamu rewards slow travel: rooftop dinners, dhow trips to Takwa ruins, and the annual Lamu Cultural Festival. Reach it by flight to Manda airstrip; the long road journey is not recommended for first-timers.
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