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Manda Bay

Sleeps
Resort
Lamu Archipelago
,
Kenya
Type
Rooms
Cabins
22 Rooms
Location
Lamu Archipelago
Kenya

Manda Bay

Sleeps
Resort
Lamu Archipelago
,
Kenya
Type
Rooms
Cabins
22 Rooms
Location
Lamu Archipelago
Kenya

Located on the northern tip of Manda Island in the Lamu archipelago on Kenya’s coast, Manda Bay is a small privately owned boutique lodge, in a unspoilt, secluded location accessible only by speedboat.

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"No shoes, no news" is the mantra here. This is the place to kick off your shoes and enjoy informal pampering and barefoot luxury.

Emma Hunter

About Manda Bay

Manda Bay is a small boutique lodge located on the tip of an unspoiled, idyllic island in Lamu’s archipelago. Here you kick off your shoes and enjoy simplistic beauty in palm thatched cottages and open living spaces. Offering 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.

Rooms at Manda Bay

Featuring 22 ensuite rooms; Beach Front rooms are situated right on the sea front, and have stunning views across the Indian Ocean. Each room is an individual cottage, constructed with local materials in traditional coastal style, with palm thatch roofs and woven matting covering. Sea View rooms are set back slightly from the beach front, and have lovely views of the ocean and Garden rooms are simpler but very comfortable, and set back in the gardens of the resort.

Activities at Manda Bay

Whether it be sitting by the pool cocktail in hand, paddle boarding down the silent mangrove waterways, sleeping on the hammock outside each of the bedrooms, or walking down the beach at low tide. You can even taking a drive out to see the resident herd of buffalo in the infamous blue Range Rover. For the more energetic in nature, it's about the water sports. The water sports toy box is full and Manda Bay is an ideal location for first-timers to experience water activities, as the sea surrounding the lodge is safe, calm and warm.

Food at Manda Bay

Manda Bay creates delicious gourmet cuisine, using the freshest ingredients possible including a large variety of hand-selected seafood. As with everywhere in Kenya, sundowners are an important part of the day, brought from bar to beachfront in front of a glowing fire.

Room Types at Manda Bay
  • 11 Beach Front rooms
  • 5 Sea View Rooms
  • 6 Garden Rooms
Activities at Manda Bay
  • Kayaks, paddle boards & windsurfing
  • Sailing boats (Laser and Topper)
  • Island tours
  • Water skiing
  • Snorkelling
  • Deep Sea fishing
  • Motor boat scenic tours
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Wildlife at Manda Bay

There are many animals on Manda island, include a resident herd of buffalo, which can be viewed from the Manda Bay safari car. There is also an abundance of birdlife on the island which can be viewed both on the beach and in the bush behind the lodge.

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