A Private island retreat

Private, barefoot luxury meets adventure and conservation

WELCOME TO

MANDA BAY

Nestled on Kenya’s quiet northern coast, Manda Bay is a family-run retreat where wild adventure, conservation, and barefoot luxury come together. With no windows in our beachfront bandas and no worries in sight, guests arrive as strangers and leave as family.

WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS

Africa’s Leading Private Island Resort

We’re in the running! Manda Bay has been nominated for Africa’s Leading Private Island Resort 2025 in the World Travel Awards — and we’d love your vote. If you’ve ever sipped a sundowner with your feet in the sand here,

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

THE ONLY PLACE TO GO ON THE KENYAN COAST. WE HAD A FABULOUS FIVE NIGHT STAY AT THIS EXCEPTIONAL PLACE FOLLOWING OUR KENYAN SAFARI. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLY PICTURESQUE AND PEACEFUL.

- Michele D

Mar 2025

UNPARALLELED LUXURY AND TRANQUILITY. A UNIQUE DESERT ISLAND, UP MARKET 5*. ROBINSON CRUSOE EXPERIENCE. FANTASTICALLY COMFORTABLE BEDROOMS THE SIZE OF OUR LONDON FLAT ! SUPER COMFY BEDS AND LUXURIOUS LINEN OVERLOOKING THE BEACH.

- Alexa V

Feb 2025

I SIMPLY COULD NOT PASS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL EVERYONE ABOUT THIS PARADISE ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND. NOTHING HAD PREPARED ME FOR THIS LITTLE GEM PALM ISLAND JUST ACROSS FROM LAMU. IT IS HEAVEN ON EARTH IN EVERY SENSE.

- Siobhan B

Mar 2025