FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF LAMU ISLAND (KENYA)

Lamu Island, Kenya. Lamu is located just off the shore of Kenya in the Indian Ocean, and was a major center of global trade for hundreds of years. Today, the island is home to a Muslim-majority Swahili community as well as the oldest and best preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa. Its culture, people, and architecture reflect its diverse past and influences.
In this video, we travel to Lamu Island, explore the unique architecture in Old Town Lamu, take a tour in a dhow sailboat, and have a meal at an upscale restaurant in Shela.
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    @blacksignaturevisuals6948 ай бұрын

    In 3 videos you have shown kenya in ways people take hundreds of videos to showcase , short n precise ,,,keep up the beautiful work

  • @mohamedcabdi7473

    @mohamedcabdi7473

    18 күн бұрын

    Lamu Island Garissa Part

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    @khalilbader31408 ай бұрын

    I came from Ibrahim channel

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    @chaimaequeen2933

    8 ай бұрын

    Me tooo

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    @achrafachraf-bu6mq

    8 ай бұрын

    Me too

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    @AbdelilahOfficielTV

    8 ай бұрын

    و انا ايضا اهلا بالجميع

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    @KamalNov

    8 ай бұрын

    هههههههههههه

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    @JveudiUveveifo

    8 ай бұрын

    Me too

  • @badootube
    @badootube8 ай бұрын

    Greetings from Morocco 🇲🇦 all the best

  • @katherinec3463
    @katherinec34632 ай бұрын

    I visited Lamu in 1989. It hasn't changed much! I enjoyed your video.

  • @fionavariet6833
    @fionavariet68336 ай бұрын

    i would like you guys to go to kisumu town in kenya. it is a beautiful town and a place to have a good adventure

  • @bayokoebi9351
    @bayokoebi93514 ай бұрын

    I love this part of Kenya preserving culture

  • @kevinmusundi1291
    @kevinmusundi12916 ай бұрын

    Love the editing and the way you structure your channel. You can tell that a lot of time, effort and lo e went into the production. Keep up the good work

  • @solitudechronikles3521
    @solitudechronikles35217 ай бұрын

    thank you for showcasing our beautiful country in such an elegant way

  • @theafricanthrillist
    @theafricanthrillist4 ай бұрын

    I live in Lamu and you showcased it marvelously! Thank you for this very well-thought-through video :)... the original inhabitants were of course African though :)

  • @KenNewberry
    @KenNewberry8 ай бұрын

    Hi Dottie and Lenza, Your storytelling and Lenza's camera work are amazing! I'm just starting to go thru your other videos and wanted to compliment both of you for all the work you've put into these wonderful travelogs! 😀

  • @DotsonaMap

    @DotsonaMap

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! What a nice comment, and we're so glad you like our videos :)

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    @luffymsf4884

    8 ай бұрын

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    @alexraymonds1738

    5 ай бұрын

    I agree with you KenNewBerry

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    @footonline27088 ай бұрын

    Great video from Ibra traveler 🇲🇦✌️

  • @iradukundavitalien5065
    @iradukundavitalien50658 ай бұрын

    Very professional love these videos on Kenya 🎉🎉

  • @jonathannyamweya4940
    @jonathannyamweya49408 ай бұрын

    Welcome to Kenya Dottie and Lenza. I am glad that you both enjoyed the old and the new Lamu town. Besides, make sure you have visited Maasai Mara national reserve. It is an amazing site that sustains Savannah wilderness in Kenya. Karibu Kenya.

  • @DotsonaMap

    @DotsonaMap

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you! We did go to Maasai Mara! You can see our adventure there in the video before this :) It was definitely a whirlwind.

  • @dfui.

    @dfui.

    2 ай бұрын

    Dottie kangumuu na chain SAA NNE huwa tamu sana. 😊

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    @ouadiakoubi8 ай бұрын

    Welcom to moroco ❤❤

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    @foosfarah1947

    5 ай бұрын

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    @humphreyajuoga89962 ай бұрын

    Cheers to you, well done!!!

  • @geoff_254
    @geoff_2548 ай бұрын

    Lamu is the best place in Kenya if you want to have 16th - 19th century vibe mixed with modern life.

  • @mohamedcabdi7473

    @mohamedcabdi7473

    18 күн бұрын

    Lamu Island is part of Garissa

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    @user-cb7sp8ew4v8 ай бұрын

    From tunisia and i like your vlogs

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    @danogeto788 ай бұрын

    thankyou for the video 👌🏾

  • @anawa4326
    @anawa43267 ай бұрын

    Beautiful my Home island 😍

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    @khaoula228688 ай бұрын

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    @user-iv8eb5he9s8 ай бұрын

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  • @iChefsix
    @iChefsix5 ай бұрын

    great adventure of Lamu.....thanks for sharing......12:32

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    @kofrefire19758 ай бұрын

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  • @kevinmusundi1291
    @kevinmusundi12916 ай бұрын

    Hi Dottie. Love your channel and I'm a subscriber and have learned a lot from your travel vlogs. The original inhabitants of Lamu were not Arab traders as you indicate in your video, there were Africans living and inhabiting the surrounding area. It is like when Western explorers landed in Africa and they said they were the first to set eyes on Mt. Kenya, Lake Victoria, Lake Turukana, The Nile and so on as if there were no local inhabitants there. It is a very sad form of "White washing" and it is disrespectful to the indigenous communities. For instance Lake Victoria on the Kenyan side was known as Nam Lolwe and the British colonialists said they were the first to see it and renamed it. Same thing happens all over Africa. Lake Turukana was renamed after Kenya got its independence to restore the locals heritage. It's a very emotive subject and I could go on and on but I'll stop there, the reason the Arabs claim it because to this day there are many absentee landlords and many indigenous Africans are squatters on their ancestral land. The whole of the East African coast was conquered by Arabs and they set up their capital in Zanzibar but after Kenya got its independence the land is under the sovereignty of the state but there still remains foreign landlords who would one day want to rule the coast and swing, peddle and spread rumours that they were the original inhabitants. The original inhabitants of Lamu were Africans!

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    @user-ss4vw5kd8s

    4 ай бұрын

    How much is boat cruising

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    @williamkaranja95298 ай бұрын

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    @KamalNov8 ай бұрын

    Nice

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    @JveudiUveveifo8 ай бұрын

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  • @ahmedopone4080
    @ahmedopone40805 ай бұрын

    Historically in accurate when you say oldest. Mogadishu, Merca, Barawe, etc are all Swahili settlements older than Lamu. Still, you likely meant most preserved. The thanks go to the Kenyan govt. And locals for preserving their culture and architecture. So beautiful.

  • @Saberwolves84
    @Saberwolves84Ай бұрын

    When I went there it was one of the hottest places I have ever been to I was sweating getting off the boat

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    @brianedward97057 ай бұрын

    what is the title of the soundtrack 1:47

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  • @artl.187
    @artl.1878 ай бұрын

    Nice video. Now how did Lamu get on your map?

  • @DotsonaMap

    @DotsonaMap

    8 ай бұрын

    We have a friend who spends a lot of time in Kenya (Elliot in this video) and we let him take the reigns during our trip!

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    @alexraymonds17385 ай бұрын

    Why don't u do a mediaval movie in Lamu?

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    @user-ht8hl1gw5p8 ай бұрын

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    @rajayoussef8 ай бұрын

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  • @mohamedcabdi7473
    @mohamedcabdi74733 ай бұрын

    Lamu Island, Somali Region, part of Somalia

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  • @b.k.5659
    @b.k.56597 ай бұрын

    Lamu is not an Arab Island, it's a Swahili island, the architecture, roofing, culture, and language are distinctively Swahili not Arabic, the earliest visitors in Lamu weren't even Arabs, they were Persians and Indian traders from Uttar Pradesh. Such ignorance when trying to narrate African history isn't a thing of the present.

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    7 ай бұрын

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    @mocafoot8 ай бұрын

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    @Sarp-fps8 ай бұрын

    From Ibrahim

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    @abdoouapiculteur92438 ай бұрын

    Traduction Arab 😊😊

  • @onthetownwithtanya
    @onthetownwithtanya3 ай бұрын

    only issue is those streets were likely made by african hands.. i hope they dont let too many in, as nosey people always want to make it their own...beautiful place as all of africa was

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    @ridouaneridouane10218 ай бұрын

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  • @markmacauley8116
    @markmacauley81167 ай бұрын

    PLEASE Put some trousers on when you walk through a Muslim town.

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    @bwanasefunjege30967 ай бұрын

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    @christianeyuile70716 ай бұрын

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    @wasabi1mАй бұрын

    Lose the music. Otherwise great

  • @user-bf8nt3np4e
    @user-bf8nt3np4e8 ай бұрын

    Peponi means hell in swahili

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    @sologj

    7 ай бұрын

    No. It means paradise,heaven

  • @Pmooli

    @Pmooli

    Ай бұрын

    Afterlife

  • @holaplease7327
    @holaplease73278 ай бұрын

    Voice overs throughout the video feel very isolated from your personal perceptions and also make it hard to keep someone’s attention, no reason you can’t narrate the VOs yourself. A lot of the time it sounds like you’re reading from Wikipedia too. Try showing a culture through interacting with the locals more and really asking them questions, try to describe the food you eat better than just it’s nice or it’s tasty so we feel like we’re also tasting it. And when you have random people like Elliot in your video, introduce them, or the viewer is like what, Who is this!

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    @mocafoot8 ай бұрын

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    @user-me8rf2zi7b8 ай бұрын

    WELCOME TO MOROCCO