Syngué Sabour Cottage, Manda Beach, Lamu

Main Cottage
• Open-plan drawing room and bedroom
• Ensuite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe
• Kitchen
• Front sea-view veranda
• Dining veranda
• Rear garden veranda

Guest Suite
• Double bedroom
• Ensuite bathroom
• Walk-in wardrobe
• Garden veranda

Outside
• Saline plunge pool
• Mature gardens with hammocks and sitting areas
• Beachside baraza seating area, sun loungers and dining area

Included in Your Stay
• Exclusive use of the property
• Use of house motorboat (strictly with captain)
• The services of cook, house steward, laundress, boat captain (subject to hours of work)
• Laundry service
• Meal preparation and service
• Grocery shopping service
• Daily cleaning and housekeeping
• Starlink Wi-Fi
• Safe
• Movie projector & screen
• Snorkel masks, flippers, yoga mats, massage bed
• Bed linen, towels (bathroom & beach)
• Electricity, gas & water

Available at Additional Cost
• Yoga, massage, beauty & wellness treatments
• Excursions by speedboat or sailing dhow
• Fuel for the house motorboat for all trips excluding airport transfer

Note: The property is solar-powered; therefore, the use of hairdryers, air conditioners, and other high-consumption items is not permitted.

Quiet and unspoilt, it is likely you will have much of Manda Beach to yourself for most of the day. Its 2.5 kilometres of sheltered sands sit towards the southern tip of Manda Island and look out across the Lamu channel to Shela village less than a kilometre away. Towards the ocean there there are coral heads and rock pools and the remains of an old fort and cannons from the early colonial era.

Manda is home to the beautiful Takwa Ruins – the ancient remains of a Swahili town deserted in the 17th Century – accessed along a narrow channel through the mangroves which fringe much of the island. The ruins are highly atmospheric, particularly in the late afternoon light and make a memorable dhow-excursion. On the ocean side of Manda, through the shallow Mkanda channel, pretty little Manda Toto (‘Baby Manda’) Island is a nice place to swim, snorkel and picnic.

For meals and drinks out we recommend strolling along the beach to the Majlis Resort – a stylish Italian-owned hotel with restaurant and beach bar. Shela Village and Peponi Hotel are a few hundred metres away across the channel, and both Lamu Town and Manda Airport are around 3 km and a few minutes away by boat.

By Air
Lamu is best accessed by air and there are several scheduled flights per day to and from Nairobi. Some flights also arrive or depart via Malindi. Airlines serving Lamu include:
• Safarilink (from Wilson Airport) – www.flysafarilink.com
• Jambo Jet (from JKIA) – www.jambojet.com
• Skyward Express (from Wilson Airport) – www.skywardexpress.co.ke

Lamu Airstrip is situated on the next-door Manda Island, which is just a few minutes by boat from Lamu Town and Shela Village.

Self-catering Accommodation Rates
• Minimum stay – 3 nights
• Maximum occupancy – 4 guests
• Minimum stay over High Season – 5 nights
• Minimum stay over Christmas and New Year – 7 nights

Standard Season Rates (1st March – 30th April, 15th – 31st July, 1st September – 17th December)
• $550 per night – 1-2 guests
• $675 per night – 3 guests
• $800 per night – 4 guests

High Season Rates (August, 8th January – 28th February)
• $600 per night – 1-2 guests
• $750 per night – 3 guests
• $900 per night – 4 guests

Christmas & New Year Rates
• $1,400 per night for up to 4 guests

The property is closed from 1st May – 15th July
All stays are on a ‘self-catering’ basis including the services of chef, housekeepers, and boat captain
Stays include the use of the house motorboat – strictly with captain
One return airport transfer per group is included. Fuel for all other boat trips is charged to the guests according to use

Check in – 1 pm, Check out – 10 am
The property is not suitable for children under 8 years old
Payment of a refundable security deposit of $500 is required
The swimming pool is unfenced and is used at guests’ risk
The owners require all adult guests to sign a disclaimer/indemnity form
These rates, terms and conditions are valid for stays up until 8th January 2026

Please contact us to make a booking
Please familiarise yourself with all our terms & conditions when making a booking
Bookings can only be confirmed upon receipt of payment. Until a booking is confirmed, availability is subject to change without notice