Prime Property, Shella Beach, Lamu Archipelago, Kenya

The Property is located on Lamu Island – Shela Village –

The Lamu Archipelago has an extremely rich cultural and historical background, dating back as far as the 12^th century.

Lamu Town, being the best preserved Swahili – Arab settlement on the East African Coast,  has achieved the status of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the late 1990’s. Shella Village is situated at the entry to Lamu Bay from the Indian Ocean, in a superb sheltered location at the beginning of 12 kilometres of untainted white sandy beach. Once a sleepy fishing village Shella has in recent years attracted a fair amount of affluent and distinguished investors and has changed to insider travel destination, while retaining its original character.

Situated on the beach front in Shella, directly adjacent to Peponi Hotel the property is commanding a superb 270° view of the Indian Ocean, Manda Beach, Manda Island, Shella Bay,  Lamu Bay and onwards to Lamu Harbour.

It is the only property currently for sale on Shella beach with an established and undisputed title deed.

The property size is 453 sqm, 0.0453 ha.

Almost square, the property it is bordered on two sides by the waters of the Indian Ocean, which enters at this geographical point into the Lamu Bay.

The title deed is 99 years leasehold extendable, as of 1972.

the property provides opportunity to build a house with up to three levels with a maximum of some 550 sqm of covered floor space and another 220 sqm of open terrace spaces. A corresponding Planning Permission was obtained but has since lapsed.