Manda Bay is a small Boutique Hotel, located on the North Western tip of Manda Island, in the Indian Ocean on the Kenyan coast offering personalised luxury beach holidays. Manda Island is  one of the many unspoiled, idyllic islands of the Lamu archipelago. An exclusive resort, Manda Bay offers beautiful beach front accommodation, informal pampering and barefoot luxury. All the buildings are in keeping with the local landscape and are constructed using palm and driftwood and local building techniques.

There is a central dining room featuring locally crafted Lamu furniture and antiques, a large lounge and bar area on the waterfront and close by, a games room encompassing a fresh water swimming pool overlooking the creek and moorings. There is an air conditioned boutique and an upstairs sitting area with comfortable chairs, ideal for company meetings and reading. The bedrooms are spacious with en-suite bathrooms, overhead fans inside large walk-in mosquito netswater sports and overlook the Indian Ocean. Surrounded by miles of soft yellow sand, Manda Bay can offer a beach and bush experience with camp fires, star gazing, walks and lots of water sporting activities as well as peace and quiet.

The perfect retreat for families and honeymooners alike. The lodge is personally hosted and the management takes every care to cater to your needs. Manda is well known for its excellent cuisine, water sports and deep sea fishing for Marlin and Sailfish. Aside from watching the ebb & flow of the tides, Manda Bay is only a 20 min boat ride to Lamu – the oldest Swahili town of Islamic Culture dating back to the 13th Century and a world Heritage Site.  The Manda Settlement, the oldest Ruins recorded on the East African Coast is situated within walking distance of the lodge and surrounded by 100 year old baobab trees. With no threat to the wildlife , bush buck and Cape Buffalo graze in the pastures on the Manda Estate next to the private airfield.

ACCOMMODATION
All the buildings are constructed with local materials in traditional coastal style, with palm thatch roofs and woven matting covering the floors.

The cottages are spacious and comfortable with their own bathrooms; they are specially sited to catch the cooling sea breezes and all have verandas.

Each room has a small fridge to keep your drinks cool.
Each bathroom has a shower, twin basins and toilet.

There are sixteen cottages with a choice of double or twin beds, surrounded by large flowing mosquito nets and cooled by overhead fans inside the nets.

Eleven of these rooms are on the beachfront, and five are behind and above the first five beachfront rooms.

BAR AND LOUNGE
There is a seperate lounge and bar area on the waterfront which we use mainly during the day and for pre-dinner drinks in the evenings.

DINING
The food at Manda embraces all the rich flavours not only of the sea but also the culture of both Swahili and European tastes. All the sea food is delivered fresh to the door by local fishermen and by our own fishing boats. Guests are able to sample their own catch. Fresh fruit, salads and vegetables are either grown at the lodge or flown in by air. We cater for vegetarians, children and special diets with prior notice.

ACTIVITIES
From hectic lifestyles to demanding Safari routine, we at Manda offer a more relaxed approach to the day. So that you may fit in a little or as much as you like. Activities are organised each evening for the following day. Your hosts will advise you on the best opportunities to suit your needs.

For those wanting a bit more activity, it is worth a visit to Lamu, an ancient Swahili town that emerged over 600 years ago during the trading days of the Omani Arabs to the East African Coast. This can be combined with a visit to Shela, for some retail therapy, a cooling drink and a spot of lunch.

• Fly Fishing season – November through to March
• Snorkelling – November – April
• Deep Sea fishing  – August – May
• Dolphin sightings  November – April
• Coolest months – April – September  26 – 27 Deg. C
• Hottest months – November , Feb &  March  Average 30 -32 Deg. C
• Expected Rains – April – July, October