Diamond Beach Village – Lamu Hotels
Diamond Beach Village offers an alternative to the concrete hotel, more of a rustic Robinson Crusoe experience. We work very closely with the local Swahili people taking into account their culture and only using local methods and materials to create a refreshing, eco-friendly, alternative style holiday.
The Village is situated on the island of Manda, which is the sister island to Lamu. The lodge is located on the beach front with amazing views of the open ocean, Lamu island, Shela village and dhows sailing past. It is the perfect place to come and relax for days or weeks, away from the stresses and strains of everyday life.
Accommodation
At Diamond Beach Village we have 6 beach huts called bandas and a Tree house. They are traditionally designed with high windows – the sea breeze flows through making them the ideal retreat from the African sunshine. We have 2 x single bandas, each with a double bed 4ft x 6ft. We have 4 x double bandas, each with a double 6ft x 6ft bed. The large ‘family’ banda is divided into 2 rooms, each en suite and can accommodate up to 5 people.
Each banda is en suiet and has a front porch, which is furnished with tables and chairs so that you can relax in privacy. All bandas are provided with sheets, mosquito nets and towels. Each banda has solar powered lighting and for charging cameras etc there is a main charging point in the library. Our very friendly room boy Mwalimu, cleans daily and we offer a laundry service.
If eating, drinking, swimming, reading and sleeping are not enough to satisfy the soul then there is plenty more to do. We have a boat, ‘Diamond’, which does airport transfers. She is also available for hire to go to Shela and Lamu. We also have two dhows “Renaldo” and “Angalia” for local sailing and safari trips.
Places to visit
Shela village is only a 5 minute boat ride away across the channel, Peponi Hotel, with its bustling bar and five star restaurant is an interesting alternative to the tranquillity of Diamond… There are also a variety of shops selling local gifts.
Lamu, the oldest town in East Africa is more of a working town. You can visit the market and wander around the narrow streets, visit the Swahili museum, eat and drink locally and generally get a feel for this Muslim island town. It takes 30 minutes to get to Lamu town on “Diamond” or you can hire a speed boat and get there in five minutes.
Walking
Windsurfing
Sailing
Fishing
Bird Watching
