German Post Office Museum
The first German post office in East Africa, opened 1888–1891, recording Lamu's brief German colonial history.
The German East Africa Company used Lamu as a base in its bid to gain control of the interior, and in 1888 it set up a post office here. The office operated for only three years before the German withdrawal under the Anglo-German agreement. The small museum displays old photographs, stamps and colonial-era documents, and the building itself is a typical Swahili stone house. Allow about 20 to 30 minutes. Entry is covered by the National Museums ticket, and the museum is located on a lane beside the old town's main street.
Opening hours
08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Lamu Old Town
- Lamu Fort
- Lamu Seafront
- Lamu Dhow Sunset Sail
- Riyadha Mosque
- Lamu Museum
- Swahili House Museum
- Lamu Donkey Sanctuary