Swahili Beach Resort, an iconic luxury destination on the Kenyan coast, has been honored as Africa’s Leading Beach Resort at the 2024 Africa Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards. The prestigious ...

For thousands of years, the Indian Ocean winds have brought traders, warriors and religions to the Swahili Coast. From Arabia, Asia and Europe, all clambered ashore, each leaving another layer of ...

The pool side of Swahili Beach makes the scenery irresistible for most travellers. A warm breeze sweeps across the Indian Ocean and onto the hinterland of Diani, on Mombasa’s coastline. The drive ...

Like ancient Persian gardens, the calm reflective surfaces of endless reflection pools grandly escort you through the passages, and direct you to the first of eight pools that gradually cascade down ...

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Kenya remains one of Africa’s premier travel hotspots known for its breathtaking landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and extraordinary wildlife experiences. From the savannahs of Maasai Mara, the ...

The hotel, which sits on 20 hectares, opened its doors in December last year. As you are about to land at Diani Airstrip, as the pilot’s stuffy voice comes on to inform you that you will be landing ...

Chapurukha M. Kusimba received funding for this research from the Field Museum of Natural History, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities, the Fulbright ...

Along 2,000 miles of the East African coast, the sophisticated trading centers of the medieval Swahili reveal their origins and influences Excavations at the medieval Swahili town of Songo Mnara in ...

It’s hard to imagine what the Africans of Zanzibar made of the Persians when they arrived in the 10th century, sailing in on dhow boats that looked like winged angels of the sea. They were merchants, ...