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Diamond Beach Village

Manda Island Safari Lodge in Manda Island
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  • The 'chill out' area is for guests to relax. It has swing chairs and beds, a library and games. It is the perfect place to relax in the heat of the day. it is easy to loose an afternoon here just reading and dozing until its time to hit the bar for cocktails and watch the sunset.
  • Walk out of Diamond straight onto this beach, perfect for swimming and snorkeling.
  • Breakfast at Diamond inculdes fresh fruit, fresh juice, Kenyan tea or coffee, banana pancakes with local honey and lime or eggs on freshly home baked bread with home made jams.......
  • Our boat will collect you from the airport and take you to Diamond beach. Hire the boat to take you over to Lamu or Shela to explore the island.
  • Description
  • Facilities
Diamond Beach Village offers an alternative to the concrete hotel, more of a rustic Robinson Crusoe experience. We work very closely with the local Swahili people taking into account their culture and only using local methods and materials to create a refreshing, eco-friendly, alternative style holiday.

We have 6 locally built huts and a tree house for accommodation, all en-suite with electricty in the evenins. Surrounded by gardens, hammocks, rock and drift wood art and bird baths. We have a fantastic restaurant serving traditional cuisine from 8am-9pm.

Come and relax, swim, eat, and be looked after by our friendly staff or go snorkelling, sailing, fishing, walkng, windsurfing, and see the markets and museums of Lamu town. The perfect place to chill out after a safari.


About the village:
Diamond Beach Village is situated on the island of Manda, which is the sister island of Lamu. The lodge is located on the beach front with amazing views of the open ocean, Lamu island, Shela village and dhows sailing past. It is the perfect place to come and relax for days or weeks, away from the stresses and strains of everyday life.

Our boat is available for hire to take you to Lamu town which is a thirty minutes, or to Shela village, just a five minutes across the channel; both offer a wonderful experience of the Swahili history and culture.

Lamu town is said to be the oldest town in east Africa. The Arabic influence is evident in the town's architecture with beautifully carved doors and some notable mosques. Lamu town has recently been granted World Heritage status and the local museum has a fine collection of artefacts.

There are no cars on Lamu or Manda, the only form of transport is donkey or boat, both of which are an experience in themselves. The pace of life is inevitably slow and relaxed.

The island is located roughly three degrees south of the equator therefore you can guarantee that perfect island getaway, whether it is lazing in your airy banda, on the beach or exploring the surroundings.

Diamond Beach Village is open from July 1st till April 15th and during these months the temperature ranges from 25 to 35 degrees Celsius and the daylight hours are approximately twelve.



  • Type: Safari Lodge
  • Sleeps: 30
  • Check-in: 11:00 AM
    Check-out: 12:00 PM
  • Reviews: 2
  • Airport Shuttle Service
  • Babysitting Services
  • Laundry Facilities*
  • Braai/Barbecue
  • Fireplace

Languages Spoken

  • English
* Please enquire for further details.
2 Reviews on Diamond Beach Village
Agnes Dormann, Switzerland
Switzerland

We enjoyed our stay in Manda very much. We were far away from the modern and noisy world. Our whole group was very impressed by the simple, quiet, comfortable life in the Diamand Beach Village. We enjoyed the food and the drinks, especially the pizza.

30 January 2011
Friedrich Tropper, Austria
Austria

Giving us this touch of the black continent we never expected to be touched. Diamond Beach, Manda and Lamu we would never forget. If there where a direct connection from Austria to DB (like beaming in "Startrek") we would be there monthly !!! Maria & Fritz Wels, Austria

25 March 2009

Price & Availability

ON REQUEST
Thursday 11th September
  • Per Person Sharing:
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  • Per Person:
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  • Per Unit:
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  • Minimum Stay:
  • 2 Nights
 
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Locally built traditional thatch huts called Banda's with a double bed, single bed mounted in roof and outside porch with table and chairs. All have en-suite shower, sink and flush toilets. All banda’s are provided with sheets, towels and mosquito nets. Each has a mains plug with a double British socket and all have electric lighting between the hours of 6.30pm and 10pm, after which solar lamps are provided.
 
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We also have a treehouse to rent. It sleeps between two and six people, with wooden floors, branches coming through the walls and a large veranda on the first floor stretching right around the tree, where drinks can be brought to you. It has 2 en-suite bathrooms with shower, sink and fush toilet. It is an amazing experience to be lying in bed in a baobab tree watching the birds fly by with a view across the village over to the dunes of Lamu island. It really is a honeymooners' paradise.
 
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Banda x 8

Includes: B & B

Locally built traditional thatch huts called Banda's with a double bed, single bed mounted in roof and outside porch with table and chairs. All have en-suite shower, sink and flush toilets. All banda’s are provided with sheets, towels and mosquito nets. Each has a mains plug with a double British socket and all have electric lighting between the hours of 6.30pm and 10pm, after which solar lamps are provided.

Features available

Treehouse x 1

Includes: B & B

We also have a treehouse to rent. It sleeps between two and six people, with wooden floors, branches coming through the walls and a large veranda on the first floor stretching right around the tree, where drinks can be brought to you. It has 2 en-suite bathrooms with shower, sink and fush toilet. It is an amazing experience to be lying in bed in a baobab tree watching the birds fly by with a view across the village over to the dunes of Lamu island. It really is a honeymooners' paradise.

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