Lamu Island Tourist Traps

There is a local guy named Ali Hippy who it seems makes his living by inviting tourists around to his family home for dinner. Apparently he has been doing this since the 70's. He will approach you in the street and describe this wonderful meal and entertainment that you can experience in the comfort of his home. He is very persistant and will ask you to pay him in the street so that his wife can buy the ingredients to cook for you. My friend and I went along to his house for dinner and it was an interesting experience although the food was nothing that he had described and the entertainment lacking. That said it WAS interesting to see inside his house and see how he eats at home. However we were staying in the house of another local family and they warned us that many visitors have become sick after eating at Ali Hippy's and to be careful about what we ate. So by no means be put off but be aware that it might not be all it seems.