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Pate Island
最佳游览时间
Visit June through October when the dry monsoon keeps sailing calm and the midday heat milder for walking the ruins. Morning hours also catch the coconut-and-mango market just as village dhows arrive.
预算提示
No entrance fee for the open-air ruins, but guides and dhow charters from Lamu run $20 to $50, so share a boat with other travelers to split costs. Carry enough cash in small shilling notes, since the island has no ATM and few places take cards.
推荐给
History buffs, Slow travelers, Culture seekers, Photography enthusiasts
规划您的游览时间
Half day
关于
快速信息: 这座地势低洼的岛屿上仍保留着约二十几个零散村落，尽管老城废墟仍显示出700年前一个苏丹国的痕迹，它曾交易黄金、象牙和龙涎香。1728年在此写成的诗歌《Utendi wa Tambuka》作为已知最古老的斯瓦希里文学作品存世，当地人至今仍说Kipate方言，一些语言学家将其与斯瓦希里语最古老的形式联系起来。
亮点: 古老的石屋仍配有工匠锤打出的镶铜钉门板，这些工匠的手艺源自打捞葡萄牙沉船，成品托盘随开往肯尼亚沿海城市的单桅帆船离开岛屿。长者们还指认废墟附近出土的明代硬币和瓷器，背后有一个地方传说：一支中国舰队在15世纪在此锚泊，留下的水手与村落居民通婚，融入了村庄。
内部小贴士
- Pack long sleeves and a headscarf; the sun is fierce and modesty is expected in the villages.
- Ask a local to time the crossing so you arrive at low tide and can walk the exposed sand flats.
- Bring a small flashlight for the dark interior chambers of the old pillar tombs.
- Skip midday wandering and let a guide take you to a dhow yard first, when carpenters are actually at work.
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