Looking for an off-the-beaten-track, cultural beach destination? You might want to give Lamu Island a try, the Zanzibar of Tanzania, but then how Zanzibar was 20 years ago. Lamu town is the best-preserved remaining settlements of the Swahili tradition, an eclectic mixture of European, African, Arab and Asian traditions and cultures. Cars are banned on the island. You explore the narrow alleys by foot whilst donkeys carry heavy load.
