Top Nairobi Culture

Between the language barrier and the prevalence of low-quality goods, souvenir shopping in Kenya can be a minefield. Navigate it with ease on this door-to-door private tour, with your driver/guide on hand to translate, carry heavy items, and advise if required. A typical tour includes stops at four high-caliber stores: Kazuri Beads Factory, Utamaduni Crafts Centre, the Maasai Market, and Galleria Shopping Mall.

Nairobi is massive, and finding your way around can be a challenge if you explore independently. This tour makes seeing the best of the city easy, and includes pickup from your hotel and the services of a guide so that you don't need to worry about getting lost or missing highlights.

Get to know Nairobi beyond its history during this small-group walking tour with former street children. Follow your guides through the city streets and learn about their upbringing on the streets and how they transformed their lives with the Nai Nami project for underprivileged youths. Learn about life on the street, ask questions, and develop personal connections with the locals during this storytelling tour.

Discover the beating heart of Kenya with our specially designed one-day cultural and historical tour of Nairobi, a city renowned for its vibrancy, diversity, and rich heritage. Experience a perfect blend of past and present, urbanity and nature, all within the bustling capital. From colonial-era history to cultural performances, and from wildlife conservation to local craftsmanship, Nairobi distinctive charm is sure to captivate every traveler. Start your journey through time at the Nairobi National Museum, where Kenya cultural and natural heritage is beautifully showcased. Immerse yourself in Kenya diverse cultures, and finally, experience the colorful crafted artifacts at the utamaduni craft Centre. Get ready to explore, learn, and be inspired as we navigate the best of what Nairobi has to offer.

Learn about life in Nairobi's Kireba slum area respectfully, while giving back to the community, on a tour led by a guide who was born, raised, and still lives in the neighborhood. Visit a craft area where residents upcycle materials into jewelry and crafts, spend time with local children, visit a local home, and more.

Ideal as an introduction for first-time visitors to Nairobi (or anyone looking to enhance their understanding of the Kenyan capital), this tour ditches the dry historical information and gives travelers an insider’s view of the city. Highlights include Jamia Mosque, souvenir shopping at City Market, and a city-wide panorama from KICC. Bottled water and door-to-door, air-conditioned vehicle transfers are provided.

This being a private tour in a safari car and free internet on board, you will have a good chance to interact with your driver, who is also the guide, as you pass through the city lines and ask any questions freely. Visit the Karen Blixen museum and get all the information with memories of Out of Africa. Learn more about the endangered Rothschild giraffe and how they are rescued and reintroduced into the wild. This tour allows you to select your favorite time due to the many time slots.

This is not just a walking tour, we get to interact with different communities, explore the history, culture, traditions. Pick up from your Hotel can also be arranged.

Visit the largest urban informal settlement in Africa during this private, half-day tour through Nairobi’s Kibera slum. Explore the vibrant community with a born-and-bred Kibera local. Get an insider’s perspective as you see local landmarks like a crafts workshop, the main marketplace, and even a personal visit to your tour guide’s family home. Round-trip transfers from your hotel accommodation are provided.

Take a guided walking tour of Nairobi with a private guide. Visit Jevangee Garden, a park donated to and owned by Kenya’s people, and City Market, where you can purchase cultural souvenirs, clothing, and fresh food. You will also visit the Kenyatta International Conference Center for a chance to see panoramic views of Nairobi from its tower.

Discover some of Kenya’s diverse cultures without leaving Nairobi on a full-day tour that includes a kazuri bead factory, Matbronze Wildlife Art, the Bomas of Kenya, and the Maasai Market. Traveling across the city with a local driver takes the hassle and stress out of exploring Nairobi, and you’ll get a great introduction to cultures from across the country, from art and artisans to traditional life.

Enjoy a day away from the hustle and bustle of the capital on a private day tour to Kiambethu Farm in Limuru, and learn about the history and cultivation of one of Kenya’s top export- tea. Explore the serene grounds with a guide for insight into the traditional and modern uses of the native flora, and unwind with lunch, drinks, and round-trip transfer included.

Many people meet members of the Maasai tribe during safari tours, but few get a chance to enjoy deeper and more meaningful interactions. Experience life in a Maasai village during this immersive half-day tour. Participate in village activities like milking goats, cooking ugali, and making your own beadwork. During Mondays and Fridays, visitors can also attend a livestock market.

Many of Nairobi’s top attractions are located far outside the city center, and it can be difficult to check them off in limited time—especially without your own transportation. On this private tour, combine visits to Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage, the Giraffe Centre, and the Karen Blixen Museum, plus a stop at Kobetough to learn about how local jewelry and leather goods are made by hand.

Feel the ancient rhythms of Africa as you feast on game grilled over an open fire on this door-to-door dinner package. First, savor authentic African meats with classic accompaniments as a live band plays. Next, enjoy a thrilling show that blends African dance moves with acrobatics, keeping you glued to the stage. Travel in a group no larger than 11 people for a more intimate experience.

Visit two of Nairobi’s most must-see attractions during this small-group, half-day tour to the Karen Blixen Museum and the Giraffe Center. Tour the private home of the celebrated Out of Africa author before learning about local conservation efforts to protect endangered giraffes. Door-to-door transportation—including front-door pickup and drop-off from your Nairobi hotel—is provided.

While better known for coffee, Kenya also produces tea. Discover the leaf behind the liquid on this door-to-door day trip to Kiambethu Farm, Kenya’s first tea plantation, established in 1910. Exploring with a guide in a group no larger than 15, tour the tea fields, stroll the forest, keeping an eye out for colobus monkeys, learn about indigenous plants, and feast on a 3-course buffet lunch.

It is the cheapest slum tour and high quality life changing experience for those who have never been in the slums because we want a lot of people to understand our way of life in the slum. We have provision for edutainment where we have traditional dances from the school. The pick-up point will be flexible for both parties. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the innermost part of the slum and the households of the real slum. The visitor will see the mixture of different cultures staying together as one in the slum. Most importantly, we are not highlighting poverty but the resilience of the human spirit in adversity by supporting a school called Agape hope for kibera with 20% of the income.

The ideal way to tick off the Karen Blixen Museum and Denys Finch Hatton’s grave site in a day—this private tour helps you avoid the hassle of waiting around for local buses. Travel comfortably in a private vehicle and enjoy commentary to help you learn about the fascinating life story of Karen Blixen and her famous memoir “​​Out of Africa”.

Combine two Nairobi highlights on a tour that starts at the Bomas of Kenya then continues to the Carnivore Restaurant for a sizzling dinner served on Masai swords. It’s a cultural immersion that packs traditions from all over Kenya — from dance to song and folklore — into one afternoon, and visiting the adjacent destinations on a single excursion means less time on the road and more time to experience Kenyan culture.

Spot free-roaming wildlife at the edge of Nairobi on a Nairobi National Park game drive in an open-top safari vehicle. An early-morning departure means cooler temperatures and the chance to see the animals when they’re most active, prowling grassy plains and acacia bush with the dramatic backdrop of city skyscrapers.

Learn about two of Kenya's most famous animals on this tour to the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and the Giraffe Centre. See the animals in a safe, contained environment focused on rehabilitation and conservation. This tour includes all entrance fees and private transportation for a hassle-free experience.

Get an insider glimpse of Nairobi’s Kibera neighborhood on this walking tour, led by an NPO worker. Visit neighborhood landmarks, meet local residents, and learn about daily life in Africa’s largest informal settlement, as well as the work currently done by local and government agencies to further improve the area’s infrastructure.