The Majlis is a boutique hotel on Manda Island, Lamu. Here you get a perfect mix of local tradition and culture, modern facilities and not least luxury. Here you can stay in a lovely suite with its own terrace right next to adventurous beaches. The Majlis offers a wide range of activities focusing on wellness, adventure, water sports, sailing and fishing. You get closer to the local culture if make a visit to the narrow streets of the city of Lamu.
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Sample Itinerary
Luxury! Stay in beautifully decorated Swahili-style rooms. Large bathrooms and many of the rooms have their own terrace.
Enjoy the atmosphere, the atmosphere and the feeling of relaxed luxury. Relax on the beach, take a leisurely stroll along the water, ask the bartender if he has any great recipes for a perfect sundowner …
The restaurant Majlis is quite good with many dishes on the menu. Here you will find pasta and pizza (which is made in a real pizza oven), seafood, local dishes and much more, such as homemade ice cream.
The restaurant is open to both hotel guests and outside visitors. The ceiling is special: there are 14 meters up to the ceiling, which is built in the local style of casuarinas and mangrove planks, which have finally been covered with long palm leaves (“makuti” in Swahili). The restaurant has an open, large terrace in the living room and a terrace / bar on the 1st floor with the most beautiful views of the Ras Kitau bay.
At Majlis you can stay in shape even when you are on holiday. Here is both a gym, the possibility of spa treatments and beauty treatments. You can also practice yoga.
If you have the children with you, they can participate in the children’s club’s activities. They arrange both activities on site and small trips and excursions to nearby places.
The natural surroundings of the area are wildly beautiful and they invite to a wide range of activities.
The area also has an intriguing history, where African and Arab values and history together form the basis of a strong local culture. Especially in Lamu Town, you will be able to observe this exciting mix everywhere – both in the houses, the art and not least in the people you meet.
On site you can go fishing, snorkeling, canoeing, kitesurfing, diving and much more.
Dinner and sunset – magical!
Trip details
Ecorating: 3.0
Travel period: At any time during the year, however, there is rainy season in May
Airport: Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta (NBO) alternatively Mombasa Moi (MBA)
Included: accommodation with full board, boat transfer round trip from Lamu. Return flight from Nairobi – Lamu.
Not included: Travel insurance
Good to know about Lamu:
Good to remember: To show respect for religion and culture, we recommend covering your shoulders and knees when visiting Lamu Town and Shela Village – applies to both men and women .. On the beach or if you go on a boat trip, of course, a bikini / swimming trunks / swimsuit works quite well.
Time zone: GMT + 1
Vaccinations: Read more about which vaccinations you should use, for example hereStatens Serum Institut
Packing: Clothes to taste, but if you are into yoga, loose clothes. Sunglasses, sun hat, sunscreen and preferably a flashlight.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling
Observer: Kenya has banned plastic bags and this is checked by customs. If you bring a plastic bag, this can mean a fine.
Weather: Lamu
Mobile coverage and internet: The hotel has internet and mobile coverage is good
Water: Buy bottled water, but remember to sort your waste.
Safety: In the capital Nairobi, however, do not walk alone in some places – this is especially true in the city center.
More information can be found hereRejsevejledninger på um.dk
Travel entry requirements: : All travelers to Kenya must apply for and be approved for an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to visit the country. Click on the link below and follow their instructions (Applicants should have their passport and travel information and payment card ready). The price is 35 USD per person including children. If you are a family traveling, you can apply together. Apply no later than 3 weeks before departure. Se mer här: Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA)
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Local community:
Majlis works with the local community to protect nature and the environment, and to improve the quality of life locally. The goal is to build a brighter future for the local population, the environment and the area’s wildlife.
Majlis is involved in several projects in Kenya, here are some of them:
Active contributor and sponsor of Wamba Athena Onlus (WAO), an international association operating in sanitary and social programs. In Kenya, WAO founded the Catholic Hospital Wamba (CHW) in 1969. The hospital is located 400 km northeast of Nairobi. The hospital offers life-saving services and assistance to the local population (approximately 200,000 people). In addition to the hospital business, CHW also runs a school for nurses, and you can also complete a high school education here.http://www.wambahospital.org/
Active contributor and sponsor of ANIDAN, a so-called NGO with a focus on children’s needs and future in Kenya. On the island of Lamu off the northern coast of Kenya, ANIDAN operates a Shelter, where hundreds of children live, receive basic education, food in their stomachs and clothes on their bodies. ANIDAN makes sure that the children do not end up on the streets, but have an opportunity for a better future.https://www.anidan.ong/
Workforce: More than 95% of the staff at Majlis are Kenyans – that is, about 75 people. The focus is on hiring local talent to support the local community in this way, as most employees have between 2 and 4 children – this ultimately means that many hundreds of people are helped to maintain a sensible life. It also supports the local football team in Shela “Bright Stars” and also provides financial support to the local kindergartens and orphanages.
Child Conditions and Sexual Assault: Majlis has a policy on the sexual exploitation of children and young people – something that unfortunately exists in Kenya and other African countries. Majlis condemns and works actively against this, both from a moral but not least from a human perspective: all children and young people have the right to a good childhood and upbringing. You follow all laws in the area, and also prevent by, for example, making sure that there are no sites on the site that can be used for the purchase of sexual services in secret.
Environment: Majlis is located on Manda Island (Lamu Archipelago) and has no electricity supply from the mainland. One is therefore dependent on generators to be able to produce electricity. But a decision has been made to go in a more green direction, initially for green electricity to make up 70% of the site’s supply and later when it is practically possible 100%. Investments have been made in a 40 KW hybrid photovoltaic system to begin with.
In addition to the photovoltaic system, you work with energy-saving projects, such as replacing all light bulbs with low-energy variants, you turn off lights or machines that are not really needed (such as a TV being turned on in a room where no one is watching)
Other environmentally friendly incentives: Carefully assess which cleaning agents and other chemicals are used. Natural, ecological methods are also used to control mosquitoes and sand flies on the spot, which can otherwise be an itchy acquaintance. On the island, the Neem tree (originally from India) grows and by taking leaves from this tree, boiling them and spraying the mixture of leaves and water into the field, the places where insects usually lay their eggs, you can reduce the population by up to 90 % annually on site.
Majlis is 100% built with and from local materials. Stones from the local Timboni quarries (2 kilometers from the hotel) have been used and all doors, windows and furniture come from local craftsmen and carpenters.
You also shop locally and use local labor:
- All fresh ingredients such as fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, rice, bread and water come exclusively from Kenya.
- You always shop locally , as far as possible
- Staff are trained to eliminate food waste, to recycle and recycle food
- The focus is on environmentally friendly transport. There are no cars or motorcycles on Lamu, and all transports to the island take place per. boat. All boat engines have been switched from 2-stroke to 4-stroke engines, as they are more energy efficient and also less noisy.
- Water is in short supply on Manda Island, and the water you shower in is used to water the place gardens and trees. The staff is trained in using the water efficiently, and if it is possible to use salt water for a task, then you do it. The pools also use salt water.
- All hot water comes from a solar heating system.
