White coral beaches, a blue blue ocean, coconut palms and a profusion of tropical flowers blend with the bright equatorial sunshine to make the East African coast an idyllic place to relax after an up-country safari.

But there is more: a history and culture of days gone by, of dhows, traders, spices and slaves. Whether on the mainland coast or on the offshore islands of Lamu and Zanzibar the final days of a safari holiday, conference or incentive will never be long enough...