Contact Us

If you are interested in staying at Banana House, participating in one of our courses at the centre, or you want to rent the whole house and/or centre for your group, wedding, party or organization then please contact us directly for more information:

Email: banana@africaonline.co.ke

Mobile: +254.721.275538
Landline: +254.42.632044

Useful Information

Banana House and its centre are situated 50 m from the waterfront in a quiet corner of Shela, a small village on Lamu island, Kenya. It is a 4 minutes walk to a 12 km long white sanded undisturbed beach.

There are 4 flights daily from Nairobi to Lamu. (Kenya Airways, Fly 540, Air Kenya and Safarilink), and 2 flights from Malindi. We can assist you in booking your flight.
Upon arrival at Manda airport you will be welcomed by Saadi or Salim, who will transfer you by boat to Banana House on Lamu Island (about 24 minutes), where our staff will warmly welcome you!

Lamu has one bank (Kenyan Commercial Bank) and one ATM machine (only creditcards). Payments are in cash shillings, dollars or euro’s.

The temperature is very comfortable the whole year round, between 23C and 35C, and there is always a breeze.

Rain season is in May and June, but a whole day of rain is very exceptional. July and August are the coolest months.