Jahazi House, available for rent, sits on one of the Africa’s most beautiful and private beaches. Kizingoni beach which is only accessible by boat is for that reason free of the normal traffic of other beaches. Lamu Island, sufficiently special to be made a UNESCO heritage site lies alongside Pate and Manda Islands in the Lamu Archipelago on the Kenya Coast.

Jahazi House, named after the historical sailing dhows that brought Lamu its trading wealth, stands right on the edge of the Indian Ocean in a large garden of frangipani, fruit trees and shrubs. From the expansive, first floor makuti-covered veranda you can watch the dhows come and go, collecting sand and delivering fish. The house is designed along traditional lines around an inner courtyard, which holds a very private swimming pool, cooling the public rooms and bedrooms.