A taxi on landing? It’ll be a boat — a small wooden dhow, or, if you’re feeling splashy, a speedboat from a small wooden gangway. No wonder Lamu has been called the Venice of Africa.

Lamu's Local deep sea fishermen display their ... [PHOTO BY MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD] Ali Shee is at the helm of a fisherman’s dhow boat that contains about 15 fishermen. He left Pate Island ...

Lamu Island is very secure now," she said. The festival featured diverse events including Swahili poetry by schools, donkey races, dhow races, henna painting, bao games, swimming and deep-sea fishing.