Nairobi City Tour: Experience Local Life and Culture in Kenya's Vibrant Capital
4.9
21 Ratings
Nairobi
Experience the vibrant culture and local life of Nairobi, Kenya's capital, on this immersive city tour. Walk through the city, meet locals, and learn about Kenya's history and culture.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Kenyatta International Conference Center - Capture a moment at the Kenyatta Monument
- City Market - Observe the local meat purchasing section…
- Two Rivers Mall - Enjoy shopping in Kenya’s largest mall as if you were a resident.
- The Maasai Market - As a bonus, we’ll guide you through shopping at the Maasai market, ensuring you receive local-level pricing.
What's Included
- Public Transportation fees included.
- Expert in-person guide.
- Complimentary bottled water.
- Lunch provided.
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Tips
- Anything not Mentioned
Additional Information
We’ll take you on a walk through Nairobi City, and get into at least 1 suburbs of Nairobi. you’ll get an up-close look at the livelihood of Kenyans and you’ll truly get a great feeling of how it feels to live like a local. We’ll hop from one ‘matatu’ to the other (Local means of transport) as we transit to different locations. As we walk through Nairobi, you’ll meet locals, while discovering their daily life. we’ll talk about Kenya’s history, political and social struggles, and its role in greater Nairobi as we walk and transit to different localities as you enjoy the authentic Nairobi life.
This city tour offers you an opportunity to live like a local for a moment. You will learn where the majority of the locals live, eat, (enjoy street food optional), how we commute from home to work, where we go shopping, our culture, learn a bit of our language.
As a complimentary, we’ll take you Maasai market shopping and you will get the best prices in the market as for locals.
- Wear good shoes (no sandals or high heels)
- Carry a copy of your passport (main page and the page showing the visa stamp) or your original passport
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Do not bring a camera, since taking pictures in town is not allowed (but your phone is fine)
- Do not carry any valuables like flashy jewellery
Location
Bata
Watalii Lane
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(21 Ratings)
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Zeeshani594
Mar 26, 2024
Best friends tour - Best friends tour after a long time. Super convenient and smooth process. Really enjoyed the trip. Big thanks to esther, out tour planner.
Would totally recommend you all
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Harry_h
Oct 19, 2023
Best Nairobi City Tour ❤️❤️ - Highly recommend for an authentic tour of Nairobi! One of the best tours I have been on, with not feeling rushed and easygoing, which was down to the guide. Harriet was an amazing guide and ensured I felt safe the whole time. Street food was amazing and local bus ride was an experience.
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Kristina_s
Oct 11, 2023
Highly recommended - Our tour guide Harriet was very nice,she showed us a lot off things this tour and Harriet exceeded our expectations
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Richard4508
Oct 7, 2023
Must Do in Nairobi - My wife and I had an eye-opening and culturally enriching experience. We hopped into the so-called matatus for transportation, this tour allowed us to immerse ourselves in the everyday life of Nairobi and experience how locals get around. Our tour guide, Harriet, was very friendly and we felt safe walking around the city with her guide.
My wife and I explored Maasai Market and got some good souvenirs and interacted with some local artists. The Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) rooftop was the highlight for us. The spot is perfect for a mesmerizing view of the whole city. Our lunch introduced us to the authentic flavors of Kenyan food and it was amazing!
I highly recommend this tour!
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Fizzaa805
Sep 29, 2023
Just an incredible experience! - This City exceeded our expectations. This tour is really special. You'll get to see and experience a side of Nairobi that tourists probably avoid. It’s done in a very safe and reasonable way that make you feel at ease walking around the streets. As we enjoyed the rides on Matatus, a shared minibus used by locals, we experienced the city's uniqueness and felt like true locals during the rides. The local people were friendly and greeting us as we passed by.
We for sure experienced the local livelihood in Nairobi City! We had the best experience getting to know local people. We loved the BBQ meat authentic local Kenyan popular meal. Our Tour Guides Harriet and Daisy were very helpful every bit of the way enlightening us with the historical and cultural ethics of the Kenyan people.
I would totally recommend everyone visiting Nairobi do this tour.
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Christopher_j
Sep 19, 2023
Excellent Tour and Tour Guide (Daisy)! - My wife and I had a wonderful time on this tour with our tour guide Daisy. We went several places to include the former U.S. Embassy Memorial, Kenya National Archives, food shopping store (snacks), lunch at a local restaurant, and souvenir shopping at a market. Daisy was so kind that we quickly felt like she was family. Take this tour and you will have a great time!
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847jayl
Sep 19, 2023
Saw so much and had a great time - Had an amazing tour with Harriet and Caroline. Feel like we got to experience a part of nairobi other tourists do not usually get to see. Riding around the matatu buses was such unique experience that gets to the heart of Nairobi. Walking around the Central Business District, especially near the matatu depot could have been too much to experience with the great guiding hand of Harriet and Caroline. Could not recommend enough.
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Wayne_r
Sep 14, 2023
Wonderful experience - Maxine was a friendly caring guide. I enjoyed her company and trusted her throughout the experience. I learned a lot about Nairobi from her
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Neyka_l
Jul 22, 2023
Unique and special tour! - Daisy was an excellent local guide. I had the opportunity to visit the national museum where she explains me every collection inside the museum. Also, we went to the memorial park and it was very interesting and sad to get to know the details about the attack toward the USA embassy were hundreds Kenyan died. In addition, the views of the city from KICC were amazing and last but not least, to try some food in a local place was an unique exprience. I really recommend this opportunity to get to know a little bit of Nairobi.
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Alvin_m
Mar 13, 2023
Amazing tour guides - Harriett and Winnie are amazing tour guide. You feel like a relative is showing you around. And they haggled for us! Highly recommended!
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