A Private island retreat
barefoot luxury meets adventure and conservation
Nestled on Kenya’s quiet northern coast, Manda Bay is a family-run lodge style retreat where wild adventure, conservation, and barefoot luxury come together. With no windows in our bandas and no worries in sight, guests arrive as strangers and leave as family.
Manda Bay is run and owned by Andy & Caragh Roberts and Fuzz & Bimbi Dyer. The story began with an unexpected adventure — and a slightly impulsive boat purchase.
In 2001, long-time friends Andy and Fuzz set out to buy a ‘bargain’ boat that turned out to be more of a prawn trawler than a luxury vessel. Undeterred, they named her Cheza, spent months restoring her, and in the process, sparked an idea that would change everything.
What started as a dream to run fishing safaris soon turned into something bigger. During a scouting trip through the Lamu Archipelago, they stumbled upon a small, charming lodge on Manda Island, The Blue Safari Club. It had everything: calm waters, no mosquitoes, and the perfect spirit of adventure.
By the end of 2003, they had bought it, renamed it Manda Bay, and opened their doors with the same warmth, curiosity, and joy that sparked the whole journey.
Today, Manda Bay remains a place built on friendship, adventure, and a shared love for the wild Kenyan coast.
WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS
Africa’s Leading Private Island Resort
THE SAFARI AWARDS
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